Tag: Act 44

Distressed? Just Moderately

Following the determination of the PA Public Employee Retirement Commission (PERC) that its New Years’ Eve plan of diverting anticipated tax revenues for the next

allegheny October 3, 2011

Pension Ratio Slips: What Does it Mean?

Under Act 44 of 2009, a law that dealt with municipal pensions in Pennsylvania, the two largest cities in the state were given special provisions

allegheny February 17, 2012

Turnpike CEO: Changing His Attitude About Debt?

In January of this year, Pennsylvania’s Auditor General proclaimed that the Pennsylvania Turnpike was "drowning in debt" to which the Turnpike CEO responded that it

allegheny August 28, 2012

Who is Severely Distressed?

Act 44 of 2009 addressed public sector pensions at the local level in Pennsylvania and came up with a typology of distress based on the

allegheny January 14, 2013

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