According to Mayor Ravenstahl there is unanimous agreement in his task force of government, university and business leaders that Pittsburgh needs a new source of
In Act 47 status since 1992 and on its fourth amended recovery plan, the City of Johnstown just started off the year with having to
In regards to a recent spate of incidents involving City police and fire personnel ranging from allegations ofroad rage, drunk driving, and assault the Mayor
Could a $288 million debt, most of which is related to a publicly owned trash incinerator, turn Harrisburg’s finances to ashes?
Though separated by a distance of over 200 miles and a population difference of more than 200k people, Pittsburgh and Reading now share the distinction
Act 111-the law that governs collective bargaining and contract resolution for police and firefighters-is coming into play in the South Hills suburb of Green Tree.
Under a proposed state law, retired police officers could return to work on a part-time basis (800 hours a year) without jeopardizing their pension benefits.
In a February article in the Harrisburg Patriot Times the Governor had this to say about the financial woes facing the state’s capital city, woes
Within five years, more than half of the Pittsburgh police department’s 886 sworn officers are eligible to retire. Getting new blood into the City forces
History is repeating itself in the City of Harrisburg, and at an alarming rate: we wrote recently that the Commonwealth had agreed to expedite payments
