When reporters from around the world write about Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania during their visit in conjunction with the G-20 meeting, what will they say? Of
Does this sound familiar? A city with "year end structural deficits that were addressed by one-time solutions; debt burden in excess of 10% of its
Next year marks the end of the current life span of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) for Cities of the Second Class, commonly known as
Westfall Township, a community of just over 2,800 people in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Pike County, might be the tiny engine that could prompt some thinking about
Could a $288 million debt, most of which is related to a publicly owned trash incinerator, turn Harrisburg’s finances to ashes?
As the discussion over whether states should be allowed to declare bankruptcy heats up (they cannot do so now) several states are taking steps to
That’s true in the case of cities of the third class, a municipal classification that differentiates cities from those of the first class (Philly), second
Whether comparatively easier or very difficult as is now the case, entering Chapter 9 bankruptcy is a huge step with possible unforeseen negative consequences. For
On January 3rd of the coming year, the newly appointed receiver for the City of Harrisburg is to submit a recovery plan to the state
The City of Altoona, population just over 46,000, has been declared financially distressed by the state under the terms of Act 47 of 1987. It
