Budget Fantasyland
The Mayor’s recently released budget wanders into the world of fantasy, delusion and denial. A trifecta seldom seen. With the prospect of PMRS taking over
Christopher Wendt
November 9, 2010
The Mayor’s recently released budget wanders into the world of fantasy, delusion and denial. A trifecta seldom seen. With the prospect of PMRS taking over
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
Say it isn’t so. A newspaper report today pointed out that the oversight board is ready to wield its stick against the City if the
In Friday’s blog entry we described the slow-going process of getting the City onto an integrated financial platform with the County and the oversight board’s
The recent addition of Ms. Dugan to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (known as the oversight board) was a tremendously positive step for the Governor to
Last night KDKA TV aired an interview with Pittsburgh’s former Mayor which could best be described as a puff piece on economic development. Too bad
Amid the 2012 budget deliberations comes a not-too-subtle plea from certain City officials that they are ready for the state to remove itself from watching
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
With a letter rescinding its approval of Pittsburgh’s 2012 budget, the ICA (oversight board) has sent a strong signal of its unwillingness to continue business
Two days before this past Christmas a letter was hand-delivered to the Mayor noting that the 2012 budget "fail[ed] to reflect the conditions for approval
