Mayor Says Scranton Lacks Funds to Meet Court Order

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Christopher Doherty, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, talks with Bloomberg's Romy Varghese about the city's efforts to comply with a court order forcing Scranton to pay $30 million in wages withheld from police and firefighters under a state-approved fiscal recovery plan. ¶ The effect of a state Supreme Court ruling that put contract-arbitration awards ahead of fiscal blueprints under Pennsylvania's Act 47 law may reach beyond Doherty’s city of 76,100 by removing a tool for communities in distress. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg | February 12, 2012

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