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Capital of Pennsylvania considers Chapter 9 bankruptcy

Pennsylvania State Capital Mulls Bankruptcy as a Budget Option

February 04, 2010, 12:21 PM EST

By Dunstan McNichol / Businessweek

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, will consider Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection along with tax increases and asset sales as options to address $68 million in debt service payments due this year, the chairwoman of a City Council committee said last night. Continue reading