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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett launched a state takeover of the troubled capital city Monday by declaring a fiscal emergency there.
Corbett, a Republican, made the declaration four days after he signed a law that grants him the ability to take unprecedented control over much of Harrisburg’s finances, including the ability to use the city’s money to ensure that government continues to operate services, issue paychecks to employees and make pension and debt payments.
Meanwhile, Democratic Mayor Linda Thompson and the City Council have been unable to agree on a strategy to repay the city’s approximately $300 million debt tied to the city’s trash incinerator.
