Harrisburg Seeks Chapter 9 Bankruptcy, Citing ‘Overwhelming Debt’

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Pennsylvania’s capital is asking for chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing the Harrisburg’s “overwhelming debt,” the AP reports:

The petition docketed by U.S. Middle District bankruptcy court Wednesday listed about $458 million in creditors and claims, and said the city faced “imminent jeopardy” from six pending legal actions by creditors related to a debt-saddled trash incinerator.

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