Witf | keystone crossroads: municipalities in distress

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WITF Special | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions | CC What will it take for Pennsylvania's distressed municipalities to rebuild themselves? Historically, most cities and boroughs that


entered Act 47 never exited. The program became a "roach motel" of sorts for distressed local governments. But there are structural issues at the heart of these local


governments' troubles - poverty, loss of industry, aging and declining populations - things no financial management program can fix. Aired 06/10/2015 | Rating NR Problems with Closed


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