Coalition for Sustainable Communities
National/International
Editorials
Across the Commonwealth

Coalition for Sustainable Communities

Coalition supports pension reform bill
York Dispatch - April 15, 2014

Mayor Bracey: Reform pensions for community sustainability
York Daily Record - April 11, 2014

House leader emphasizes need for municipal pension reform
Scranton Times-Tribune - April 9, 2014

For local police & fire pensions, an overhaul with House GOP blessing
WITF - April 8, 2014

House Majority Leader Mike Turzai highlights need for action on municipal pension reform
Harrisburg Patriot News - April 8, 2014

Legislation aims to stabilize pension costs for municipalities
Lancaster Online - April 8, 2014

Municipal Pension Reform: What a Difference a Year Makes
Press Release - April 8, 2014

Legislative Focus on Act 111 Continues to Grow
Press Release - March 28, 2014

Allentown Mayor Pawlowski Pushes Pension Reform
WFMZ – Allentown - March 18, 2013

York County lawmaker takes aim at local pension reform
Central Penn Business Journal - April 5, 2013

Municipal pension reform not on radar
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - March 3, 2013

Chambers, Business Groups Call on Harrisburg to Enable Municipal Pension Reform
90.5 FM WESA - February 26, 2013

Chambersburg Borough Officials Ask For Act 111 Reform
Press Release - September 24, 2012

Bill to Overhaul Act 111 Faces Fall Hearing
RepublicanHerald.com - August 26, 2012

Three LV mayors applaud Chamber of Commerce effort to rein in pension, arbitration costs
Lehigh Valley News - June 25, 2012

Coalition for Sustainable Communities Applauds Pennsylvania House for Overwhelming Passage of Senate Bill 1321
Press Release - June 22, 2012

Coalition for Sustainable Communities Applauds Pennsylvania Senate for Overwhelming Passage of Senate Bill 1321
Press Release - June 6, 2012

GUEST COLUMN: Municipalities need state's help with pension, arbitration reform
Express-Times guest columnists Tony Iannelli, John Callahan, Sal Panto and Ed Pawlowski - June 6, 2012

Blair joins Act 47 coalition
Altoona Mirror – March 26, 2012

League of Cities prepares members for grassroots lobbying effort
The Lock Haven Express - April 24, 2012

Lehigh Valley Mayors Push For Pensions, Act 47 Changes
The Allentown Morning Call - March 5, 2012

National/International

How Plan to Help City Pay Pensions Backfired
The New York Times - September 3, 2012

Moody's: Local Governments Are Likeliest Muni Defaulters
The Wall Street Journal - March 7, 2012

States Facing 'Sleeping Cancer' in 96% Unfunded Retiree Benefits
Bloomberg - March 7, 2012

US Cities Going Bankrupt In Economic Crisis
Sky News - December 22, 2011

Editorials

Municipal pension reform needed now
York Dispatch - December 7, 2014

Pension, tax reform needed to sustain Pennsylvania's cities
York Dispatch - November 26, 2014

EDITORIAL: If not this bill, what?
Lancaster Online - April 11, 2014

A way out of Pa. pension mess
Lancaster Online - April 11, 2014

A New Pension Plan
Lancaster Online - April 8, 2014

Pass revision for arbitration
The Times-Tribune - June 21, 2012

Rally in Harrisburg underlines need to change laws about small cities
Berks Community Television - December 8, 2011

Across the Commonwealth

Consolidation of municipal pension plans urged
The Scranton Times Tribune - September 6, 2012

Scranton faces $90 million unfunded pension debt; state law blocks potential reforms
Pennsylvania Independent - July 16, 2012

Little hope seen for Scranton to climb out of financial hole anytime soon
The Scranton Times Tribune - April 24, 2012

Scranton gambled, and lost, on fight with union
The Scranton Times Tribune - April 23, 2012

Times In Depth: Binding arbitration has big impact on Erie's public safety costs
Erie Times-News- April 15, 2012

Revised recovery plan could hike taxes 78% by 2015
Scranton Times-Tribune – May 25, 2012

Challenges in Pennsylvania's Cities and Higher Education
Pennsylvania Newsmakers – March 25, 2012

Mayors discuss city money troubles
Reading Eagle – March 24, 2012

Act 47 is not a final solution, mayors tell Berks Chamber
Berks Community Television – March 23, 2012

Mayors discuss city money troubles
Reading Eagle – March 24, 2012

Senate committee approves bill changing distressed cities process
The Citizens' Voice (Luzerne County) – May 23, 2012

Lehigh Valley mayors seek relief from binding arbitration awards
The Allentown Morning Call - March 5, 2012

Local governments are slashing staff, putting off projects to avoid tax increases
The Allentown Morning Call - December 26, 2011

PA Officials Seek Changes in Arbitration Law
PA Independent - December 20, 2011

Municipal leaders renew their call to prevent use of Act 47
Central Penn Business Journal - December 16, 2011

Mayors ask for help from Harrisburg
WFMZ-TV (Lehigh Valley) - December 8, 2011

State Supreme Court restores costly pension benefit for Erie firefighters
Erie Times-News - November 27, 2011

30 percent tax hike proposed
The Kittanning Leader-Times - November 23, 2011

Plight of cities, including Scranton, largely ignored
The Scranton Times Tribune - November 20, 2011

Pa. begins to address third class quandary
Central Penn Business Journal - November 18, 2011

Court ruling a decade of litigation in the making
The Scranton Times Tribune - October 23, 2011