Pa. City Receiver Challenges Law That Halted Ch. 9 Utility Sale

By Clara Geoghegan ( March 13, 2026, 8:23 PM EDT) -- A state law that stripped a Pennsylvania city of its ability to appoint all the members of its water authority's board was unconstitutional, the bankrupt city of Chester said in a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court petition Friday, challenging a law that derailed its Chapter 9 plans to sell the local agency's assets....

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