FILE - This March 9, 2010 file photo, shows the Harrisburg Incinerator on South 19th Street, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's financially distressed capital city is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing overwhelming debt, but Harrisburg's mayor and top city lawyer said the filing signed by a City Council member was not legal. (Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - This March 9, 2010 file photo, shows the Harrisburg Incinerator on South 19th Street, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's financially distressed capital city is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing overwhelming debt, but Harrisburg's mayor and top city lawyer said the filing signed by a City Council member was not legal. (Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Rep. Ronald Buxton, D-Dauphin, speaks in favor of a bill aimed at giving Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett the power to force Harrisburg, Pa., into a state-sanctioned plan to deal with its staggering debt, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at the Capitol in Harrisburg. The House voted to send the measure to the governor. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Christine Baker)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Having freshly signed a bill aimed at giving him unprecedented power to take control of the finances in Pennsylvania's capital, Gov. Tom Corbett expects to declare a fiscal emergency in Harrisburg soon.
A spokeswoman said Thursday that Corbett's office is working on the paperwork for Harrisburg and the governor expects to sign it as early as next week.
A bill Corbett signed earlier Thursday opens the door to what observers say is the most aggressive intervention yet by the state government into the affairs of a Pennsylvania city.
Corbett must first declare a city to be in a state of fiscal emergency. After that, he can order a troubled city to obey financial plans drawn up by his appointees. Last week, the city filed for federal bankruptcy protection.
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