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Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary
Source: Reuters
Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary
By Michael Sadowski
Wed May 22, 2013 12:59am EDT
(Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore.
Mayor Linda Thompson's loss to Eric Papenfuse comes after a tumultuous term in which her outbursts and statements caused a loss of confidence in her administration.
Papenfuse is likely to win the general election in this heavily Democratic city in November, but he must still face off against independent candidate Nevin Mindlin.
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The central Pennsylvania city of nearly 50,000 became a poster child for municipal financial mismanagement because of a questionable 2007 bond deal to finance upgrades to the city's trash incinerator. The borrowing put Harrisburg on the hook for what is now at least $340 million in debt, though some reports peg the figure at $370 million.
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By Michael Sadowski
Wed May 22, 2013 12:59am EDT
(Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore.
Mayor Linda Thompson's loss to Eric Papenfuse comes after a tumultuous term in which her outbursts and statements caused a loss of confidence in her administration.
Papenfuse is likely to win the general election in this heavily Democratic city in November, but he must still face off against independent candidate Nevin Mindlin.
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The central Pennsylvania city of nearly 50,000 became a poster child for municipal financial mismanagement because of a questionable 2007 bond deal to finance upgrades to the city's trash incinerator. The borrowing put Harrisburg on the hook for what is now at least $340 million in debt, though some reports peg the figure at $370 million.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-politics-harrisburg-idUSBRE94L05320130522
