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US state has more than $14.5bn of past-due bills from suppliers, writes John Dizard
Collective funding deficit for retirement schemes jumps by $434bn in one year
Unavoidable debt writedowns should be embraced, not resisted
The island has not learnt from past international restructurings, says John Dizard
John Dizard wonders who will get paid when the island defaults on its muni bonds
Rating agencies say they cannot raise the city’s credit rating yet
Restructuring body gives governor two weeks to draw up new fiscal plans
Seven members will have final say over island’s budget as part of restructuring of $69bn obligations
Unfunded liabilities in this sector are worse than for pensions, warns Robert Pozen
The island is setting a precedent for how to handle defaults of US municipal bonds, says John Dizard
Lawmakers are gridlocked over how to fix state’s dismal finances
‘Foreign law’ bondholders seem to be losing the current round of the debt crisis, says John Dizard
The state famous for fried chicken has one of the largest retirement funding holes in the country
Emergency measures head for Senate as island faces $2bn payments
Republicans and Democrats to push emergency bill for tackling debt burden
US Treasury secretary says moment has come to hammer out rescue package for debt-ridden island
US Congress must pass a bill to allow restructuring of island’s debts
Investors are pouring money into Detroit property but it is worsening the plight of the poor
Governor had declared a moratorium on obligations due on May 1
John Dizard is mired in the legal mud of the island’s debt restructuring
How did a small island of just 3.5m people amass $70bn of liabilities?
Huge problem of underfunding of retirement plans is crippling many cities and states
Year-long budget stand-off compounded by growing mistrust of authorities
