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Capitol Recap: 10 Days Left For State Agency Responsible For Municipal Pension Aid

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"Regardless of where you come down on that fight, the work needs to get done." 

That's state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's take on Governor Wolf's push to dissolve the Public Employees' Retirement Commission.

PERC will cease operations as of Feb. 12. But there's no detailed plan - at least one anyone will discuss publicly - for carrying out the commimssion's duties after that.

The directive from Wolf's Chief of Staff Mary Isenhour is vague:

"To ensure the completion of any pending work, ... PERC may wish to consider ... agreements with the State Employee Retirement Board, Public School Employees Retirement Board, and other Commonwealth agencies," Isenhour wrote in the Feb. 2 letter provided by PERC.

Read the full version of this reportat Keystone Crossroads' websiteKeystone Crossroads is a new statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities. WPSU is a participating station.

Emily Previti is WITF's reporter for Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media collaboration focused on issues facing Pennsylvania's cities.