“Bankruptcy in Providence Would Be Very Good” - GoLocal’s Whitcomb on LIVE
Friday, May 05, 2017
GoLocal columnist Bob Whitcomb said on GoLocal LIVE that a Providence bankruptcy would be "very good," among other topics covered on Thursday's show.
This week Puerto Rico went into bankruptcy in an effort to shed $70 billion on debt.
Whitcomb, a former Providence Journal editorial page editor, spoke to Central Falls' emergence form bankruptcy, and made the case for the state's capital city to follow suit.
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