Elected officials of Harrisburg, Pa., asked a judge to suspend the state’s takeover of city finances until a court investigates the resignation of former receiver David Unkovic, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. Three officials who have opposed efforts by the city's mayor and the state to restructure Harrisburg's finances asked the judge overseeing the receivership to halt any work by Governor Tom Corbett (R) related to the takeover, according to a document provided by Mark Schwartz, the officials' lawyer. Unkovic sent a handwritten letter to the court in March, saying that he was quitting because of his "untenable position in the political and ethical crosswinds." Steven Kratz, a spokesman for Pennsylvania's economic development department, said that the state intends to nominate a replacement for Unkovic.
