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Can’t Oregon’s troubled pension system just file for bankruptcy?

MARCH 1, 2019 | by Ted Sickinger | THE OREGONIAN

… municipalities or municipal corporations – including school districts - are only allowed to file bankruptcy if that authority is granted under state law. And here’s the thing: Oregon statutes do not include a provision for state or municipal bankruptcy. … So bottom line, this is not going to happen in Oregon.

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