Philadelphia's budget director says the Nutter administration is forced to watch every penny and nickel -- with a high-stakes juggling of cash -- as the city and state budget crises drag on.
City Hall has a cash flow crunch at the moment, to the tune of about $500 million. That includes reimbursements from Harrisburg that are held up because there's no state budget, and a routine short-term borrowing delayed because the city budget is not settled.
This gives headaches to city budget director Rob DuBow: