The New York Times reports on the city of Dallas’s threat of bankruptcy, which has been driven in part by the ongoing conflict between the Nasher Sculpture Center and a nearby condo tower, which was funded substantially by money from the city pension fund for firefighters and police officers.  “We all know some of the benefits, guaranteed, were just probably never realistic,†says Senator John Whitmire. “It was good while it lasted, but we’ve got some serious financial problems because of it.â€
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