The Allegheny Institute is a non-profit research and education organization. Our mission is to defend the interests of taxpayers, citizens and businesses against an increasingly burdensome and intrusive government. To that end, we will formulate and advocate public policies that roll back the size and scope of local government as well as create a more accountable government. Our efforts will be guided by the principles of free enterprise, property rights, civil society and individual freedom that are the bedrock upon which this nation was founded.
The release of a final report of findings and recommendations and a pending lawsuit could have significant impact on the Allegheny County Retirement System (system), which provides pension benefits to employees of the county and the Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA).
Policy Brief Vol. 26, No. 24, noted that passenger counts at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) through May were struggling to match the same period in 2025. This pattern reflects several years of lackluster growth. This Policy Brief will compare PIT’s annual passenger growth from 2019 to 2025 with growth at several airports around the country. This allows comparison from pre-COVID to the present and measures the extent of rebound from that period’s downturn in travel.
A researcher at a Pittsburgh think tank is questioning the Allegheny County Airport Authority’s oft-repeated claim that the now up and running new $1.7 billion midfield terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will save the authority tens of millions of dollars a year.
Allegheny County’s comprehensive financial report for 2025, as prepared by the county controller, is a sobering document that should provide local policy makers with plenty to think about, says a researcher at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy.
