Background: The stated intent of recently proposed legislation (H.B. 985) is to divert liquor tax revenue to provide grants to municipalities with tax-exempt property comprising
Summary: To address a $100 million budget deficit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has proposed service cuts and a fare increase.
Introduction: Recently, a newspaper article noted that electricity rates across the state are going to rise as supply is failing to keep pace with demand.
Summary: The city controller presented Pittsburgh’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on May 1, summarizing results from 2024 while expressing concerns over the financial future
Introduction: Much has been, and will be, written about the NFL Draft to be held in Pittsburgh in April 2026 and the huge impact it
Introduction: For calendar year 2024, Pennsylvania’s casinos recorded revenues topping $6.14 billion, the highest amount since slot machines debuted in 2006. The state has subsequently
Introduction: This Policy Brief reviews the population and employment changes in the eight-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) over the period 1970 to 2024 and
Introduction: This report examines the employment situation in the City of Pittsburgh from 2014 to 2024 and 2019 to 2024 to determine how well
Summary: The Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) board voted to approve a period of public comment on proposed service reductions and fare increases to address a
Summary: Pittsburgh City Council is considering an ordinance that would provide property tax relief to longtime owner-occupants whose assessed values escalate when there is a
