The Allegheny County acting controller (controller) presented the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) on June 1, summarizing results from 2025. A 36 percent property tax
Introduction: A year ago, Allegheny Institute Policy Brief Vol. 25, No. 22, noted the decline in passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) from May 2024
Summary: With the state budget deadline on the horizon, the House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would expand the commonwealth’s gross receipts tax
Summary: Allegheny County increased property taxes for 2025. The City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) increased property taxes for 2026. The taxing bodies
Introduction: This Policy Brief examines two aspects of public-school education in several Allegheny County districts. The first section looks at enrollment as measured by number
Summary: The city controller presented Pittsburgh’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) on May 1, showing results from 2025, a year in which the city ran
Introduction: Policy Brief Vol. 26, No. 15, examined the negative effects associated with a potential $15 per hour minimum wage hike in Pennsylvania. This Policy
Introduction: This Policy Brief reviews the changes (growth or decline) in establishment payroll employment over the period 1990 to 2025 for the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical
Introduction: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has 10 universities with 14 campus locations that have undergone a drastic decline in enrollment since
Summary: At its regular meeting on March 24, Allegheny County Council began the process of considering an ordinance that would “undertake a reassessment of all
