Introduction: This Policy Brief examines statewide student scoring on the Keystone exams given to 11th-graders. Several Allegheny County school districts’ results are also reviewed with
Summary: A 2024 Policy Brief (Vol. 24, No. 8) discussed proposed K-12 state spending following a Commonwealth Court decision and the recommendations of the Basic
Summary: Act 153 of 2012 allowed municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 to create a land bank to more efficiently combat blighted, vacant and
Introduction: This report examines the inflation-adjusted personal income and the per-capita income for the eight counties in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) over the
Summary: Allegheny County’s operating employment headcount is proposed to decrease from 6,149 to 5,484 (665 positions, or 10.8 percent) next year. Despite this, expenses
Introduction: In October 2024, an Allegheny Institute Policy Brief outlined a number of key problem areas facing the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
Introduction: In a previous Policy Brief, the question was posed: Can Pennsylvania’s energy supply keep up with demand? This question came about as the subject
Summary: On Sept. 25 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Pittsburgh’s non-resident sports facility usage fee (“jock tax”) unconstitutional. The city’s 2026 preliminary operating
Introduction: This review of employment changes compares the performance of the Pittsburgh region with several metro areas across the country that are not state capitals.
Summary: To pay a share of the expenses associated with hosting the NFL Draft (Draft) in April 2026, the City of Pittsburgh approved spending
