Introduction: In 2007 the Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act 44 authorizing the tolling of Interstate 80 by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) with the proceeds to
Background: Allegheny County reached its all-time population high in 1960 at 1,628,587 and fell significantly through 1993, reaching 1,338,289. Since 1993, population dipped further to
Summary: On Dec. 17, Pittsburgh City Council voted to adopt 2025 operating and capital budgets and the mayor signed them into law the following day.
Introduction: According to an A+ Schools’ Dec. 3, 2024, report, chronic absenteeism in Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) had improved from a year earlier but remains
Summary: On Dec. 3, Allegheny County Council approved operating, capital and grants/special/agency budgets for 2025. Totaling $3.1 billion, the budgets were signed by the chief
Introduction: At the end of October 2024, the governor of Pennsylvania, surrounded by local officials and politicians, made an announcement that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Introduction: The seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) economy over the last 10 years has performed very poorly compared to national gains and many metro
Summary: A 2.2 mill (46.5 percent) property tax hike proposed by the Allegheny County chief executive in the 2025 fiscal plan does not have the
Summary: Following a six-month study commissioned by the school board, consultants from Education Resource Strategies (ERS) unveiled their plan to reshape Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS).
Introduction: The office vacancy rates for the third quarter were recently released by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), where it was noted that
