Summary: The release of the November 2022 employer payroll survey for the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) showed mixed results. There was some growth
Introduction: The picture of the strongest and weakest high schools in Allegheny County is a one of two vastly different situations. The 634 Pennsylvania high
Summary: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) and the Amalgamated Transit Union have agreed to a generous four-year labor contract, twice the length of the previous contract
Summary: The inflationary pressures of 2022 have benefited the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s general fund revenues. Through October, all the major components of the general fund—the
Summary: Like the region’s employment recovery through October, activity at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has yet to return to the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 or
Summary: Included in the more than 60 pieces of legislation signed by the governor on Nov. 3 was a bill that ended the sunset provision
In commemoration of Thanksgiving Day, we commend for you, our faithful donors, subscribers and readers, consideration of President Abraham Lincoln’s original proclamation establishing a national
Summary: The 14-university Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has seen major setbacks over the last 12 years and the problems continue. Enrollment has
Summary: In February 2013, the Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) signed a lease with CNX Gas Company LLC to drill wells into the shale formations
Summary: Bus and light-rail ridership on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) vehicles remains far below pre-pandemic levels. This Brief examines route data for August 2022 compared
