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There is plenty to digest in the massive gaming legislation that passed the General Assembly this week.  There are provisions with local and statewide impact

Under legislation passed by the General Assembly to deal with the budget by undertaking a significant expansion in gambling, the current twelve casinos (seven category

The “report card” in this case is a performance audit conducted by the Pennsylvania Auditor General, which in his opinion “…shows serious financial instability and

We wrote about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the host fee in the gaming law and how several municipalities and counties had reached

Back in 2012 the Pittsburgh School District when the issue of teacher furloughs came up the issue of conducting layoffs by means other than seniority

The Governor’s office has announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Corrections and the Board of Probation and Parole that will combine

Two issues related to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Cities of the Second Class (oversight board).  One is that the board took action on the

This week Pittsburgh City Council will consider extending the life of the Oakland Business Improvement District and to levy a special assessment on the property

The 2018 comprehensive fiscal plan for Allegheny County–containing the operating budget, capital budget, and various longer term forecasts–shows a significant increase in real estate revenue

In a July Policy Brief we documented the date of gubernatorial signatures on budget legislation for the Pennsylvania fiscal year back to FY 2007-08.  Those