Our most recent Policy Brief provided a look back and a look ahead for the City of Pittsburgh as it exited Act 47 distressed status
The Scranton School District (Lackawanna County) was placed in Act 141 financial watch status in June of 2017 due to factors related to its fund
As we noted earlier this week Pittsburgh was removed from Act 47 distressed status. One of the points in that blog dealt with the City’s
As announced yesterday (here, here, here and here) the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers voted to authorize a strike. The last time there was a strike
December 29, 2003 to February 12, 2018 puts Pittsburgh’s time in distressed status at just over 14 years. Only two municipalities (Clairton in Allegheny County
The McKeesport Area School District board of directors voted 8-1 to advertise its 2018-19 preliminary school budget and it looks as though the District will
A few weeks ago our blog on a joint House-Senate hearing on municipal pensions wondered what possible topics the hearing might focus on. The transcripts
Our previous blog noted that Pittsburgh City Council passed a resolution to provide $37,000 to the oversight board as the 2017-18 state budget did not
Last week Pittsburgh City Council passed a resolution to provide $37,000 in funding to the oversight board for its operations. The resolution is awaiting action
On the agenda for today’s meeting of City Council is a proposed ordinance to amend existing language in the City Code that stipulates mandatory retirement
