911 Consolidations Move Forward
As part of legislation dealing with the fee levied on phone bills to pay for 911 emergency communications (see our 2013 Brief for details) the
Allegheny Institute
March 1, 2018
As part of legislation dealing with the fee levied on phone bills to pay for 911 emergency communications (see our 2013 Brief for details) the
In the fall we wrote about a proposal in the General Assembly related to Philadelphia’s tax on earned income, wages, and net profits that falls
This week the Gaming Control Board held the fourth of ten auctions for the new Category 4 casinos authorized by Act 42 of 2017. The
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