February 1 will mark two years since Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) board of directors tabled a resolution to close six school buildings. Those closures were
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on labor productivity in the U.S. business sector for the second quarter 2022 shows output per hour
Passenger counts at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), total, domestic and international, in July remained well below July 2019 levels. Recently released data by the Allegheny
The certified property value for Allegheny County’s taxable parcels rose 1.5%, from $77.7 billion in 2017 to $78.9 billion in 2018. The biggest percentage increases
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
