Blog Archive

In the mix with coverage of the Steelers’ trip to Ireland, the Pirates’ season wrapping up, the Penguins’ season about to start and the slate of fall concerts is the...

September 2 was the last day to file an assessment appeal for 2026 in Allegheny County.  Appeals are using a Common Level Ratio (CLR) of 50.14. As of Sept. 5,...

A recent news article noted that Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has made its appeal to the Allegheny County Regional Asset District (RAD) for a $3 million grant.  Allegheny County levies...

Legislation sponsored by an Allegheny County state senator to mandate a cycle of property reassessments was introduced July 31 and has been referred to the Senate Local Government Committee.  ...

The Allegheny County Treasurer’s office recently published 2025-2026 millage rates for the 42 school districts that operate on a June-July fiscal year (Pittsburgh Public Schools was omitted as it operates...

On June 18 the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) approved the 2024 Common Level Ratios (CLR) for Pennsylvania’s counties.  The CLR “is a ratio that measures how a county’s Base...

The city controller presented Pittsburgh’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on May 1, summarizing results from 2024 while expressing concerns over the financial future of the city. Looking at the...

A co-sponsorship memorandum presented by an Allegheny County state senator would “foster the creation [sic] a regional, multi-county transit authority” in southwestern Pennsylvania.  It is an idea that has been...

On March 20 Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (PRT) Planning and Stakeholder Relations Committee considered an “Authorization to Proceed to Public Comment Period for Fiscal Year 2026 Fare Increases and Service Reductions.”...

A recent Policy Brief noted “there are several factors that could bring about a reassessment in Allegheny County. Two lawsuits—one by [Pittsburgh Public Schools] and another by a taxpayer—are seeking...

Allegheny County’s assessed property values for 2025 total $107.5 billion, a 0.1 percent decline from 2024. The $107.5 billion includes $84.9 billion taxable and $22.7 billion tax-exempt. All data were...

A co-sponsorship memorandum presented by an Allegheny County state senator would mandate a “uniform five-year cycle” for Pennsylvania’s counties to conduct property reassessments.  This would end the practice of permitting...

As of the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) had 19,764 students but space (functional capacity) for 16,000 more.  Thus, in January the board passed a resolution...

Fresh off the passage of Act 53 of 2024, which enables the City of Pittsburgh to create a Longtime Owner-Occupant (LOOP) property tax relief program the Pennsylvania House Finance committee...

The Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office recently published distress scores for municipal pensions.   Act 44 of 2009 established distress scores for municipalities (cities, boroughs, townships, municipal authorities, regional police forces,...