Summary: Allegheny County’s operating employment headcount is proposed to decrease from 6,149 to 5,484 (665 positions, or 10.8 percent) next year. Despite this, expenses for
Introduction: In October 2024, an Allegheny Institute Policy Brief outlined a number of key problem areas facing the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
Introduction: In a previous Policy Brief, the question was posed: Can Pennsylvania’s energy supply keep up with demand? This question came about as the subject
Summary: On Sept. 25 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Pittsburgh’s non-resident sports facility usage fee (“jock tax”) unconstitutional. The city’s 2026 preliminary operating budget
Introduction: This review of employment changes compares the performance of the Pittsburgh region with several metro areas across the country that are not state capitals.
Summary: To pay a share of the expenses associated with hosting the NFL Draft (Draft) in April 2026, the City of Pittsburgh approved spending $1
Introduction: In 2024, Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) enjoyed a significant boost in passengers over the 2023 level, owing largely to Frontier Airlines and an ongoing
Summary: In 2013, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (now Pittsburgh Regional Transit, or PRT) was facing a “death spiral of budget deficits and service
Introduction: The Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) enrollment slide is well documented, having dropped from 32,529 to 19,570 over the last 20 years. This Brief will
Overview: In terms of academic performance as measured by state achievement tests, Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) nine high schools, with a couple of exceptions, are
