Might PRT be the recipient of more state funding?
Summary: The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would increase funding for public transit agencies in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). This is
Summary: The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would increase funding for public transit agencies in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). This is
Background: Several previous Policy Briefs have illustrated the fallacy that extraordinarily high levels of per student revenue and spending are correlated with high levels of
Introduction: When Gov. Shapiro gave his budget address in early February, he laid out a long wish list of spending increases. While that makes great
Summary: The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would spend $8.94 billion on the basic education funding subsidy (subsidy) for the state’s 500 school
Introduction: This Policy Brief provides a short summary comparison of 2023 airport activity at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with pre-Covid years looking at total passengers,
Introduction: As 2023 ended, Westmoreland County commissioners voted for the largest county property tax increase in more than 20 years. The county millage rate rose
Summary: The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld an Allegheny County Common Pleas Court ruling that struck down Pittsburgh’s “non-resident sports facility usage fee” (fee). Professional sports
Introduction: This Policy Brief looks at the passenger recovery at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) as measured from the just-released October and November 2023 data to
Introduction: Earlier this month a news report noted that three office towers in Pittsburgh’s central business district (CBD) won appeals for their property assessments. The
Introduction: This Policy Brief examines the massive losses in enrollment at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the declines in applications and the