Stupid to the 3rd power…
Stupid is as stupid does: Welcome to the news that the Biden administration is opposing Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. “It is important
Stupid is as stupid does: Welcome to the news that the Biden administration is opposing Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. “It is important
We’ve long had serious questions about how credit-rating agencies conduct themselves when determining the “financial outlooks” of municipalities. Too many times, however, it seems they
We’re surprised it took this long: The Allegheny Conference on Community Development, which never met a tax or a giveaway of public dollars that it
Monroeville, Allegheny County and state officials are ecstatic that the Monroeville Convention Center (MCC) has been saved. But we are forced to wonder how long
“Intellectually vapid.” “Breathtakingly obtuse.” “A public policy disaster.” “No understanding of how government interventionism damages markets.” If a local newspaper editorial extolling the virtues of
Why? Why are taxpayers continuously placed on the hook for the development costs of private businesses? The latest episode in a long line – that
Some sports media types in Pittsburgh are all a ga-ga over the latest NFL Players Association (NFLPA) survey in which Steelers players panned their working
Talk about chutzpah. And talk about the perfect newspaper headline that, intentionally or not, lays bare the putrid effrontery to the taxpayer purse. From Tuesday’s
The Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is requesting $30 million in state aid to help convert struggling Downtown offices to residential
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) pulled no punches in its finding as to why Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in January 2022: It was