Allegheny County is in a world of financial hurt. And it’s going to cost taxpayers dearly. The Post-Gazette reports that a consultant’s study had concluded
It was 23 years ago, in 2003, that the late Pittsburgh-born and –bred historian David McCullough gave a most insightful lecture at a gathering of
Details remain sparse, but Pittsburgh and Allegheny County taxpayers should be on alert for what appears to be the latest in a long line of
A wag with whom we regularly converse has some follow-up thoughts on last week’s “At Large” advocating for the privatization of the underused I-279/I-576 High
It is now up to the voters of Allegheny County to reject the self-dealing, power-grabbing profligates of County Council. A year after raising property taxes
As “modern” government continues its never-sated desire to expand, command and otherwise lord over the populace at all levels, we commend for your summer reading
The Post-Gazette reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will use a $1.25 million federal grant to study whether the HOV lanes – those
(Editor’s note: This column was originally published in June 2019. It remains as apropos as ever.) The summer season, which officially bows Sunday, is a
Call it “The Further Raise the Cost of Public Projects Act.” The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate voted 37-13 last week to expand the state Prevailing Wage
In light of state Sen. Jay Costa going on KDKA Radio last Thursday and repeating the falsehood that Pennsylvanians are fleeing the Keystone State for
