Demagoguing property reassessments is lousy public policy
Ah, the silly season is upon us. How else to characterize uninformed loose talk that a long overdue and, in reality, constitutionally mandated property reassessment
Ah, the silly season is upon us. How else to characterize uninformed loose talk that a long overdue and, in reality, constitutionally mandated property reassessment
The deal struck between the Allegheny County Airport Authority and the evicted operator of the “airmall” at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) raises more questions than
Allegheny County Council has voted unanimously – 15-0 – to develop a “climate action plan” by next July to combat “greenhouse gas” emissions. The county’s
“Pittsburgh city government should stay out of any rescue of [Downtown] buildings [facing defaults because of chronic vacancy problems]. “It is the owners who should
There’s anecdotal talk around Pittsburgh that the owners of at least two high-rise, older stock, office buildings could be on the brink of default on
Amazon finally has been confirmed as the tenant for a massive warehouse now being completed in New Stanton. And public officials are falling all over
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says it will spend nearly $34 million on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Money for the 54 projects in
The rule of law apparently doesn’t matter to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. At least that’s the conclusion reasonable people could draw from the authority’s
It is an eye-opening statistic by any accounting: Citing Port of Pittsburgh-provided data, the Post-Gazette reports that “A towboat pushing 15 barges can haul as
The “dog days of summer” have ended. And public policy makers prepare to prosecute their too oftentimes putrid trade anew. We commend for their attention