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Volume 1
City of Pittsburgh finances
City of Pittsburgh
24
vol25
No: 21
Proposal to redirect liquor tax revenue misguided
vol25
No: 20
An update on PRT
vol25
No: 19
Can Pennsylvania’s energy supply keep up with demand?
vol25
No: 18
Pittsburgh’s finances: a review of 2024’s results
vol25
No: 17
NFL Draft impact
vol25
No: 16
Skill games under the legislative microscope
vol25
No: 15
Population and employment change in the Pittsburgh Metro Area
vol25
No: 14
An update on policy recommendations for Pittsburgh’s mayor
vol25
No: 13
Pittsburgh employment indicators long-term and post-pandemic
vol25
No: 12
PRT’s Doomsday Scenario
vol25
No: 11
Pittsburgh contemplates longtime owner tax relief
vol25
No: 10
The Ohio River TRID: A long running story
vol25
No: 09
Pittsburgh on losing side of charitable challenges
vol25
No: 08
Fourth quarter office vacancy rates on the rise
vol25
No: 07
Frontier Airlines subsidy and PIT passenger impact
vol25
No: 06
Allegheny County’s taxable assessed value falls in 2025
vol25
No: 05
Some improvement at the Turnpike Commission?
vol25
No: 04
Allegheny County: Relative performance 1993 to 2023
vol25
No: 03
Pittsburgh’s 2025 budget: an illusion of austerity
vol25
No: 02
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ absenteeism problems continue
vol25
No: 01
Allegheny County’s budget: savings following a tax hike?
vol24
No: 42
A misguided downtown Pittsburgh redevelopment plan
vol24
No: 41
Pittsburgh metro economy: a very sluggish last decade
vol24
No: 40
Tax hike tussle continues
vol24
No: 39
PPS contemplates school closure plan
vol24
No: 38
Third quarter office vacancy rates showing signs of improvement
vol24
No: 37
PASSHE issues must be considered in light of request for more state money
vol24
No: 36
Benchmarking performance: a crucial tool for Allegheny County budget deliberations
vol24
No: 35
Converting office space to residential poses significant challenges
vol24
No: 34
Changes in Allegheny County assessment policy in 2024
vol24
No: 33
Impact fee uncertainty following record-breaking year
vol24
No: 32
Downtown office market keeps struggling
vol24
No: 31
A 30-Year review of Pittsburgh finances
vol24
No: 30
Results of Pennsylvania’s fiscal year collections
vol24
No: 29
Pittsburgh compares poorly to the benchmark city
vol24
No: 28
PIT’s June passenger count surge: some perspectives
vol24
No: 27
Allegheny County finances: a review of 2023’s results
vol24
No: 26
Pittsburgh metro-area job growth still struggles
vol24
No: 25
PIT passengers reach May 2019 level, still lag the national upturn
vol24
No: 24
A comparative overview of recent Pittsburgh Schools’ PSSA scores
vol24
No: 23
PRT 2024-25 budget could get additional state funding
vol24
No: 22
Property tax inequities in Allegheny County
vol24
No: 21
Will a personal income tax reduction become reality?
vol24
No: 20
Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh MSA private employment: Comparative performances
vol24
No: 19
Higher office vacancy rates impacting Pittsburgh’s suburbs
vol24
No: 18
Could local sales taxes be coming to Pa.’s counties?
vol24
No: 17
PIT international passenger count: 2002 to 2023
vol24
No: 16
Pittsburgh area continues to shed population
vol24
No: 15
Allegheny County reassessment lawsuit becomes reality
vol24
No: 14
PIT’s passenger growth still anemic
vol24
No: 13
Pennsylvania’s gaming revenues coming up aces
vol24
No: 12
Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh employment doldrums
vol24
No: 11
Might PRT be the recipient of more state funding?
vol24
No: 10
School revenue and performance in nine Pa. districts
vol24
No: 09
State general fund revenues fall short of last year’s collections
vol24
No: 08
Basic education subsidy would grow and transform in proposed budget
vol24
No: 07
PIT operating expense high compared to airports in similar-sized metro areas
vol24
No: 06
Comparing Westmoreland County’s finances to similar-sized counties
vol24
No: 05
Is Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’ soon to be history?
vol24
No: 04
PIT compares poorly to similar-sized airports
vol24
No: 03
High vacancy rates beginning to affect tax coffers
vol24
No: 02
PASSHE’s continuing woes
vol24
No: 01
Results of Pittsburgh’s challenges of tax-exempt property status
vol23
No: 44
Reviewing 2023 and looking ahead to 2024
vol23
No: 43
Long term job gains by industry in the Pittsburgh Metro Area
vol23
No: 42
Pittsburgh Public Schools needs to confront budget realities
vol23
No: 41
PRT cost and activity compared to other transit agencies
vol23
No: 40
Pittsburgh-area jobs struggle to return to pre-pandemic level
vol23
No: 39
What does Allegheny County’s budget mean for Institute recommendations?
vol23
No: 38
Pittsburgh-area jobs and international airport passengers below 2018 levels
vol23
No: 37
The continuing saga of the Pittsburgh Mills TIF
vol23
No: 36
Commission begins quest for constitutional school funding
vol23
No: 35
Inaccurate property assessments—causes, impacts and corrective actions
vol23
No: 34
Pennsylvania taxpayers are being railroaded
vol23
No: 33
Time to end the Keystone Exam charade
vol23
No: 32
Federal COVID aid is coming to an end: how will school districts react?
vol23
No: 31
Pennsylvania employment rebounding but lags national and strong-economy states
vol23
No: 30
State general fund revenue growth slowed in last fiscal year
vol23
No: 29
Benchmarking performance: a crucial policy issue for chief executive candidates
vol23
No: 28
Pittsburgh International’s slide in passengers and ranking since 2000
vol23
No: 27
When will high office vacancy rates begin to subside?
vol23
No: 26
Pittsburgh-area job gains remained sluggish through June
vol23
No: 25
Fixing PRT: a crucial policy issue for chief executive candidates
vol23
No: 24
Effects of a minimum wage hike on low wage industries and the state economy
vol23
No: 23
Is Pennsylvania’s Corporate Net Income Tax cut going to speed up?
vol23
No: 22
Impact fee payments reach the municipal level
vol23
No: 21
Pittsburgh Public Schools: exorbitantly expensive, educationally deficient
vol23
No: 20
Lowering government costs: a crucial policy issue for chief executive candidates
vol23
No: 19
Office vacancy rates continue to climb
vol23
No: 18
A closer look at Allegheny County’s air quality
vol23
No: 17
Are new mass transit and infrastructure taxes on the horizon?
vol23
No: 16
Pennsylvania’s gaming revenues continue to climb
vol23
No: 15
PIT February passengers still well below pre-pandemic levels
vol23
No: 14
Property assessments: a crucial policy issue for chief executive candidates
vol23
No: 13
Jobs in Pittsburgh and other comparison MSAs still struggling
vol23
No: 12
Pittsburgh’s ARP spending: an update
vol23
No: 11
Pennsylvania education funding: a major dilemma
vol23
No: 10
Downtown’s vacancy rate remains high
vol23
No: 09
Crucial issues facing candidates for Allegheny County chief executive
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