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Policy Briefs

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Volume 10
Volume 1
City of Pittsburgh finances
City of Pittsburgh
24
vol10
No: 25
Pittsburgh’s 0.3 Percent Solution Is a Very Bad Idea
vol10
No: 26
Pittsburgh Loses Again
vol10
No: 27
Teacher Union President Needs Some Education
vol10
No: 28
Another Year, Another Weak Start for Pirates Attendance
vol10
No: 29
Rivers Casino Revenues Up But Far Below Expectations
vol10
No: 30
Is Port Authority Headed for a Federal Bailout?
vol10
No: 31
Pennsylvania’s Anti-Growth Trifecta
vol10
No: 32
Rivers Casino Credit Rating Drops to Dismal Low
vol10
No: 33
Port Authority Irresponsibility: A Never Ending Story
vol10
No: 34
Governor Gets It Terribly Wrong on Education Spending
vol10
No: 35
What Will Council’s $250,000 Parking Study Accomplish?
vol10
No: 36
Pay for Performance: How Will it Play Out in Pittsburgh’s Schools?
vol10
No: 37
The Proposed Pittsburgh Parking Lease: A Look at the Numbers
vol10
No: 38
Pittsburgh’s Pension Solution: Between a Rock and Hard Place
vol10
No: 39
Flexible Healing of PAT is No Cure
vol10
No: 40
Pennsylvania is #1…in Teacher Strikes
vol10
No: 41
Has SPC Derailed Flex Plan?
vol1
No: 02
LAZARUS: More Bad News For Taxpayers
vol8
No: 39
State Pension Aid System is Fair to Pittsburgh
vol9
No: 02
Why the Surge in the Pittsburgh Region’s Labor Force?
vol9
No: 03
$553 Million and Counting for PAT’s Big Dig
vol9
No: 04
Proposal to Lease Parking to Fund Pensions Raises Opportunities, Questions
vol9
No: 05
Port Authority’s Convenient Memory Loss
vol9
No: 06
Recession Hits Region’s Employment
vol9
No: 07
Merger Advocates Need Better Arguments
vol9
No: 08
Proposal to Consolidate School Districts is a Distraction
vol9
No: 09
Pennsylvania’s Largest Municipal Pension Plans in Serious Trouble
vol9
No: 10
Fiscal Irresponsibility Reigns in Pittsburgh as Well as in Washington
vol9
No: 11
Regulators Dredging up Trouble for Western Pennsylvania
vol9
No: 12
Casino Led Renaissance?
vol9
No: 13
A City Ranking That Won’t Get Much Attention
vol9
No: 14
Differences in Municipal Taxes and Spending
vol9
No: 15
Stimulus Spending on Schools is Inept Public Policy
vol9
No: 16
Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates
vol9
No: 17
Recession Comes to Pittsburgh
vol9
No: 18
Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Taxes and Spending
vol9
No: 19
Government Wage Mandate Squeezes Low-Income Homebuyers
vol9
No: 20
Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Education Policy
vol9
No: 21
Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Legacy Costs
vol8
No: 02
Allegheny County’s New Taxes: The Rest of the Story
vol8
No: 03
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
vol8
No: 04
Gaming Money Creates Controversy in Allegheny County
vol8
No: 05
Additional Funding for Sporting Goods Retailer?
vol8
No: 60
A Stacked Deck Favors the Transit Union
vol8
No: 59
Drink Tax Referenda Questions: Ballot Incompatible
vol8
No: 58
The Holdup at Washington Park
vol8
No: 57
Elections Board Referendum Ruling Should Lose On Appeal
vol8
No: 56
County Solicitor’s Opinion on Shaky Grounds
vol8
No: 55
Government as Defendant: A Worrisome Trend in Allegheny County
vol8
No: 54
Taxpayers Backstop Casino Pledge to Penguins Arena
vol8
No: 53
Amphi-Theatrics, Steeler Style
vol8
No: 52
Time for Action on Prevailing Wage Law
vol8
No: 51
Fast Tracked City-County Merger Plan is Now a Train Wreck
vol8
No: 50
Pennsylvania Development Spending: Exorbitant and Wasteful
vol8
No: 49
Aligning City Spending with Its Population
vol8
No: 48
Questions for Barden, Bluhm, and the Board
vol8
No: 47
County Executive’s Comments Trigger Questions
vol8
No: 46
Plan to Toll I-80 Will Need Major Overhaul to Gain Approval
vol8
No: 45
Getting the State Out of Local Law Enforcement
vol8
No: 44
Pittsburgh is Low-Balling its Garbage Costs
vol8
No: 43
Is The State Violating the Law?
vol8
No: 42
Misuse of Wage Data Results in Wrong Policy Prescription
vol8
No: 41
Independence Day Allegheny County Style
vol8
No: 40
Misleading Accounting at the Pennsylvania Department of Education
vol8
No: 38
A Golden but Fleeting Outsourcing Opportunity for PAT
vol8
No: 37
Is There A Limit to Taxable Privileges in Pennsylvania?
vol8
No: 36
Amalgamated Transit’s Outlandish Sense of Entitlement
vol8
No: 35
PAT Costs Still Out of Line With Other Bus Systems
vol8
No: 34
Governor Buys into Seriously Flawed Costing Out Study
vol8
No: 33
Merger Talk Ignores Pennsylvania Constitution and Laws
vol8
No: 32
Drink and Car Rental Taxes: Controversy Deepens
vol8
No: 31
Audit Sheds Light on County’s 2007 Deficit
vol8
No: 30
Key Changes in the Pittsburgh Area’s Job Mix
vol8
No: 29
Robinson Township Can’t Stand Prosperity
vol8
No: 28
Lung Association Needs to Use More Brainpower
vol8
No: 27
Gaming Board Rolled the Dice on Pittsburgh’s Casino License
vol8
No: 26
Steps to Take Before Merging
vol8
No: 25
More Unsettling Confusion Emanates From the Port Authority
vol8
No: 24
The Real Merger Lessons from Metro Louisville
vol8
No: 23
Merger Proposal: Too Many Unanswered Questions
vol8
No: 22
An Assessment Model From Our Northern Neighbors
vol8
No: 21
Adding Up the Costs for the North Shore Connector
vol8
No: 20
Crucial Decision Time Comes To Mt. Lebanon
vol8
No: 19
State Support for Education and School District Performance
vol8
No: 18
A Pittsburgh Education Success Story
vol8
No: 17
‘Costing Out’ Study: Prescription for a Taxpayer Mugging
vol8
No: 16
County Council Puts Marker on Gaming Money
vol8
No: 15
Lazarus is Kaput, But Public Subsidies Live On
vol8
No: 14
School Lessons from Milwaukee
vol8
No: 13
Airport Debt or County Investment?
vol8
No: 12
Another Misadventure at the Port Authority
vol8
No: 11
Looking to the Private Sector to Help County Parks
vol8
No: 10
Pittsburgh’s Arts Attendees Not Getting Any Younger
vol8
No: 09
The Governor’s Odd View of Fiscal Management
vol8
No: 08
Dollars and Education Performance: Same Old Story
vol8
No: 07
When Did the County’s 2007 Deficit Appear?
vol8
No: 06
Governor Needs a Reality Check on Jobs Pronouncements
vol7
No: 03
Management Flexibility Needed to Fix Port Authority Crisis
vol7
No: 02
The Long-Awaited Restructuring of the Port Authority