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Volume 1
City of Pittsburgh finances
City of Pittsburgh
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vol19
No: 07
Pittsburgh Metro’s December jobs report disappointing
vol19
No: 06
Peers could point way on Port Authority performance
vol19
No: 05
PWSA’s 5-Year Plan
vol19
No: 04
Pa. begins long climb back to adequate pension funding
vol19
No: 03
Another greatly disappointing year for Pittsburgh Public Schools
vol19
No: 02
Turnpike tolls rise for the 10th consecutive year
vol19
No: 01
Optimism rose among Pennsylvania business leaders in 2018
vol18
No: 47
Reviewing a busy 2018
vol18
No: 46
Disappointing PSSA results for 2018
vol18
No: 45
As one ICA forms, another waits to dissolve
vol18
No: 44
WOW, what a turn of events at PIT
vol18
No: 43
Time to tighten Act 13 reporting
vol18
No: 42
Pittsburgh teams fight back: ineffectively
vol18
No: 41
Are public subsidies propping up international travel at PIT?
vol18
No: 40
Proposed charter amendment to increase county tax is a terrible idea
vol18
No: 39
Does the Pa. school consolidation law need an overhaul?
vol18
No: 38
Livability rankings tell us very little
vol18
No: 37
Tax Foundation critiques PA local taxes
vol18
No: 36
Is Pennsylvania’s economy picking up steam?
vol18
No: 35
Proposal would erase school property taxes for homesteads
vol18
No: 34
Steelers want to dip into taxpayer pockets—again
vol18
No: 33
Pennsylvania Still Not Ready or Willing to Adopt Regular Reassessments
vol18
No: 32
A Woeful Tale of an Airport Subsidy
vol18
No: 31
The Airport’s Misguided $3 Million Subsidy to British Airways
vol18
No: 30
Will Interest in Land Banks Continue to Grow?
vol18
No: 29
Shale Gas Impact Fees Jumped in 2017
vol18
No: 28
The U.S. and Pennsylvania Economies from 1990 to 2016: Massive Growth Rate Shift
vol18
No: 27
How is the New School Funding Formula Affecting Allegheny County?
vol18
No: 26
Allegheny County School Districts: Performance and Cost Comparisons
vol18
No: 25
Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Law Needs to Go
vol18
No: 24
What Was the Impact of the Parking Authority Rate Hikes?
vol18
No: 23
Pittsburgh MSA Out of Sync with U.S. Labor Market Performance
vol18
No: 22
Recent Population Changes in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area
vol18
No: 21
Lung Association Needs to Take a Deep Breath of Reality
vol18
No: 20
State University System Requires Major Legislative Remedial Actions
vol18
No: 19
2017 Appeals: Another Round Goes to Taxing Bodies
vol18
No: 18
Details on the Port Authority’s Extremely Costly Bus Service
vol18
No: 17
A Comparative Analysis of Pittsburgh International Airport Passenger Data
vol18
No: 16
Gaming Dollars Get Shuffled
vol18
No: 15
An Update on Washington County’s Property Values
vol18
No: 14
Pennsylvania Jobs Growth in Perspective
vol18
No: 13
Port Authority Bus Service Is Very Costly Compared to Peer Agencies
vol18
No: 12
Allegheny County’s Certified Property Values for 2018
vol18
No: 11
PUC to Begin Exercising its Jurisdiction over the PWSA
vol18
No: 10
Is the Stock Market Helping Pittsburgh’s Pensions?
vol18
No: 09
Pittsburgh’s Weak Nod toward Entrepreneurism
vol18
No: 08
Act 47 in Pittsburgh: What Was Accomplished?
vol18
No: 07
Passenger Count Grows at Pittsburgh International Airport
vol18
No: 06
Broken Promises for Pittsburgh Students
vol18
No: 05
Eliminating Homestead Property Taxes: By the Dollars
vol18
No: 04
Gaming Revenue Growth in Pennsylvania Continued to Slow in 2017
vol18
No: 03
When Will the ICA’s Lights Go Out?
vol18
No: 02
Homestead Exclusion Remodel Faces Major Hurdles
vol18
No: 01
Pennsylvania and U.S. Economies: A Comparison of Recent Performance
vol17
No: 50
A Look Back at the Allegheny Institute’s Work in 2017
vol17
No: 49
A New Chapter Begins in the Long Running PWSA Saga
vol17
No: 48
Pittsburgh’s Minimum Wage Obsession
vol17
No: 47
Local Share Assessment Fix in New Gaming Law
vol17
No: 46
A New Day at the ICA
vol17
No: 45
Are Pennsylvania’s Economy and Tax Collections Strengthening?
vol17
No: 44
Pennsylvania’s Embarrassing Teacher Pay Gap Across its School Districts
vol17
No: 43
Equal Local and State Education Funding Shares Not Practicable
vol17
No: 42
Short and Long Term Looks at the Pittsburgh Region’s Economy
vol17
No: 41
Supreme Court Orders Lower Court to Hear School Funding Suit
vol17
No: 40
Will Airport Reconfiguration Justify the $1.1 Billion Cost?
vol17
No: 39
Shortcomings in the State University System Report
vol17
No: 38
PA’s Transportation Funding and Budget Proposal Ironies
vol17
No: 37
Two Months, Two Funds Transfers in PA Budget Stalemate
vol17
No: 36
Senate Passes Severance Tax for Unconventional Well Gas
vol17
No: 35
A Comparative Look at Pennsylvania’s Recent Economic Performance
vol17
No: 34
Shale Gas Impact Fee Revenue Continues to Slide
vol17
No: 33
The Stadium Authority that Will Not Go Away
vol17
No: 32
Port Authority is Facing Several Pesky Issues
vol17
No: 31
City Proposes State Action to Help Erase Student Loan Debt
vol17
No: 30
No Budget Agreement Yet, But Spending Continues
vol17
No: 29
State Legislature Weighs in on Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
vol17
No: 28
Analyzing PA’s Pension Reforms
vol17
No: 27
More on the PA Turnpike and Mon Fayette Expressway
vol17
No: 26
A Snapshot of Gasoline Prices in PA and OH
vol17
No: 25
Pittsburgh Police Residency: A Recap and a Look Ahead
vol17
No: 24
Would Reversing the Laurel Pipeline Flow Benefit Western Pennsylvania?
vol17
No: 23
Pittsburgh Suffers Defeat in Three Major Court Cases
vol17
No: 22
The Economic Impact of Opioid Abuse Locally
vol17
No: 21
The Plan’s the Thing—Or is It?
vol17
No: 20
Jobs and State Tax Revenue Still Tied Together
vol17
No: 19
Can DCED Recover Money from a Bankrupt Company?
vol17
No: 18
Optimism Among Pennsylvania Businesses Increasing
vol17
No: 17
Mon Fayette Expressway on Hold—Again and Maybe Permanently
vol17
No: 16
Reassessment Brings Washington County Tax Values Up To Date
vol17
No: 15
Hotels Want a Tax Hike on Customers to Fund More Tourism
vol17
No: 14
PWSA Infrastructure Problems are Getting Worse
vol17
No: 13
State University System: Problems and Possibilities
vol17
No: 12
Developments in the Transfer of Wilkinsburg Students to Westinghouse Academy
vol17
No: 11
Appeals of 2016 Property Assessments Result in Net Increase of Taxable Values
vol17
No: 10
Governor Proposes Severance Tax—Again
vol17
No: 09
Allegheny County’s Certified Property Values for 2017
vol17
No: 08
Government Costs Saving That Didn’t Lower PA Expenditures
vol17
No: 07
Sluggish Economy Creates State Revenue and Budget Problems
vol17
No: 06
Time for Pennsylvania to Rein Municipal Regulations on Business