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Volume 1
City of Pittsburgh finances
City of Pittsburgh
24
vol17
No: 05
Gaming Revenue’s Slight 2016 Rise in Perspective
vol17
No: 04
Pittsburgh School District Hammered by Latest Report
vol17
No: 03
Surveying the Local Pension Landscape in Allegheny County
vol17
No: 02
Pirates Threaten Legal Action
vol17
No: 01
A Year of Cheer for PAT?
vol16
No: 55
Right to Work and the Recent Election
vol16
No: 54
The Deeper Implications of the Ambridge Teacher Strike
vol16
No: 53
A WOW Question: At What Cost?
vol16
No: 52
A Hard Look at Another Big Spending Pittsburgh School Budget
vol16
No: 51
What Will the Revised Casino Host Fee Look Like?
vol16
No: 50
Allegheny County Employment Exhibits No Net Growth Between 1990 and 2015
vol16
No: 49
Should Council and the Executive Get Retroactive and Automatic Pay Increases?
vol16
No: 48
Pittsburgh Moves to Further Reduce the Role of Market Economics
vol16
No: 47
State Jobs and Revenue Gains Very Weak in Recent Months
vol16
No: 46
Obstacles to Education Funding Reform in Pennsylvania
vol16
No: 45
Symphony Orchestra Travails Come to Pittsburgh
vol16
No: 44
Fact-Checking the County Exec’s Property Tax Claim
vol16
No: 43
Recent Weakness in Jobs and Earnings in the Pittsburgh MSA
vol16
No: 42
The City of Pittsburgh’s Labor Statistics: 1990 to 2015
vol16
No: 41
Another Harsh Lesson about TIFs for Retail
vol16
No: 40
Allegheny County: Long Term Changes in Workforce, Spending and Tax Revenue
vol16
No: 39
A Back to School Quiz
vol16
No: 38
Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue: Interesting Patterns
vol16
No: 37
Allegheny County Assessments: Trouble Looming?
vol16
No: 36
Pittsburgh and Benchmark City Comparisons: 2016
vol16
No: 35
Municipalities’ Share of RAD Tax Revenue
vol16
No: 34
Best Run Cities Ranking: Flawed and Misleading
vol16
No: 33
School Taxes Raised in More Than Half of County’s Districts
vol16
No: 32
A Tale of Two Commonwealth Budgets
vol16
No: 31
Why is RAD Still Funding PAT?
vol16
No: 30
Shale Gas Impact Fee Collections Dip Sharply
vol16
No: 29
PA’s General Fund Revenue Growth Has Slowed Dramatically
vol16
No: 28
Housing Task Force Punts on Appeals Policy
vol16
No: 27
Online Gaming in Pennsylvania? Not Worth Pursuing
vol16
No: 26
Free Rides Could Become More Costly with PAT Fare Changes
vol16
No: 25
A Snap Shot of Recent Light Rail Statistics
vol16
No: 24
Pittsburgh’s Dramatic Population Changes Since 2000
vol16
No: 23
Riverfront Zoning Proposal Much Improved by Revisions
vol16
No: 22
A Jobs Tale of Two Pennsylvania Cities
vol16
No: 21
The Mayor Offers a Good Idea: Some Suggested Improvements
vol16
No: 20
Who is Watching the Watchers?
vol16
No: 19
Gaming Revenues Rose in 2015
vol16
No: 18
Rebutting the Mayor’s Case for a Moratorium on City Appeals of Assessments
vol16
No: 17
ICA Reporting Requirements That Have Not Been Fulfilled: A Big Problem
vol16
No: 16
Another School Strike in Pennsylvania
vol16
No: 15
More Successful Assessment Appeals by Taxing Bodies in 2015
vol16
No: 14
Revisions Wipe Out 2015 Pittsburgh Area Job Gains
vol16
No: 13
Reassessments and Property Taxes: The Class of 2013
vol16
No: 12
Passenger Count Up Slightly at Pittsburgh International Airport
vol16
No: 11
Pennsylvania Budget Enters Bizarro World
vol16
No: 10
Proposed Zoning Changes Could Harm Efforts to Maintain Navigable Rivers
vol16
No: 09
Some Reality in Education Funding Debates Would Be Helpful
vol16
No: 08
A Ridiculous Waste of Pennsylvania Taxpayers’ Money
vol16
No: 07
Monthly Metro Area Jobs Reports Short on Reliability
vol16
No: 06
Allegheny County’s Certified Property Values for 2016
vol16
No: 05
Why are Retailers Offering Higher Pay?
vol16
No: 04
Pittsburgh Schools’ Date with Insolvency Postponed…Again
vol16
No: 03
Do Rankings Provide a True Picture of Metro Area Business Climates?
vol16
No: 02
Report on Tax Revenue from SEA and Stadium Authority Venues Needs Clarification
vol16
No: 01
Allegheny Institute: Guiding Principles and Policy Prescriptions
vol15
No: 58
Golden Oldie #5–Dear Santa
vol15
No: 57
Time to Shine a Legislative Light on the Sports and Exhibition Authority
vol15
No: 56
A Solution to the ICA-City Squabble
vol15
No: 55
Impact of the New State Education Funding Formula
vol15
No: 54
Golden Oldie #4—Teacher Strikes
vol15
No: 53
Mayor Orders Wage Hikes
vol15
No: 52
Time to Revamp or Drop Pennsylvania’s School Performance Profile
vol15
No: 51
Is Internet Gaming a Good Bet for Pennsylvania?
vol15
No: 50
Budget Impasse Not Bringing State Government to a Halt
vol15
No: 49
Common Core Tests Have Created Challenging Results
vol15
No: 48
Preventing Tax Rate Increases in Pennsylvania
vol15
No: 47
An Updated Look at Where Gaming Money for Economic Development is Going
vol15
No: 46
Westinghouse Academy and Wilkinsburg High Schoolers Together: Not a Good Solution
vol15
No: 45
Proponents of More Education Funding Never Tell the Real Story
vol15
No: 44
Pennsylvania’s Jobs Data Reports: Caution Advised
vol15
No: 43
Reassessments Roll Out in Western PA Counties
vol15
No: 42
Is a “Family Wage” in Pittsburgh’s Future?
vol15
No: 41
City Parking Taxes: A Year After the Parking Authority Price Hikes
vol15
No: 40
Wilkinsburg Education—Looking for Answers
vol15
No: 39
A Lesson that Never Gets Learned
vol15
No: 38
The Legality and Enforceability of Pittsburgh’s Sick Leave Ordinance
vol15
No: 37
Pittsburgh’s Sick Leave Bill: Where Are the Advocates of Free Enterprise?
vol15
No: 36
Golden Oldie #3: Parking Rates
vol15
No: 35
Sick Leave Bill: A Symptom of Pittsburgh’s Anti-Free Market Disease
vol15
No: 34
Updating Municipal Spending in Allegheny County
vol15
No: 33
Achievement School District Bill: Will it Turn Around Failing Schools?
vol15
No: 32
Assessment Appeals Since Allegheny County’s Reassessment
vol15
No: 31
Golden Oldie #2: Independence Day
vol15
No: 30
Education Funding Commission is a Distraction from Real Issues: Part II-Absenteeism
vol15
No: 29
Education Funding Commission is a Distraction from Real Issues: Part I-Equity
vol15
No: 28
Pittsburgh Region Ranks Low in Business Startups
vol15
No: 27
Golden Oldie #1:School Funding
vol15
No: 26
Pittsburgh’s Population Drop in 2014: What Does It Mean?
vol15
No: 25
Golden Oldies are Still Fresh
vol15
No: 24
Evaluating the House’s Property Tax Relief Bill
vol15
No: 23
Pittsburgh Area Jobs Count Revised Downward—Again
vol15
No: 22
Wilkinsburg: Poster Child for Failures of the PA Education System
vol15
No: 21
The Lung Association’s Latest Bogus Air Quality Report on Allegheny County
vol15
No: 20
Lower Hill Development No Longer Using a TIF: So What Now?