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Policy Briefs: Vol 2
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vol2
No: 64
Business Must Fight Higher Taxes
vol2
No: 63
End of the Line for Maglev?
vol2
No: 62
Pittsburgh’s Job Growth Rate Has Been Dismal
vol2
No: 61
Government Spending Absurdity
vol2
No: 60
Pittsburgh Taxes: A Clearer Picture
vol2
No: 59
Happy Thanksgiving
vol2
No: 58
Commuters and Visitors Benefit Pittsburgh Finances
vol2
No: 57
Pittsburgh’s Losing Gamble
vol2
No: 56
Putting the Brakes on the Car Rental Tax
vol2
No: 55
Great Community Stands on Slippery Slope
vol2
No: 54
Alternatives to a Car Rental Tax in Allegheny County
vol2
No: 53
Debunking School Board Puffery
vol2
No: 52
Mt. Lebanon: Let the Blighters Beware
vol2
No: 51
Regional Money Pits
vol2
No: 50
Pittsburgh Public Schools Need A ‘No Excuses’ Approach
vol2
No: 49
The Stadiums That Didn’t Save Pittsburgh
vol2
No: 48
Another Case of Misguided Policy
vol2
No: 47
Good Intentions Gone Awry
vol2
No: 46
Taxpayers Thrown A Curve
vol2
No: 45
Undeserved Award for Pittsburgh Teachers Union
vol2
No: 44
Authorities–Those Independent Units of Government
vol2
No: 43
A New Foundation for Urban Redevelopment
vol2
No: 42
It Takes a Lot of Gold to Park in the Golden Triangle
vol2
No: 41
Pittsburgh School Taxes: A Different Look
vol2
No: 40
Beltways and Right to Work: A Winning Combination
vol2
No: 39
Appointed School Members: A Non-Starter?
vol2
No: 38
Penguins Arena Funding–Back to the Drawing Board
vol2
No: 37
Entrepreneur Gets Green Light for New Cab Company
vol2
No: 36
The Strange Case of Upscale Blight
vol2
No: 35
Liberal Think Tank All Wet on Business Taxes
vol2
No: 34
Is Pittsburgh ‘Short-Sighted’?
vol2
No: 32
Spending Our Way Prosperity Is A Bad Investment
vol2
No: 31
Financing a New Penguins Arena
vol2
No: 30
Bad Schools are Government’s Failure to Keep Faith
vol2
No: 29
Tax Increment Foolishness
vol2
No: 28
Pittsburgh’s Being Spun So Hard It’s Starting To Unravel
vol2
No: 27
Is It Too Late For USAirways To Avoid Bankruptcy?
vol2
No: 26
Did Pittsburgh Give The Store Away
vol2
No: 25
Pittsburgh’s Maglev Effort Stacks Up Poorly To Competition
vol2
No: 24
Where is the Taxpayer Outrage About Education Spending?
vol2
No: 23
Gambling For Education? Not A Sure Bet
vol2
No: 22
USAirways, Airline Industry Are Running Out Of Time
vol2
No: 21
Mon-Fayette Opposition Study Contains Major Mistakes
vol2
No: 20
Four Steps For Improving Allegheny County Assessments
vol2
No: 19
Explaining Differences in School Performance
vol2
No: 18
Pittsburgh’s West Busway: Extravagant Overspending
vol2
No: 17
‘Sustainable Pittsburgh’ Would Destroy Final Leg of Mon-Fayette Expressway
vol2
No: 16
What’s Wrong With Pittsburgh’s Resume?
vol2
No: 15
Pittsburgh’s $18,500 Student
vol2
No: 14
City Council Sidesteps Living Wage Fallout
vol2
No: 13
New Convention Center Faces Intense Competition
vol2
No: 12
No Case for New Taxes in Pittsburgh
vol2
No: 12
Time For Some Honest Talk About ‘Maglev’
vol2
No: 11
The Capital Stock and Franchise Tax Issue: It’s All About Attitudes
vol2
No: 10
Regional Asset District Now Outspending Tax Revenues As Mission Creeps
vol2
No: 09
Driving To Cleveland For Cheaper Airfares No Longer Necessary
vol2
No: 08
Concerns About Pennsylvania Teacher Certification
vol2
No: 07
Playoff Hoopla: A Tale Of Two Cities
vol2
No: 06
Prevailing Wages: Costly and Unnecessary
vol2
No: 05
Teacher Unions Fight Teacher Testing
vol2
No: 04
This is No Way to Build a Highway
vol2
No: 03
Redistricting Allegheny County Style
vol2
No: 02
Government Loan Guarantees Would ‘Federalize’ Failing Airlines
vol2
No: 01
New Year’s Hopes and Wishes for 2002