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Policy Briefs: Vol 24
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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