Newspaper headlines touted a deal reached between Norfolk Southern Railway and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on an agreement to spend more than $200
In 2010 the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law establishing an end-of-course assessment system known as the Keystone Exams. They were to be administered to all
A recent news article profiled four Western Pennsylvania school districts on their use of federal COVID aid and what might happen after the money
Private-sector jobs in Pennsylvania have started to move higher and have surpassed the pre-pandemic level with the July 2023 count climbing above July 2019. Nonetheless,
Pennsylvania’s 2023 fiscal year began on July 1, 2022, and ended June 30, 2023. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue recently released the general fund revenue
Summary: How does Allegheny County compare with other counties across the nation on per-resident government spending, revenue and staffing? What about population change and
Notwithstanding publicity efforts proclaiming the importance and performance of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), the real story of the last two decades is dismal at best.
An earlier Policy Brief, Vol. 23, No. 19, analyzing first quarter office vacancy statistics, noted that the Pittsburgh area’s rate of 21.8 percent represented a
Introduction: For years private-sector employment growth in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)—the seven-county region of Armstrong; Allegheny; Beaver; Butler; Fayette; Washington and Westmoreland—has trailed
Summary: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is the mass-transit provider for Allegheny County, created by state law by the Second Class County Port Authority Act (Act
