The Allegheny Institute has published several Policy Briefs in recent years analyzing and discussing the increasingly large gaps in the inequities in property tax assessments
The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation that would reduce the rate of the state’s personal income tax (PIT) from 3.07 percent to 2.8 percent. The legislation
This Policy Brief provides a snapshot of how Pennsylvania is doing compared to a selection of states across the country over the longer period of
Several previous Policy Briefs have discussed the lingering high office vacancy rates in Pittsburgh’s central business district (CBD), especially since the pandemic, and how they
A bill introduced in the General Assembly would permit all counties except Philadelphia and Allegheny to enact a 1 percent local option sales and use
In short, notwithstanding efforts by Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) officials over the last few years to promote the international passenger count at the airport,
A recent editorial in the Post-Gazette raised the question: “Can Pittsburgh thrive without growing?” The author states that the metro area and county have lost
On April 8, Pittsburgh Public Schools filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas to force Allegheny County to carry out a reassessment.
In a March 15, 2024, Post-Gazette article, the CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority—in response to the as of yet officially unposted February passenger
At the close of 2023 Pennsylvania gaming revenue reached $5.695 billion, the highest yearly total to date, and up 9.3 percent from 2022. In 2023,
