This Policy Brief describes private-sector job growth performances of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area over the 10 years 2013 to 2023 and the last four
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would increase funding for public transit agencies in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). This is the
Several previous Policy Briefs have illustrated the fallacy that extraordinarily high levels of per student revenue and spending are correlated with high levels of
When Gov. Shapiro gave his budget address in early February, he laid out a long wish list of spending increases. While that makes great politics,
Summary: The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would spend $8.94 billion on the basic education funding subsidy for the state’s 500 school districts.
This Policy Brief provides a short summary comparison of 2023 airport activity at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with pre-Covid years looking at total passengers, international
As 2023 ended, Westmoreland County commissioners voted for the largest county property tax increase in more than 20 years. The county millage rate rose from
Summary: The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld an Allegheny County Common Pleas Court ruling that struck down Pittsburgh’s “non-resident sports facility usage fee” (fee). Professional sports
This Policy Brief looks at the passenger recovery at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) as measured from the just-released October and November 2023 data to the
Earlier this month a news report noted that three office towers in Pittsburgh’s central business district (CBD) won appeals for their property assessments. The Tower
