The Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) enrollment slide is well documented, having dropped from 32,529 to 19,570 over the last 20 years. This Brief will
In terms of academic performance as measured by state achievement tests, Pittsburgh Public Schools’ (PPS) nine high schools, with a couple of exceptions, are very
Pittsburgh’s Ordinance 11 of 2025 amends the city’s Paid Sick Days Act (act). At the start of 2026, employees subject to the act will work
With the recent announcement from the president and a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania of the plan to invest $90 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) in
Much has been written about Pittsburgh’s Downtown office market and its struggles with high vacancy rates. Firms have downsized their footprints in the wake of
Summary: The county controller presented Allegheny County’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) on June 30, summarizing results from 2024. According to the controller, the
Introduction: In a recent media release, Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) reported that May’s count of total passengers, enplanements and deplanements, was 877,300. As of July
The stated intent of recently proposed legislation (H.B. 985) is to divert liquor tax revenue to provide grants to municipalities with tax-exempt property comprising 15
To address a $100 million budget deficit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has proposed service cuts and a fare increase. Concurrently,
Recently, a newspaper article noted that electricity rates across the state are going to rise as supply is failing to keep pace with demand. After
