This Policy Brief examines statewide student scoring on the Keystone exams given to 11th-graders. Several Allegheny County school districts’ results are also reviewed with emphasis
A 2024 Policy Brief (Vol. 24, No. 8) discussed proposed K-12 state spending following a Commonwealth Court decision and the recommendations of the Basic Education
Summary: Act 153 of 2012 allowed municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 to create a land bank to more efficiently combat blighted, vacant and
Introduction: This report examines the inflation-adjusted personal income and the per-capita income for the eight counties in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) over the
Allegheny County’s operating employment headcount is proposed to decrease from 6,149 to 5,484 (665 positions, or 10.8 percent) next year. Despite this, expenses for personnel
Introduction: In October 2024, an Allegheny Institute Policy Brief outlined a number of key problem areas facing the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
In a previous Policy Brief, the question was posed: Can Pennsylvania’s energy supply keep up with demand? This question came about as the subject of
On Sept. 25 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Pittsburgh’s non-resident sports facility usage fee (“jock tax”) unconstitutional. The city’s 2026 preliminary operating budget provides some
This review of employment changes compares the performance of the Pittsburgh region with several metro areas across the country that are not state capitals. It
To pay a share of the expenses associated with hosting the NFL Draft (Draft) in April 2026, the City of Pittsburgh approved spending $1 million
