Summary: On Dec. 3, Allegheny County Council approved operating, capital and grants/special/agency budgets for 2025. Totaling $3.1 billion, the budgets were signed by the
Summary: A 2.2 mill (46.5 percent) property tax hike proposed by the Allegheny County chief executive in the 2025 fiscal plan does not have
Summary: Included in the proposed 2025 comprehensive fiscal plan submitted by the Allegheny County chief executive is a 2.2 mill increase in the property
Summary: Allegheny County is facing property assessment lawsuits. At the same time, the county’s elected officials have considered, and are considering, a number
Introduction: On June 26, the Allegheny County controller released the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The controller described 2023 as “an ‘inflection point’
Summary: On April 8, Pittsburgh Public Schools filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas to force Allegheny County to carry out a
Summary: In March 2023, the City of Pittsburgh challenged the tax-exempt status of 26 parcels the city felt did “not meet the purely public
Summary: The Allegheny Institute published five Policy Briefs (Vol. 23, Nos. 9, 14, 20, 25 and 29) on crucial issues and recommendations for
Introduction: A recent news article profiled four Western Pennsylvania school districts on their use of federal COVID aid and what might happen after the
Summary: How does Allegheny County compare with other counties across the nation on per-resident government spending, revenue and staffing? What about population change
