Summary: Allegheny County’s assessed property values in 2022 stand at $106.5 billion, with $84.4 billion taxable and $22.1 billion exempt from taxation. These figures are
Summary: Allegheny County levies a 7 percent hotel room rental tax that is used primarily for debt on the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and
Summary: As 2020 began, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald touted the economic performance of the county since 2000. As noted in late 2019, an Institute
Summary: A recent Policy Brief (Vol. 18, No. 13) demonstrated the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s (PAAC) very high bus operating expense compared to five
In 1994 Allegheny County imposed a one percent local sales tax allowed under 1993’s Act 77, the legislation creating the Allegheny Regional Asset District. Act
As of August 30th, the USAirways’ (now American) flight operations center, subsidized by taxpayers, will close. Around 650 jobs will either move to Fort Worth
Recently the Allegheny Institute released its annual report on municipal spending in Allegheny County (Report 15-03). This year, the data has been updated by looking
Right on schedule, the American Lung Association is out with its annual report on air pollution in the EPA’s Pittsburgh attainment region that includes several
Perhaps one of the most contentious issues facing the Allegheny County Chief Executive and Council is whether or not to allow natural gas drillers access
A few weeks ago (Policy Brief, Volume 14, Number 15) the Institute called attention to the Mt. Lebanon policy of appealing property tax assessments of
