How would Allegheny County’s students be affected by school vouchers?
The Pennsylvania Award for Student Success Program (voucher system) of $100 million that would be directed toward low income students attending low-achieving public schools in
The Pennsylvania Award for Student Success Program (voucher system) of $100 million that would be directed toward low income students attending low-achieving public schools in
The Governor has signed legislation that will dramatically alter the board of directors of the Port Authority (PAT). What was a nine member body with members serving staggered five year terms and appointed solely by the Allegheny County Chief Executive will become an eleven member body with members eventually serving staggered four year terms with appointment power shared by six individuals.
In an effort to balance the State’s $3.2 billion budget deficit, the Legislature is looking to cut funding for Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit Program
Senator Piccola issued a statement applauding ten Pennsylvania school districts for holding the line on spending and producing "no tax increases" budgets. That is indeed
The Governor has signed the Senate’s budget and immediately started to veto most of its line item spending. He only kept those items that would
When the new hockey arena’s financing deal was announced, politicians were pleased to declare that no direct taxpayer money would be used to fund the
The extraordinarily drawn out wrangling over the State budget is now reduced to a fight over who and what gets new or higher taxes. And
"Do not have officers work when you can’t pay them … or we’re going to face the same thing again". This from the solicitor to
Obviously stung by the impending loss of 600 jobs at the Direct TV call center, officials in the City of McKeesport are already prepared to
Mayor Ravenstahl is quickly coming up against the end of the fiscal year and needs to solidify Pittsburgh’s budget for next year. The Intergovernmental Cooperation