Introduction: This report examines the employment situation in the City of Pittsburgh from 2014 to 2024 and 2019 to 2024 to determine how well
Introduction: Recently, the Allegheny Institute released a Policy Brief that updated the comparison of Pittsburgh finances with a benchmark city comprised of Charlotte, N.C., Salt
In December 2015 the Mayor’s office issued a press release promoting a change to the zoning laws regarding riverfront development within City borders. The claim
Late in the summer, the Mayor of Pittsburgh announced that he wanted to establish the largest ever Tax Increment Financing district (TIF) in the City
Pittsburgh’s Recovery Team unveiled its amended Recovery Plan last week, the latest step in the City’s tenure under Act 47 distressed status that began in
Today’s Policy Brief outlined the overarching themes of the amended Act 47 Plan for the City of Pittsburgh. Those themes are (1) the Coordinator should
Pittsburgh’s debt is high, but how does it compare to other cities? The Recovery Plan includes data from Moody’s Investor Services on FY2008. Using direct
Which personnel group has seen its ranks thinned the most under Act 47? Since Act 47 gives the employer leverage over collective bargaining for new
Discussing the Act 47 plan yesterday, Pittsburgh’s Mayor said this about the plan’s so called failsafe option of increasing taxes to fund budget shortfalls: "I
There is much rejoicing in the office of the Pittsburgh Promise program as well in the Mayor’s and Superintendent’s office. Several million more dollars have
