Tag: City of Pittsburgh

Redeveloping the Lower Hill

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

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Facts from the Act 47 Plan

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

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Facts from the Act 47 Plan

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

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Facts from the Act 47 Plan

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

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A Quartet of New Taxes

The Act 47 plan’s Revenue Initiative #1, also known as RE01, instructs the City to "generate at least $10 million per year in local revenue

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