Fixing PRT: a crucial policy issue for chief executive candidates
Summary: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is the mass-transit provider for Allegheny County, created by state law by the Second Class County Port Authority Act (Act
Summary: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is the mass-transit provider for Allegheny County, created by state law by the Second Class County Port Authority Act (Act
Summary: Proposed legislation would enable certain counties in Pennsylvania to enact new taxes, surtaxes and fees to subsidize mass transit and fund transportation infrastructure. This
The Port Authority’s FY2010 budget projection shows the agency spending $362 million, up from $328 million just two years ago. Not surprisingly, the area of
After a series of court rulings that have gone against Allegheny County government, the Supreme Court finally reached a decision the Chief Executive approves of.
With apologies to the late Paul Harvey, we have to weigh in on the comments made by the County Council President at last night’s meeting
With the proposed tax on the privilege of attending college within the City limits on hold, Pittsburgh City Council is exploring other ways to increase
Although Allegheny County’s base year plan has not completely given up the ghost, the epitaph for the plan is beginning to be written.
The respective partisan caucuses of Allegheny County Council will soon be meeting to select members to fill the two vacancies caused by Council members who
Should voters in the City of Pittsburgh have the right to approve or reject property tax increases? A majority of City Council does not think
As home rule government begins its second decade in Allegheny County-the effective date of the Home Rule Charter was January 1, 2000-taxpayers and residents of