Summary: With the state budget deadline on the horizon, the House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would expand the commonwealth’s gross receipts tax
Introduction: Policy Brief Vol. 26, No. 15, examined the negative effects associated with a potential $15 per hour minimum wage hike in Pennsylvania. This Policy
Introduction: Less than three months after signing Pennsylvania’s long overdue 2025-26 budget into law, on Feb. 3, Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his 2026-27 budget presentation
Summary: The county controller presented Allegheny County’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) on June 30, summarizing results from 2024. According to the controller,
Summary: The city controller presented Pittsburgh’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on May 1, summarizing results from 2024 while expressing concerns over the financial future
A wise economist once remarked that nothing grows exponentially forever. A corollary would be that rapid exponential growth of anything will not be sustainable
“It’s not Pittsburgh’s way to boom or bust” “Pittsburgh has avoided many of the housing-related problems that plague the larger economy because home values
