Once again the Port Authority chief executive is warning of disastrous cuts in service if the state does not come through with more funding; something
On the heels of a Citywide referendum that approved a tax hike for libraries (1/4 of a mill) and the 1 mill increase by County
Right on cue, the Port Authority has rolled out the latest doomsday scenario of service cuts and layoffs. No doubt the huge projected budget shortfall,
Stockton, CA has a population of just over 291,000 people, making it slightly smaller than Pittsburgh. Located in the central part of the state, the
An annual growth rate of about 3% per year in expenditures; no increases to existing taxes and no real proposals for new types; still wrestling
Close to five years ago the City of Pittsburgh asked the state to remove it from Act 47 distressed status. At that point the City
If an exam with 132 questions was administered at any of the schools in western Pennsylvania and the student correctly answered 85 of those questions,
