Tag: Pittsburgh finances

Pittsburgh’s finances: a review of 2024’s results

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

Allegheny Institute May 22, 2025

A City Run for the Benefit of its Union Employees

Pittsburgh is in serious financial difficulties because of a long history of signing generous contracts with its employees. And now City Council wants to abandon

Christopher Wendt June 25, 2009

Sugary Nonsense

Now comes Pittsburgh Mayor Ravenstahl with plans to "consider" imposing a two cents per ounce tax on sugar sweetened soft drinks. What a non-starter. Two

Christopher Wendt March 17, 2010

More Changes Needed in Pittsburgh Oversight Groups

The recent addition of Ms. Dugan to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (known as the oversight board) was a tremendously positive step for the Governor to

Christopher Wendt May 6, 2011

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