The City of Pittsburgh’s preliminary 2024 operating and capital budgets were made public on Sept. 30th. Formal presentation by the mayor to City Council comes
A February Policy Brief detailed an executive order from the mayor of Pittsburgh that called for a review of tax-exempt property owned by purely public
Summary: A 2021 Policy Brief (Vol. 21, No. 36) detailed the four-year spending plan adopted by the City of Pittsburgh for its American Rescue Plan
Summary: On Jan. 24 the mayor of Pittsburgh signed an executive order which directs two city departments to “begin a review of all tax-exempt properties
Summary: An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge struck down Pittsburgh’s “non-resident sports facility usage fee” (fee) in September. This was due to a 2019 lawsuit
Summary: Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess recently introduced a bill that would levy a 1 percent tax on consumers of higher education and medical services
Summary: In several respects the financial situation in Pittsburgh made significant and important positive strides over the period 2013-2018. However, there are still substantial concerns
Summary: Pittsburgh’s major sports franchises banded together to pay for a study that purports to show how important the teams are to the economies of
Summary: The Stadium Authority, which should have gone out of business with the demolition of Three Rivers Stadium, continues to exist. And now it plans
In mid-December of last year, the City Controller released results of a study showing that over a five-year period, 2009 through 2013 inclusive, properties (and
