Municipal authorities were purportedly created in part to do things regular governments cannot do and to assume certain financial and operational functions. In Pittsburgh, we
Since 2008, the Allegheny Institute has commented many times on the slow arriving recession and its relatively moderate negative impact on the region’s economy. With
The Mayor didn’t veto Council’s prevailing wage legislation because he knew the veto would be overridden. Because of concerns about its effects on future development
Allegheny County Council seems intent on passing its version of a prevailing wage law, thereby placing yet one more mandate on businesses in the County.
While the local economy struggles to recover from a long running recession, the City and County governments seem intent on further undermining what’s left of
Hard on the heels of the efforts of Pittsburgh to put together a “prevailing wage” law for workers on development projects that receive government financial
In a bold New Year’s Eve gambit, Mayor Ravenstahl’s veto was able to stymie City Council efforts to institute a “prevailing wage” law in Pittsburgh
How deliciously ironic. The Laborers Union International announces it will run ads warning motorists about Pennsylvania’s structurally deficient bridges. And why are the bridges deficient?-according
Newspaper reports on the Labor Day parade Downtown noted that something was missing from the march: spectators. In fact, people walking in the parade outnumbered
Upon a moment’s reflection there is an obvious and glaring flaw in a newly appointed commission set up for the express and single purpose of
