Summary: The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation that would reduce the rate of the state’s personal income tax (PIT) from 3.07 percent to 2.8 percent.
Background: Recently released jobs data for March 2022 show private-sector employment in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) the seven-county area of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Background: In April 2020, the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (Allegheny; Armstrong; Beaver; Butler; Fayette; Washington and Westmoreland) suffered a loss of 219,000 private
Background Recently, Policy Brief Vol.21, No. 26, presented an analysis evaluating the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recovery from the steep economic and jobs downturn
Summary: The Allegheny Institute has been a long- time advocate for the adoption of Right-to-Work in Pennsylvania. Our research has demonstrated that the presence of
At the time of the presidential election in November there were 26 states with a right to work (RTW) law in place. Three states had
In a growing economy with taxes levied on sales, income, and the value of real property, not to mention special levies such as business privilege
Pittsburgh’s mayor is constantly citing reports from various magazines and newspapers about how wonderfully well Pittsburgh shows up in highly dubious livability ratings but somehow
Over time any organization, be it a state, a corporation or club can become a victim of policies and procedures that cannot get changed because
In the Lincoln Institute’s Spring 2012 Keystone Business Climate Survey, executives/managers were asked about the current business conditions facing firms in the Commonwealth. They were
