Pennsylvania’s Anti-Growth Trifecta
The decades’ long anemic growth of Pennsylvania’s economy has been well documented. Consistently over many years, the state has posted job gains ranking among the
Christopher Wendt
June 4, 2010
The decades’ long anemic growth of Pennsylvania’s economy has been well documented. Consistently over many years, the state has posted job gains ranking among the
According to Mayor Ravenstahl there is unanimous agreement in his task force of government, university and business leaders that Pittsburgh needs a new source of
Another year, another budget crisis. The Port Authority’s (PAT) budget projection for 2010-2011 calls for yet another funding shortfall; this time about $25 million. PAT’s
The head of the Fish and Boat Commission wants a slice of a proposed severance tax on Marcellus Shale development in order to provide for
A recent opinion letter printed in the Post Gazette urges suburbanites to voluntarily send money to the City to help it with its financial problems.
Recommendation Three by the Public-Private Task force concerned with the finances of the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh said this: "provide the citizens of Pittsburgh an
With voters in the City of Pittsburgh approving an additional 0.25 mill to provide dedicated funding for the Carnegie Library system in a referendum this
Several months after City of Pittsburgh voters opted to increase their property taxes in order to fund the Carnegie Libraries and after residents and businesses
A resident of the Southside is facing assault charges for shooting a man with BB gun who refused to heed the resident’s demands that he
The Governor has let the cat out of the bag, or maybe, more apropos, some of the air out of the tire, on a holistic
