Summary: Gov. Tom Wolf has announced plans to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He wants to use the proceeds from its
Summary: In August 2009 the Rivers Casino had a long-over-due grand opening. After a tumultuous start, it gained its footing and recently celebrated its 10th
Summary: Cheswick Borough and Springdale Township in Allegheny County have opted to dissolve their individual police departments in favor of consolidating their resources into a
Summary: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a City of Pittsburgh’s ordinance requiring private employers to offer paid sick leave to full- and part-time employees.
There’s talk of attempting to improve passenger train service between Pittsburgh and Altoona. But it’s difficult to imagine the effort would fare any better than
Spring arrived just the other day; it came into the world in the usual way – with great ambiguity. Indeed, we are in both meteorological
The staff of the Allegheny Institute would like to wish all of our Policy Brief readers and their families a warm and happy Holiday Season
We would like to take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes to our readers, their families and friends for a joyous and happy Thanksgiving
Summary: On July 27, the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) released its report on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
More than half a billion dollars in new taxes, including a double nose-thumbing to one of the commonwealth’s leading economic growth engines and, not
