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- 2026
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- How Carbon Taxes Collapsed Pennsylvania’s Electrity Generation InvestmentRead Article
- Proposed Ordinance Would Mandate Regular Reassessments in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Pennsylvania Cannot Tax Its Way into an Innovation EconomyRead Article
- Shapiro’s Utility Plan Won’t Fix Pennsylvania’s Power ShortageRead Article
- Pennsylvania Should Lead, Not Obstruct, on Data CentersRead Article
- PA Could Unlock $1 Billion in Education ScholarshipsRead Article
- Bench the NCAA Transfer PortalRead Article
- 2025
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- Gov. Shapiro Still Isn’t Getting (Stuff) DoneRead Article
- Electric Bills Too High: Bad Energy Policy is To BlameRead Article
- Shapiro’s Shadow CampaignRead Article
- Full Expensing Boosts Economic GrowthRead Article
- Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing Sector is the Engine of Economic GrowthRead Article
- Good Government Starts with Accountability – Even for Josh ShapiroRead Article
- Governor Shapiro: Hold the Line on the State BudgetRead Article
- Population and Employment Changes in the Pittsburgh Metro RegioRead Article
- PA’s Public Schools Are Failing – And More Money Won’t HelpRead Article
- Government Waste is No AccidentRead Article
- Poll Shows Pennsylvanians Demand A New Path ForwardRead Article
- New Year, New Taxes in PennsylvaniaRead Article
- Biden Should Approve the U.S. Steel DealRead Article
- 2024
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- No, America Did Not Vote for AuthoritarianismRead Article
- Social Justice, Not Math Scores Drive PA’s School PolicyRead Article
- U.S. Department of Education Against EducationRead Article
- High Gas Prices Threaten Pennsylvania EconomyRead Article
- State Budget AnalysisRead Article
- A comparative overview of recent Pittsburgh Schools’ PSSA scoresRead Article
- Natural Gas Leads to a Cleaner Environment, Stronger EconomyRead Article
- Proposed State Tax Cut Would Save PA Families An Average of $900 Per YearRead Article
- Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Employment NumbersRead Article
- Where Do AFSCME Union Dues Go?Read Article
- Union Democracy? Not So MuchRead Article
- Could Local Sales Taxes be Coming to Pennsylvania Counties?Read Article
- Pittsburgh International Airport Passenger CountsRead Article
- Allegheny County Reassessment Lawsuit Becomes a RealityRead Article
- The Value of Pennsylvania Natural Gas Continues to GrowRead Article
- State General Fund Revenues Fall Short of Last Year’s CollectionsRead Article
- Basic Education Subsidy Would Grow and Transform State BudgetRead Article
- Lavish Spending Will Mean Higher TaxesRead Article
- Confessions of a Former Environmentalist: Why I Gave Up on Green PoliciesRead Article
- Time to Throw Chevron OverboardRead Article
- PASSHE’s Continuing WoesRead Article
- Results of Pittsburgh’s Tax Exempt Property StatusRead Article
- Lifeline Scholarships Provide Hope to Students in Failing SchoolsRead Article
- 2023
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- A Look Back at 2023, A Look Ahead at 2024Read Article
- Small Businesses Don’t Want Carbon TaxRead Article
- Dr. Richard G. Jewell: JFK RememberedRead Article
- Pittsburgh Area Jobs Struggle to Return to Pre-Covid LevelsRead Article
- PA House Democrats Cut Education Funding for Low Income FamiliesRead Article
- ‘Red Tape’ Discourages Business Investment in PennsylvaniaRead Article
- The Continuing Saga of the Pittsburgh Mills TIFRead Article
- Commission Begins Quest for Constitutional School FundingRead Article
- What Philly Looters Have in Common With January 6th ProtestorsRead Article
- Skill Games: David vs GoliathRead Article
- Inaccurate Property Assessments: Causes, Impacts and Corrective ActionsRead Article
- EPA Further Threatens Grid ReliabilityRead Article
- Sen. Lindsey Williams Supports School Choice – But Only for the RichRead Article
- Time to End the Keystone Exam CharadeRead Article
- Moody’s Rating No Cause for CelebrationRead Article
- Federal COVID Aid is Coming to An End: How Will School Districts React?Read Article
- Outdated Township Construction Law Costs Taxpayers MoneyRead Article
- Pennsylvanians Deserve Right to WorkRead Article
- Lots of Talk, Little Action on Philly Gun CrimeRead Article
- The Broken Politics of Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Unions Against TeachersRead Article
- The Money Behind Opposition to School ChoiceRead Article
- PA State Revenue Growth SlowsRead Article
- Jeff Yass: The Pennsylvania School Choice StakesRead Article
- Benchmarking Performance Critical for County Executive CandidatesRead Article
- Jon Anzur: Permitting Reform Critical in Cementing PA’s Energy LeadershipRead Article
- The Many Benefits of Giving Students a PASSRead Article
- Pittsburgh Area Jobs Gains Remain Sluggish Through JuneRead Article
- ‘Bidenomics’ vs. Prosperity: Prosperity is PossibleRead Article
- State Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Senate Should Reverse Higher Mortgage FeesRead Article
- Work Together to Save Students in Failing SchoolsRead Article
- Will Cuts in Pennsylvania’s Corporate Net Income Tax Speed Up?Read Article
- Don’t Let Pennsylvania Replicate the Minnesota MessRead Article
- You Need a Friend in PennsylvaniaRead Article
- Tax Reform, Not Tax Credits Will Grow Pennsylvania’s EconomyRead Article
- Impact Fee Payments Reach Municipal LevelRead Article
- Pennsylvania Must Withdraw from Regional Greenhouse Gas InitiativeRead Article
- Impact of Dobbs Ruling on Abortion in PennsylvaniaRead Article
- Only 21% of Workers ‘Engaged’ in their JobsRead Article
- A Critical Public Policy Issue for County Executive CandidatesRead Article
- A Closer Look at Allegheny County’s Air QualityRead Article
- A Closer Look at Allegheny County’s Air QualityRead Article
- Governor Shapiro Should Deliver on His Most Popular Bi-Partisan Campaign PledgeRead Article
- Teacher Unions Pick Politics Over Students and TeachersRead Article
- Stop Chasing Residents Away With High TaxesRead Article
- Don’t Let Zabel Scandal Get Swept Under the RugRead Article
- Sen. Ryan Aument: Don’t Fund A Broken Education SystemRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s ARP Spending: An UpdateRead Article
- What’s Missing from Shapiro’s First Budget?Read Article
- Our Economic IlliteracyRead Article
- Bus Ridership Still Below Pre-COVID LevelsRead Article
- Tragic Farce: The Origins and Destiny of Critical Race TheoryRead Article
- ‘Green’ vs. ‘Dirty’ Economics a False ChoiceRead Article
- Sen. Tracy Pennycuick: PA Needs Photo Voter IDRead Article
- Pittsburgh International Airport Woes ContinueRead Article
- Giving Voters a VoiceRead Article
- Pittsburgh Metro Area Jobs Still LaggingRead Article
- PA Teacher Unions Care Only About Lining Their PocketsRead Article
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit Contract a Missed OpportunityRead Article
- 2022
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- The Twitter Files — Let Us Not Soon ForgetRead Article
- State Revenue Continues to GrowRead Article
- False Assumptions Behind Climate Change Regulations in PARead Article
- Opening Day for PA House of Representative will be Packed with UncertaintyRead Article
- The Demolition Fee is Here to StayRead Article
- Prospects for Gas Well Output at Pittsburgh International Have DimmedRead Article
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit Should Right-Size Weak Performing RoutesRead Article
- PA Gaming Revenue Led by SlotsRead Article
- Pittsburgh Airport Woes Continue as Junket Visits EnglandRead Article
- Allegheny County School Districts: A Ten Year ReviewRead Article
- PA Lawmakers Paid by Entities that Benefit from their VotesRead Article
- The Curious Case of Protecting Drop Boxes in Lehigh CountyRead Article
- Pittsburgh Region Jobs Below Pre-Pandemic LevelsRead Article
- Troubling New Research on Political Bias and BigotryRead Article
- What to Expect from Pennsylvania’s Corporate Net Income Tax CutRead Article
- Three Steps to Make Illegal Guns Like KryptoniteRead Article
- Pittsburgh International Passenger Rebound FaltersRead Article
- What’s Next in Public Sector Residency Requirements?Read Article
- The Common Level Ratio in Assessment AppealsRead Article
- Senator Judy Ward: Setting the Record Straight on Proposed Constitutional AmendmentsRead Article
- How Pittsburgh and Benchmark Cities Fared During PandemicRead Article
- PA Private Jobs Not Fully Recovered from PandemicRead Article
- R Seth Williams: Krasner Puts Ideology Ahead of DutyRead Article
- Impact of Pandemic on Sports & Exhibitions in Allegheny County DetailedRead Article
- Who is Investigating Philly D.A. Larry Krasner?Read Article
- Port Authority Light Rail Costs Near the Top NationallyRead Article
- Philadelphia’s Plummeting Reputation Hindering COVID ComebackRead Article
- Allegheny County’s 2021 Assessment AppealsRead Article
- ID to Vote Isn’t Suppression, It is NecessaryRead Article
- Our Students Need a LifelineRead Article
- The Keystone Exams FisacoRead Article
- PA State Revenues Surge in Current Fiscal YearRead Article
- Private Employment Growth During COVIDRead Article
- Turnpike Toll Hikes Roll OnRead Article
- Wendi Thomas: New Legislative Districts Unfair, UncompetitiveRead Article
- Plan for Bridge Tolling a Gift Pennsylvanians Don’t WantRead Article
- 2021
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- PA’s Employment Picture Not So RosyRead Article
- RGGI Implementation Delayed Under Expected House Action as Cost of Membership SoarsRead Article
- School Choice is the Fix for PA’s Broken Public Education SystemRead Article
- Casino Revenues Continue to ClimbRead Article
- Jabari Jones: Politicizing gun violence is killing Philadelphia — literallyRead Article
- Pausing in UnisonRead Article
- Parental Education Rights and Religious LibertyRead Article
- Jeremy Baker: Josh Shapiro’s WonderlandRead Article
- Is RAD Tax Revenue Headed for Record Breaking Year?Read Article
- McSwain: Power of Education Belongs to Families, Not Teacher UnionsRead Article
- Environmental Extremists Threaten Pennsylvania’s Energy LeadershipRead Article
- Labor Force Growth Slow to ReboundRead Article
- PA Natural Gas Advancing Economic Opportunities, Environmental SolutionsRead Article
- Pittsburgh Approves American Rescue Plan SpendingRead Article
- Creating an Election System for 2021, Not Patching One from 1937Read Article
- Allegheny County Mid-Year FinancesRead Article
- Explosive Growth in Home SchoolingRead Article
- How the State Budget Affects Allegheny County’s School DistrictsRead Article
- Uncle Sam Plays MarketRead Article
- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority’s Latest Rate ProposalRead Article
- State Revenue Beats Projections Despite Pandemic Lock DownRead Article
- To Fix Transportation We Have to Prioritize TransportationRead Article
- Allegheny County Assessment AppealsRead Article
- Evaluating Pittsburgh’s Private Jobs Recovery from COVID DownturnRead Article
- NE PA Communities Reflect National TrendsRead Article
- Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Shows Why We Can’t Have Nice ThingsRead Article
- Pipelines Deliver the Energy that Powers PARead Article
- Senate Checks Wolf’s Unilateral Imposition of Greenhouse Gas Compact on PARead Article
- Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Wolf’s Unilateral Action on RGGI Energy TaxRead Article
- ‘Woke’ Penn State University Has Gone Too FarRead Article
- Energy Production Important to PA’s Environmental FutureRead Article
- The Tim Tebow Controversy – It’s About the CultureRead Article
- Allegheny County’s Hotel Tax Fell Sharply in 2020Read Article
- Economic Policies and Pittsburgh Office VacanciesRead Article
- A Look at PA’s COVID-19 ResponseRead Article
- Why the Supreme Court Should Not be ChangedRead Article
- Easy to Vote, Hard to CheatRead Article
- Reviewing Allegheny County’s 2020 FinancesRead Article
- Power, Parler, and the Problem of Big TechRead Article
- Pennsylvania’s Unheralded Benefit from Shale Gas ProductionRead Article
- Government Mandated Sick Leave in Allegheny County is a Bad IdeaRead Article
- The COVID-19 Data That Never ExistedRead Article
- Reviewing Pittsburgh’s 2020 FinancesRead Article
- Minimum Wage, Maximum DiscriminationRead Article
- No Carbon Taxation Without RepresentationRead Article
- COVID-19 Hammered PA Economy, Job Losses StaggeringRead Article
- Moral Dimensions of the Student Loan CrisisRead Article
- COVID-19 Shows the Value of Free MarketsRead Article
- How Did the RAD Tax Fare in 2020?Read Article
- Martin Luther King, Jr. & ‘America’s Promissory Note’Read Article
- 2020
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- 2020 Year in ReviewRead Article
- Toomey Reigns in Fed Emergency PowersRead Article
- Governor Wolf Owns the Shut DownRead Article
- Wolf Vetoes Small Business: But There is a New HopeRead Article
- Pausing in UnisonRead Article
- State of Gamblining Revenues in Pandemic PARead Article
- How Are School Districts Spending Coronavirus Aid?Read Article
- Policy Brief: Shale Permit FeesRead Article
- Philly Area Dems Silent on ‘Court Packing’Read Article
- Is Government Mandated Sick Leave Coming to Allegheny County?Read Article
- Parkway Homesless Encampment Shows Philly Sliding BackwardRead Article
- Philly Elections Juiced with Chicago CashRead Article
- Forget Marijuana Legalization, Reform the PLCB FirstRead Article
- Mayor Kenny Has Voted With His Mouth – Open the RestaurantsRead Article
- Questions Abound Over Allegheny County’s Demolition FeeRead Article
- Pastors Send Historic Letter Urging End to Wolf’s Abuse of PowerRead Article
- Natural Gas Impact Fee Revenues DipRead Article
- Pittsburgh Metro Area Jobs UpdateRead Article
- Coronavirus Impact on School District RevenueRead Article
- U.S. Supreme Court Becomes a Super LegislatureRead Article
- PA General Fund Revenues Take Hit from ShutdownRead Article
- Making Philadelphia City Government More Political Wrong Way to GoRead Article
- Estimating PA Turnpike Revenue Losses from COVID-19Read Article
- COVID-19, Free Trade, and theNation-StateRead Article
- Small Business Can’t Wait Longer for Affordable Health InsuranceRead Article
- Unprecedented Times – But Two Things Never ChangeRead Article
- Getting Healthy Citizens and Healthy Businesses Back to WorkRead Article
- Turzai Bill to Allow Construction Sites to Re-OpenRead Article
- Minimum Wage, Maximum DamageRead Article
- Big Time Spenders: How Money Influences Presidential CampaignsRead Article
- Pittsburgh Public Schools Still Selling PropertyRead Article
- 2019
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- Probation Reform Garners Bi-Partisan SupportRead Article
- Restore PA Repeats Mistakes of OldRead Article
- How Climate Change Really Isn’t About the ClimateRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Costly and Counter-Productive Paid Sick Leave LawRead Article
- Pittsburgh Region Public Schools: Enrollment Down, Costs UpRead Article
- Lung Association’s Air Quality Scare MisleadingRead Article
- 2018
- 2017
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- Government Must Stop Doing Union’s WorkRead Article
- Local Share Assessment Fix in New Gaming LawRead Article
- Is PA Economy Strengthening?Read Article
- Teacher Pay Varies WidelyRead Article
- Wolf Vetoes Work Requirement for Welfare RecipientsRead Article
- Equal Ed Funding Not PracticableRead Article
- Reforming PA Government in One Fell SwoopRead Article
- Supreme Court Orders Hearing of School Funding SuitRead Article
- CAP Budget UpdateRead Article
- Analysis of Pittsburgh Airport UpgradeRead Article
- Shortcomings in State University System ReportRead Article
- It is a Tax Hike, Not ‘Recurring’ RevenueRead Article
- PA’s Transportation Funding IroniesRead Article
- Minimum Wage High Would Cost 400,000 JobsRead Article
- House Members Offer Balanced Budget ProposalRead Article
- Senate Passes Severance Tax for Unconventional Well GasRead Article
- House Plan Taps Stashed Money to Pay BillsRead Article
- Comparative Look at PA Economic PerformanceRead Article
- Proposal to Trim State Budget IntroducedRead Article
- $65 Million in Earmarks Hidden in State BudgetRead Article
- The Stadium Authority That Will Not Go AwayRead Article
- Port Authority Faces Pesky IssuesRead Article
- Wolf Nominates ‘Ghost Teacher’ for Labor SecretaryRead Article
- No Budget Agreement, But Spending ContinuesRead Article
- State Takeover of Pittsburgh Water and Sewer?Read Article
- Another Tax Hike Won’t Get PA Out of Bottom TenRead Article
- Two Budget Approaches, Neither WorkRead Article
- Analyzing PA’s Pension ReformsRead Article
- End Horse Racing’s $2.6 Billion Taxpayer WindfallRead Article
- State Budget UnbalancedRead Article
- Analysis of SW PA Turnpike ‘Extensions’Read Article
- Close Budget Shortfall Without Raising TaxesRead Article
- Six Benefits of Health Care Bill to PARead Article
- School Spending Facts Contradict Funding MythRead Article
- ‘Get Out of Town’ Budget Does Not Inspire ConfidenceRead Article
- Snapshot of Gas Prices in PA and OHRead Article
- State Budget Killed Nearly 100 Vape ShopsRead Article
- $800 Million Radio System Doesn’t WorkRead Article
- Pittsburgh Police ResidencyRead Article
- Pension Reform: Symbolism Over SubstanceRead Article
- Would Reversing Laurel Pipeline Benefit Western PA?Read Article
- PA Shouldn’t Repeat Michigan’s Pension MistakeRead Article
- School District Reserves Top $4.4 BillionRead Article
- Pittsburgh Loses Court CasesRead Article
- The Economic Impact of Opioid AbuseRead Article
- Convicted Senator Wants Pension RestoredRead Article
- Pittsburgh Public School Try AgainRead Article
- State Pension Fund Takes Baby StepsRead Article
- Solutions for Job CreatorsRead Article
- Jobs and State Tax Revenue TiedRead Article
- Auditor General Faults Labor and IndustryRead Article
- Can DCED Recover Money From Bankrupt Company?Read Article
- Nuclear Power Industry Wants a BailoutRead Article
- Mon-Fayette Expressway on Hold AgainRead Article
- Major Wolf Contributor Nets $135 Million ContractRead Article
- Reassessment Brings Washington County Tax Values Up to DateRead Article
- Pension Reform Must Include Funding ReformRead Article
- Alco Hotels Want Take Hike to Fund TourismRead Article
- Pittsburgh Authority Problems MountRead Article
- State University System: Problems and PossibilitiesRead Article
- Bill to Address Skilled Craftsmen Shortage IntroducedRead Article
- Wilkinsburg School UpdateRead Article
- Pensions: Some Illinois Dems Braver than Some PA GOPRead Article
- Tax Appeals Result in Increase of Taxable ValuesRead Article
- Wolf Proposes Severance Tax AgainRead Article
- Increasing Minimum Wage Will Hurt People Who Can Least Afford ItRead Article
- A Pension Ponzi Scheme?Read Article
- AlCO’s Certified Property Values for 2017Read Article
- Wolf’s Mathematically Magical BudgetRead Article
- Cost ‘Savings’ Didn’t Lower ExpendituresRead Article
- Sluggish Economy Creates State Budget ProblemRead Article
- Wolf Offers Limited Structural ReformsRead Article
- Budget Solution: Eliminate Prevailing WageRead Article
- Tackle the Shadow BudgetRead Article
- Good News on Paycheck ProtectionRead Article
- Budget Solutions: Cut Corporate WelfareRead Article
- Time to Rein in Municipal Regulations on BusinessRead Article
- Governor Wolf: Right Thing, Wrong Reason?Read Article
- State Budget Solution: Student Focused Education FundingRead Article
- Gaming Revenues Slight Rise in PerspectiveRead Article
- Budget Solutions: Liquor PrivatizationRead Article
- Pittsburgh School District Hammered in Latest ReportRead Article
- Surveying the Pension Landscape in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- State Budget Solutions: Corrections ReformRead Article
- Pirates Threaten Legal ActionRead Article
- A Year of Cheer for PAT?Read Article
- 2016
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- Right to Work and the Recent ElectionRead Article
- PA Population Drops First Time in 31 YearsRead Article
- Is This Governor Wolf’s Bridgegate?Read Article
- ALEC Takes Aim at Pension Fund CronyismRead Article
- Deeper Implications of the Ambridge Teacher StrikeRead Article
- State Spending to Blame for Low Economic OpportunityRead Article
- At What Cost?Read Article
- State Budget: GOP Should Go on OffenseRead Article
- A Hard Look at Pittsburgh School BudgetRead Article
- PA’s Economic Climate Challenges NonprofitsRead Article
- PA Revenue Below EstimateRead Article
- What Will Revised Casino Host Fee Look Like?Read Article
- ALCo Employment Exhibits No Net GrowthRead Article
- Should Council and Executive Get Retroactive Pay Increases?Read Article
- PA Gets ‘D’ in Public Sector Labor AnalysisRead Article
- Pittsburgh Reduces Role of Market EconomicsRead Article
- State Jobs and Revenue Gains WeakRead Article
- Unions Pour Millions Into PA ElectionsRead Article
- Obstacles to Education ReformRead Article
- ‘Frankenpension’ UpdateRead Article
- ‘Frankenpension’ Should Frighten TaxpayersRead Article
- Symphony Orchestra Travails Come to PittsburghRead Article
- Fact Checking Property Tax ClaimsRead Article
- PA Business Climate SluggishRead Article
- Recent Weakness in Jobs and Earnings in Pittsburgh MSARead Article
- PA Highway’s ExpensiveRead Article
- State Employee Costs Up $500 MillionRead Article
- City of Pittsburgh Labor StatsRead Article
- Another Harsh Lesson About TIFs for RetailRead Article
- ALCO: Long Term ChangesRead Article
- Guard Your Wallets!Read Article
- A Back to School QuizRead Article
- Why Don’t They Cut Costs First?Read Article
- PA Gaming Revenue: Interesting PatternsRead Article
- Alco Assessments: Trouble Looming?Read Article
- Pittsburgh and Benchmark City Comparisons: 2016Read Article
- Electrical Workers Union Under Federal InvestigationRead Article
- Municipalities’ Share of RAD Tax RevenueRead Article
- Cities Ranking: Flawed, MisleadingRead Article
- PA’s ‘Balanced Budget’ Falling ApartRead Article
- School Taxes Up in AlcoRead Article
- Games, eBooks, Music? There is a Tax for ThatRead Article
- PA Liquor System RestrictiveRead Article
- Income Inequality Top Democrat ConcernRead Article
- Big Government Killing PhillyRead Article
- Loss for ‘Ghost Teachers,’ Win for TaxpayersRead Article
- Why is RAD Still Funding PAT?Read Article
- Supreme Court, Terrorism Top ConcernsRead Article
- Shale Gas Fee Collections Drop SharplyRead Article
- PA General Fund Revenue Growth Slows DramaticallyRead Article
- Will Lawmakers Renege on Tax Pledge?Read Article
- Senate Budget Hides Millions in New SpendingRead Article
- Five Major Flaws in House BudgetRead Article
- Housing Task Force Punts on Appeals PolicyRead Article
- Don’t Just ‘Get it Done’Read Article
- Good News, Bad News on State BudgetRead Article
- Online Gaming? Not Worth PursuingRead Article
- PAT Looks at Fare ChangesRead Article
- Pension Reform Overpromises, UnderdeliversRead Article
- Lesson to Learn from Philly Bait and SwitchRead Article
- Liquor Modernization: Better Than NothingRead Article
- A Snap Shot of Recent Light Rail StatisticsRead Article
- Expansion Improves Convenience, Falls ShortRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Dramatic Population ChangesRead Article
- Riverfront Zoning Proposal Much ImprovedRead Article
- PA House Enters Fight Atainst Unfair Trade PracticesRead Article
- Legislators Proposed Revolutionary Change to Budget ProcessRead Article
- PA Steel Industry Faces ChallengesRead Article
- Tax Hike Alternatives Could Spare TaxpayersRead Article
- A Jobs Tale of Two PA CitiesRead Article
- Wrong Formula for Pension ReformRead Article
- Will Wolf Side With Bad Teachers?Read Article
- Bringing Fiscal Discipline to PittsburghRead Article
- Who is Watching the Watchers?Read Article
- Cutting Unfunded Pension Liabilities Down to SizeRead Article
- Gaming Revenues Rose in 2015Read Article
- ICA Reports Not FiledRead Article
- Another School Strike in PARead Article
- Our Imperial Governor Strikes AgainRead Article
- Crash and BurnRead Article
- More Successful Assessment AppealsRead Article
- Revisions Wipe Out Pittsburgh Job GainsRead Article
- DEP Secretary’s Math Doesn’t Add UpRead Article
- Alco: Property Tax UpdateRead Article
- Teacher Pension System Lost MoneyRead Article
- Passenger Count Up at Pittsburgh AirportRead Article
- Wolf Temporarily Reverses Course on Pension CommissionRead Article
- Are Pennsylvania Schools Underfunded?Read Article
- PA Budget Enters Bizarro WorldRead Article
- Tomlinson Conflict of Interest PersistsRead Article
- Proposed Zoning Changes Could Harm Navigable RiversRead Article
- Ghost Teachers Costing Taxpayers MillionsRead Article
- Reality in Education Funding Would be HelpfulRead Article
- A Ridiculous Waste of Taxpayer MoneyRead Article
- Wolf Budget Includes Retroactive Tax HikeRead Article
- Jobs Report Short on ReliabilityRead Article
- Alco Certified Property ValuesRead Article
- Wolf Demands More SpendingRead Article
- Pittsburgh Schools’ Insolvency PostponedRead Article
- Do Rankings Provide True Picture of Business Climate?Read Article
- Stadium Authority Report Needs ClarificationRead Article
- Guiding Principles and Policy PerscriptionsRead Article
- 2015
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- Dear SantaRead Article
- Is the Senate Negotiating in Good Faith?Read Article
- Shine Light on Sports and Exhibition AuthorityRead Article
- Senate Budget Charts an Unsustainable CourseRead Article
- A Solution to the ICA-City SquabbleRead Article
- Impact of New State Education Funding FormulaRead Article
- Teacher Strikes – AgainRead Article
- Pittsburgh Mayor Orders Wage HikesRead Article
- Philly Teacher Union Diverts Pension FundsRead Article
- Time to Revamp PA’s School Performance ProfileRead Article
- Is Internet Gaming a Good Bet for PA?Read Article
- Union Bullying Bills Heads to Governor’s DeskRead Article
- Budget Impasse Not Halting State GovernmentRead Article
- Sen. Bartolotta Backs Uber, LyftRead Article
- Common Core Tests Create Challenging ResultsRead Article
- Union Yes, Special Union Privileges NoRead Article
- Preventing Tax Rate Increases in PARead Article
- Gaming Money for Economic DevelopmentRead Article
- Facts on Wolf Tax Hike PlanRead Article
- Wilkinsburg Sends Students to PittsburghRead Article
- More Education Funding: The Real StoryRead Article
- Broken Promises of Green Energy ProgramsRead Article
- PA Jobs Report: Caution AdvisedRead Article
- Reassessments Roll Out in Western PA CountiesRead Article
- Is a ‘Family Wage’ in Pittsburgh’s Future?Read Article
- Why Would Wolf Want to Send Kids Back to Failing Schools?Read Article
- Pittsburgh Parking TaxesRead Article
- Wilkinsburg Education: Looking for AnswersRead Article
- Union HypocrisyRead Article
- How State Redevelopment Projects Really WorkRead Article
- PA Wrongly Endorses Carbon RulesRead Article
- Bad Legislation Never DiesRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Sick Leave BillRead Article
- Municipal Spending in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Will School Takeover Process Work?Read Article
- Wolf Vetoes Pension ReformRead Article
- Allegheny County Assessment AppealsRead Article
- Wolf Vetoes Budget: Pushes Tax HikesRead Article
- A Busy Day in HarrisburgRead Article
- Education Funding Distraction Part 2Read Article
- Education Funding Commission a DistractionRead Article
- Pittsburgh Region Ranks Low in Business StartupsRead Article
- Golden Oldie: School FundingRead Article
- Evaluating House Property Tax BillRead Article
- Wolf Administration Demonizes Pension ReformRead Article
- Pittsburgh Job Counts RevisedRead Article
- Senate Pension Plan Step in Right DirectionRead Article
- Since We’re Paying for It . . .Read Article
- Latest Bogus Allegheny County Air Quality ReportRead Article
- Study: Wolf Budget Will Stifle Job CreationRead Article
- Big Labor’s PA Supreme Court PickRead Article
- Privatization Could Reduce PAT CostsRead Article
- Will Governor Wolf Call for Kane Resignation?Read Article
- Another Punitive Wrinkle to Severance TaxRead Article
- A Caution on Property Tax ‘Reform’Read Article
- Governor’s Budget Proposal Non-StarterRead Article
- Unbundling the Governor’s Tax Shift ProposalsRead Article
- Budget: Starting from ScratchRead Article
- Wolf Budget: Good, Bad, UglyRead Article
- Assessment Appeals Push Taxable Value HigherRead Article
- PA Union Membership: What Is It Telling Us?Read Article
- PA Doesn’t Need an Extraction TaxRead Article
- Marcellus Impact Fee Benefits Western PARead Article
- Wolf’s Medicaid Expansion: Flushing $95 MillionRead Article
- Gaming Revenues Still SlumpingRead Article
- Tom Wolf Has Big PlansRead Article
- Laws Are for Other PeopleRead Article
- Fuel Tax Increase Greets MotoristsRead Article
- Any Changes to Local Pensions?Read Article
- 2014
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- Allegheny Institute: 2014 Year in ReviewRead Article
- Another Spike in Pension CostsRead Article
- Attorney General Spends Millions on Outside Legal CounselRead Article
- House GOP in Good HandsRead Article
- Is Pittsburgh Airport Traffic Taking Off?Read Article
- More Nonsense about School Funding and AcademicsRead Article
- Allegheny County Becomes a ‘Cab Lab’Read Article
- Opportunity Knocks for GOPRead Article
- House and Senate Leadership ChangesRead Article
- PA’s Higher Education System WoesRead Article
- Taxation Without Representation?Read Article
- Searching for a Problem to SolveRead Article
- A Look at Proposed 2015 Pittsburgh BudgetRead Article
- Redeveloping the Lower HillRead Article
- Scholarship Program Saves BillionsRead Article
- Downtown Development and Prevailing WageRead Article
- Six False Claims by the EPA to Control WaterwaysRead Article
- Is Senate GOP Leader Impediment to Reform?Read Article
- Pittsburgh Magnet Schools: How Are They Doing?Read Article
- Do Public Meetings Need More Sunshine?Read Article
- Talking Climate Change with Glenn MarschRead Article
- How Are PA’s Big City Pensions Faring?Read Article
- Corbett Takes on Common CoreRead Article
- The EPA’s Unchecked AgendaRead Article
- What Could You Do With $14,500?Read Article
- Will Tax for Distressed Municipalities Bypass Pittsburgh?Read Article
- Very Little Evidence for Common CoreRead Article
- Walk Away from Healthy PARead Article
- Have Slots Revenue Hit the Jackpot?Read Article
- Talk of Another School MergerRead Article
- Overtime DeJa Vu at PATRead Article
- Land Banks: What Are They?Read Article
- Crony Capitalism at Its FinestRead Article
- Pittsburgh Region Fares Poorly in Business Climate SurveyRead Article
- Math is Hard for Philly School AdministratorsRead Article
- PMA Profile: Warren KampfRead Article
- Pittsburgh Parking Rates Going UpRead Article
- Privatizing Garbage Deserves Another LookRead Article
- Third Sunset Review of County Government CompletedRead Article
- PA Bond Rating DowngradedRead Article
- How to Spur Job GrowthRead Article
- Leisure and Hospitality Job GainsRead Article
- Is the Public Well Served by the PUC?Read Article
- State Budget ProgressingRead Article
- Potential Impact of Parking Rate Hike PlanRead Article
- State Budget Facing More TroublesRead Article
- How Much is Corruption Costing You?Read Article
- Police Residency Requirements: A SurveyRead Article
- Pittsburgh Faces Major Budget ProblemRead Article
- We Don’t Have to Choose Good Jobs or Clean EnvironmentRead Article
- Hide Your Wallets; It’s Budget Season in HarrisburgRead Article
- Is Taxpayer Relief Act Working?Read Article
- Measuring PAT’s Light Rail PerformanceRead Article
- Does the Law Apply Equally?Read Article
- PA Business Not OptimisticRead Article
- Minimum Wage Side ShowRead Article
- More Disappointing Pittsburgh Labor Data NewsRead Article
- PA Does Not Need an Extraction TaxRead Article
- The Blaze Q & A with Dr. Paul KengorRead Article
- What Happened to Pittsburgh Job Strength?Read Article
- The Problem of School AbsenteeismRead Article
- Lessons from Pittsburgh Cab-Rideshare BattleRead Article
- Mt. Lebanon Property AssessmentsRead Article
- Shocking Revisions to Pittsburg Employment NumbersRead Article
- Marcellus Impact Fee: What’s Happening?Read Article
- ACT 88 Impact on Port AuthorityRead Article
- Is State Education Funding Unfair?Read Article
- An Education Proposal for PittsburghRead Article
- Pittsburgh International Still StrugglingRead Article
- Transportation Bill Brings ChangeRead Article
- PAT’s Coming WindfallRead Article
- F&M PollRead Article
- Has Mt. Lebanon TIF Saga Ended?Read Article
- Static Over TV Program FundingRead Article
- Another Year, Another Hike in Turnpike TollsRead Article
- Who is Right Regarding Pittsburgh’s Distressed Status?Read Article
- 2013
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- Key Details of Transportation BillRead Article
- The Value of Just Showing UpRead Article
- PSEA Funded Anti-GOP GroupRead Article
- Pittsburgh School SpendingRead Article
- 911: A State of Financial Emergency?Read Article
- Will Legislature Finally Amend Prevailing Wage Law?Read Article
- Pittsburgh School Enrollment Decline No SurpriseRead Article
- County Drink Tax for Mon Valley Shuttle?Read Article
- PA Slots Revenue WeakenedRead Article
- NFIB Video Takes on Union Dues DeductionsRead Article
- Tax Foundation Updates Flawed State RankingRead Article
- How Fares the PA Economy?Read Article
- Constructing a Gaming Money LedgerRead Article
- How is Prioritizing Spending on Bridges Offensive?Read Article
- Looking Anew at School District MergersRead Article
- Tackle Highway Funding, Mass Transit SeparatelyRead Article
- Pittsburgh Area Job Gains GoodRead Article
- Familiar Threads in Harrisburg Recovery PlanRead Article
- Will ACA Bail on Unfunded Municicpal Retiree Health Benefits?Read Article
- Philly Dems Pick Union Boss to Negotiate with HimselfRead Article
- Major Changes in PAT BoardRead Article
- Egypt Confronts ModernityRead Article
- A Third Sensible, On-Time State BudgetRead Article
- Is the Pittsburgh Promise Not Enough?Read Article
- Rural and Urban RoadsRead Article
- Pension Costs Just a GuessRead Article
- Transportation Amendment Serious About CostsRead Article
- Obama Energy Strategy Falls Short of RhetoricRead Article
- Pension Obligations Taxing Property OwnersRead Article
- Shortchanging Education?Read Article
- Port Authority Board Bill Moves ForwardRead Article
- Marcellus Royalty Payments Rising RapidlyRead Article
- Legislature Restarts Pension ReformRead Article
- Drilling Fee Revenue Slips Below 2011 CollectionsRead Article
- Social Impacts of Liquor PrivatizationRead Article
- PA State Budget 2013-2014Read Article
- US Airways Taking Pittsburgh for Another Ride?Read Article
- Government Reform CaucusRead Article
- An Update on Municipal Finances in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Another Tax Plan for Pittsburgh’s NonprofitsRead Article
- LTV Site Redevelopment Edging Toward Reality?Read Article
- Turnpike Tolls Rise to Pay Bond DebtRead Article
- Unheralded Source of Job Strength in Pittsburgh RegionRead Article
- Report: Seniors Benefit from Improved LotteryRead Article
- Supreme Court in Reassessment ThicketRead Article
- 2012
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- Pittsburgh International StrugglesRead Article
- A Tale of Two Cities’ SchoolsRead Article
- Sweet Deal for Steelers?Read Article
- Do Sto-Rox Teachers and School Board Really Care?Read Article
- Did Funding Decline Cause Drop in Achievement Scores?Read Article
- Hill District GroceryRead Article
- No More Per Diem Piggy Bank for LawmakersRead Article
- Pittsburgh Promise Goes for BrokeRead Article
- Economic Development or Legal Plunder?Read Article
- Analysis of Pittsburgh MSA Labor Force GrowthRead Article
- Affordable Care Act: PA’s CostsRead Article
- V&V Q&A: Main Street, and QE3Read Article
- Big Drop in Pittsburgh PSSA ScoresRead Article
- Will Ohio Gaming Threaten PA Casinos?Read Article
- Will RAD be Tapped for PAT?Read Article
- Principles for Public Pension ReformRead Article
- Light is Dawning on Turnpike Debt GrowthRead Article
- Pittsburgh in Denial About Pension AssetsRead Article
- Proposed AlCo Air Regs Could Hamper GrowthRead Article
- Pension Battle Still SimmeringRead Article
- PAT Bailout is the Wrong ApproachRead Article
- PA Slides in Another Business Climate RankingRead Article
- Are Public Sector Pension Changes Coming?Read Article
- Union Political Spending Exceeds DonationsRead Article
- SW PA Job Growth ReviewedRead Article
- School Property Tax Reform Must Start with Cost ContainmentRead Article
- Pittsburgh Promise Raises Money, But Misses Primary GoalsRead Article
- Lawmakers, Businesses Can Rescue Students NowRead Article
- Alco: Appeals of Homes Recently SoldRead Article
- Questons About Property Tax Reform BillRead Article
- County Executive Vows to Fix Port AuthorityRead Article
- Selling Unused Building Will Benefit Pittsburgh School DistrictRead Article
- Is it Sayonara to Property Taxes in Allegheny County?Read Article
- Port Authority’s Deal with the DevilRead Article
- Has Business Executive Optimism Faded?Read Article
- Lung Association Doesn’t Tell AllRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Assessment ChangesRead Article
- Counties Vote to Impose Gas Well FeeRead Article
- Assessment Task Forces Shies From SolutionsRead Article
- State Spending Limits Policy PointsRead Article
- Revisions Boost 2011 Job Gains EstimatesRead Article
- School District Seeks AnswersRead Article
- PA State and School Pension CostsRead Article
- Assessing the Allegheny Reassessment AccuracyRead Article
- PA Corrections SpendingRead Article
- PA Hits Bottom in New Business Tax RankingRead Article
- A Funding Proposal to Alleviate PAT’s Financial WoesRead Article
- Alco Airport Authority Involved in Privatization EffortRead Article
- PA K-12 Education SpendingRead Article
- Assessing the Marcellus Well Impact FeeRead Article
- CF: PA Welfare SpendingRead Article
- Washington County Assessment Appeal TossedRead Article
- PA Welfare System UnsustainableRead Article
- PA’s Prevailing Wage LawRead Article
- Millage Change Requirements Following ReassessmentsRead Article
- Solving PAT’s Financial WoesRead Article
- Turnpike Drowning in DebtRead Article
- Alco Municipalities Holding Own on PensionsRead Article
- Alco Tax Hike: A Regional PerspectiveRead Article
- 2011
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- Pittsburgh Region Jobs Picture Looking UpRead Article
- Another Proposal to End School Property TaxesRead Article
- County Tax Exemption Coming to an End?Read Article
- Transportation Study Misses the BusRead Article
- Debunking Keystone ResearchRead Article
- Population Changes in Allegheny County MunicipalitiesRead Article
- Update on Municipal Spending in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Government Unions Steal Worker FreedomRead Article
- Supreme Court Undermines Act 47Read Article
- Dealing with City Pensions: What’s Next?Read Article
- Cows, Communists, Cell Phones – and Wall StreetRead Article
- Time for State to Terminate Duquesne School DistrictRead Article
- Defense of Prevailing Wage Law Falls ShortRead Article
- PA: Naton’s Leading User of Local Income TaxRead Article
- One Young World: Many Local QuestionsRead Article
- Public Sector Pay Study Misses MarkRead Article
- Sexual Anarchy: The Kinsey LegacyRead Article
- Numbers Improve at Rivers CasinoRead Article
- Is Pittsburgh Council Serious About Shutting Down Parking Authorty?Read Article
- Economic Impact of Marcelus Shale in Pittsburgh RegionRead Article
- Backpedaling on Assessment Completion DateRead Article
- Pittsburgh Retiree Benefits Problem Getting WorseRead Article
- Wisconsin Reins in Government Worker UnionsRead Article
- Cut, Cap, BalanceRead Article
- Alco: Gearing Up for New AssessmentsRead Article
- PA’s Failing, Violent SchoolsRead Article
- Bills to End Teacher Strikes IntroducedRead Article
- PA Budget Facts: PensionsRead Article
- Debunking Demographic Hype in the ‘BurghRead Article
- What to Do About Mass Transit Costs in PA?Read Article
- Time to Repeal Prevailing Wage LawRead Article
- Welfare & Medicaid Spending SkyrocketsRead Article
- Union Members Minority of PA WorkforceRead Article
- A Lesson on Costs and Causes in EducationRead Article
- PA Budget Facts: Natural Gas TaxesRead Article
- Data Revisions Change Region’s Unemployment PictureRead Article
- PA Budget FactsRead Article
- Alco ‘Base Year’ Assessment Plan FailingRead Article
- Has Allegheny County Population Loss Ended?Read Article
- Education Employment Grows by Leaps and BoundsRead Article
- After Rapid Cost Increases, Can Universities Cut?Read Article
- Where Was Pittsburgh Budget Oversight?Read Article
- Uncertainty and Confusion Abound at PATRead Article
- Another View of Heinz Endowment Air Quality FindingsRead Article
- Charter MembersRead Article
- Pensions Landscape in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Streamlining State GovernmentRead Article
- Pittsburgh Airport Costs Hinder GrowthRead Article
- PAT Moves Slowly on Private Bus ServiceRead Article
- Moratorium Needs on Calls for MoratoriumsRead Article
- CF Grades Corbett Budget AddressRead Article
- Are Changes Coming to the Oversight Board?Read Article
- Allegheny County Council Continues Irresponsible VotingRead Article
- Another Misleading Analysis of PA JobsRead Article
- New Hampshire Flirts with Right to WorkRead Article
- Promise Program Sends a Better MessageRead Article
- What to Do About Pittsburgh Airport?Read Article
- Commonwealth Foundation on S.B. # 1Read Article
- Allegheny County Employment: 20 Years of Falling BehindRead Article
- Sunset Review: Better Late Than Never?Read Article
- County Officials Avoid Assessment ResponsibilityRead Article
- Corbett’s Plan: This is Reform?Read Article
- Voter Approval of Taxes Out of ReachRead Article
- Fixing Rendell’s MessRead Article
- P-G ‘Mapping Mortality’ Raises ConcernsRead Article
- Is a Taxpayer Referendum on Its Way to Pittsburgh?Read Article
- Pittsburgh Council Pension Funding Raises QuestionsRead Article
- 2010
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- IS the Capital City Headed for Bankruptcy?Read Article
- Rivers Casino Profitability DisadvantageRead Article
- Crucial Decision Time for the SPCRead Article
- Brookings Tells Us Nothing About Pittsburgh EconomyRead Article
- State Must Act Now to Fix the Port AuthorityRead Article
- A Plant o Mitigate Bus Service CutsRead Article
- PAT Bus System Still ExpensiveRead Article
- Getting Serious About Public Sector PensionsRead Article
- What Will Become of Oversight Board?Read Article
- Union Pension Bailout & Generational TheftRead Article
- Are Pittsburgh School Luchring Toward Fiscal Nightmare?Read Article
- Pittsburgh School Enrollment Slide ContinuesRead Article
- Health Care Reform: An UpdateRead Article
- Garage Privatization Should Remain Option in PittsburghRead Article
- What Will a State Pension Takeover Mean for Pittsburgh?Read Article
- Will Leased Parking Garages be a Tax Shelter?Read Article
- Has Recession Loosened Its Grip on the Pittsburgh Region?Read Article
- Improving Home Rule in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- V&V Q&A with Dr. Paul Kengor on DupesRead Article
- Will Table Games Solve Rivers Casino Revenue Problems?Read Article
- Comparing Municipality Employee CountsRead Article
- PA SAT Scores Point to Futility of Higher SpendingRead Article
- Natural Gas: Myths v FactsRead Article
- Can County Corral Authorities?Read Article
- Merging Municipal Functions into Counties: A Bad IdeaRead Article
- No Labor Day Joy in PittsburghRead Article
- Why So Many Non-Teaching Employees in Pittsburgh?Read Article
- Corporate Welfare Apologists Never Give UpRead Article
- Time to Fix Hole in Allegheny County’s Oath of OfficeRead Article
- Sunset Review Still Hasn’t Seen Light of DayRead Article
- Casino Anniversary: A Disappointing YearRead Article
- Senatorial Connector Criticism Gets Lame PAT ResponseRead Article
- Has SPC Derailed Flex Plan?Read Article
- PA #1 in Teacher StrikesRead Article
- Unemployment Comp Debate Missing Key PointsRead Article
- Flexible Healing of PAT is No CureRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Pension SolutionRead Article
- Proposed Pittsburgh Parking LeaseRead Article
- What Will Pittsburgh Parking Study Accomplish?Read Article
- Rendell Gets It Wrong on Education SpendingRead Article
- Legal Reform Proposals Miss the MarkRead Article
- Your Tax Dollars at WorkRead Article
- Port Authority Irresponsibility: A Never Ending StoryRead Article
- Rivers Casino Credit Rating Drops to Dismal LowRead Article
- PA’s Anti-Growth TrifectaRead Article
- PA Budget Facts 2010Read Article
- Is Port Authority Headed for a Federal Bailout?Read Article
- Rivers Casino Revenue Up, But Below ExpectationsRead Article
- Another Weak Start for Pirate AttendanceRead Article
- Sorry Governor, That’s Not CorrectRead Article
- Teacher Union President Needs Some EducationRead Article
- Pittsburgh Loses AgainRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s 0.3% Solution is a Very Bad IdeaRead Article
- ‘Most Livable’ a Dubious, Fleeting HonorRead Article
- Candidates Spar Over Allegheny County JobsRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Financial Watchdogs Lose Their BarkRead Article
- The Bell Tolls for PAT: Do They Hear It?Read Article
- Great Schools Ranking of Schools FlawedRead Article
- Strike Three: Tolling I-80 is Out!Read Article
- Are Public Pensions Becoming a Financial Suicide Pact?Read Article
- Mt. Lebanon Condo Plan Falls Through – AgainRead Article
- Has the Sun Set on Sunset Review in Allegheny County?Read Article
- Measuring Pittsburgh’s Financial PerformanceRead Article
- Recession Continues to Grip RegionRead Article
- CF: The Case for a Citizen LegislatureRead Article
- Gaming Revenue Impact on Government SpendingRead Article
- Hard to Feel Sympathy for PATRead Article
- Commonwealth Foundation Budget FactsRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Apologists Return with Bad Policy SuggestionsRead Article
- Can Johnstown Regain its Financial Footing?Read Article
- Mt. Lebanon Schools Become a Taxpayer MightmareRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Harrisburg Contemplates BankruptcyRead Article
- Penn Hills Teacher Strike Mean-Spirited and SpitefulRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Return of the Living WageRead Article
- More Reassessment Bluster from the Chief ExecutiveRead Article
- Mandated Wage Mania in Allegheny CountyRead Article
- Pittsburgh Tax Revenue: A Better ApproachRead Article
- Prevailing GamesmanshipRead Article
- Time for More Transparency in GovernmentRead Article
- Commonwealth Foundation Guide to Electric ChoiceRead Article
- 2009
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- Humbug: Coal to the Coalition for More TaxesRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Worsening Policy SpiralRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Legislature Moves to Squash Tuition TaxRead Article
- Labor Market Weakness Persists in Pittsburgh RegionRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Allegheny County Taxes: The Rest of the StoryRead Article
- Spending Transparency & AccountabilityRead Article
- Missing the Housing BoomRead Article
- Every Generation Needs a RevolutionRead Article
- Summing Up the G-20 SummitRead Article
- Assessment Fiasco Gets New LifeRead Article
- College Students: Welcome to TaxburghRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: County Council Oversteps Yet AgainRead Article
- Pittsburgh Enrollment Decline Forecast to ContinueRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Clarifying Pittsburg’s Employment PictureRead Article
- Eds and Meds Jobs: Another LookRead Article
- Stronger Graduation Requirements Pay Off in the Long RunRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: County Officials’s Assessment ConfusionRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: A Look at the 2010 Allegheny County BudgetRead Article
- Lingering Problems at Pittsburgh InternationalRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Home Rule Law Needs to be RevampedRead Article
- G-20: Did Pittsburgh Come Out Ahead?Read Article
- Pittsburgh’s Star Crossed Casino Not So MajesticRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: A Tax Ruling the Supreme Court Ought to ConsiderRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Wishful Jobs ThinkingRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Another Example of Union Tone DeafnessRead Article
- Is Pittsburgh’s Casino Being a Good Citizen?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Assessment Saga ContinuesRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: What Happens in Chapter 9 Bankruptcy?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Casino Revenues Face Uphill StruggleRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Pittsburgh Casino Not Off to a Good StartRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Pittsburgh Encounters Pension Reform and Doesn’t Like ItRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: What Would PA Gain by Consolidating School Districts?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Assessing Pittsburgh’s CasinosRead Article
- Policy Points: Quick Facts from the Commonwealth FoundationRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Is the eighth grade PSSA reading exam too easy?Read Article
- Quick Facts from the Commonwealth Foundation: Electricity Restructuring and Rate CapsRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Pittsburgh Schools Still Not Making the GradeRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Achievement Test Results and Education SpendingRead Article
- Allegheny Institute Policy Brief: PAT Finances Suffer Despite New ContractRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Bluhm on the Hook: But Taxpayers May Get the BillRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Pittsburgh Job Gains in Eds and Meds Are Not UniqueRead Article
- Budget Fact s 2009Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Population Slide Continues in City and RegionRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: The Best Laid Plans Not Good EnoughRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Silly Season for Meaningless RankingsRead Article
- City Wants Commuters, Visitors and Nonprofits to Pay MoreRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Recession Deepened in AprilRead Article
- Budget Facts 2009: From the Commonwealth FoundationRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Privatizing Airport Parking: Will it Fly?Read Article
- Spot Appeals: Another Problem Created by Base Year AssessmentsRead Article
- Policy Brief: Turnpike Renewing Plans to Toll I-80Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Act # 47 Errs Badly with Tax RecommendationsRead Article
- Will More Government Spending Stimulate the Economy?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: The Stimulus in Allegheny County: The Seen and the UnseenRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Reassessments: Rhetoric and RealityRead Article
- Businesses Balk at Pittsburgh Promise ProgramRead Article
- Where Will the Chief Executive Take Assessments Next?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: PA Budget Debate: Where Does Government’s Obligation Lie?Read Article
- Supreme Court Tosses Out Allegheny County’s Base Year AssessmentsRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Push for City-County Merger Continues Despite Flaws, UnpopularityRead Article
- Can PA Cut Spending and Still Provide Essential Programs & Services?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: Social Assistance Jobs to the Rescue?Read Article
- Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Economic DevelopmentRead Article
- Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Legacy CostsRead Article
- IS PA a Friendly Place for Job Creators?Read Article
- Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Education PolicyRead Article
- Government Wage Mandate Squeezes Low Income HomebuyersRead Article
- Common Sense for Mayoral Candidates: Taxes and SpendingRead Article
- PA Deficit WatchRead Article
- Recession Comes to PittsbsurghRead Article
- Common Sense for Mayoral CandidatesRead Article
- Commonwealth Foundation: Should State Government Borrow More Money?Read Article
- Stimulus Spending on Schools in Inept Public PolicyRead Article
- Differences in Municipal Taxes and SpendingRead Article
- Are Pennsylvanians Under Taxed?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: A City Ranking That Won’t Get Much AttentionRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Casino Led Renaissance?Read Article
- Regulators Dredging up Trouble for Western PARead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Fiscal Irresponsibility Reigns in Pittsburgh as Well as in WashingtonRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: PA’s largest municipal pension plans in serious troubleRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Proposal to Consolodate School Districts is a DistractionRead Article
- Merger Advocates Need Better ArgumentsRead Article
- PA Deficit Watch: Updates on PA’s revenue shortfallRead Article
- Port Authority’s Convenient Memory LossRead Article
- Proposal to Lease Parking to Fund Pensions Raises Opportunities, QuestionsRead Article
- $533 Million and Counting for PAT’s Big DigRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Why the Surge in Pittsburg Region’s Labor Force?Read Article
- Allegheny Institute: The Pathetic State of the Pittsburgh Public School DistrictRead Article
- 2008
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- Science Test Scores Paint a Disturbing Picture of EducationRead Article
- Allegheny County Headed to Court over Plan to Spend Drink TaxesRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: PAT Bus Service Still Has the Highest Employee Costs in the NationRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Little Cheer for Taxpayers in Transit ContractRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Time to Outlaw Transit Strikes in PARead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Tallying Recent Teacher Strikes Across the NationRead Article
- Affordable Education Remains PASSHE’s Top PriorityRead Article
- Pittsburgh’s Budget: Legacy Costs Have Large and Lasting ImpactRead Article
- Harrisburg’s Most Powerful Special Interest: New policy brief addresses the impact of unions on public educationRead Article
- Policy Brief: Adding Up the Costs of Pittsburgh School District’s FailuresRead Article
- Promises, PromisesRead Article
- Water and Sewer Ballot QuestionRead Article
- Socking it to the Airlines at Pittsburgh InternationalRead Article
- Analyzing the Talk About a Transit ShutdownRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: The Great Transit Tax Grab of 2008Read Article
- Ending the Tax Referendum Legal DisputeRead Article
- More Self-Congratulatory Blather About PA Job PictureRead Article
- Uncovering the True Cost of Government Retiree BenefitsRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Failed Attempt to Toll I-80 Costly to TaxpayersRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: A Stacked Deck Favors the Transit UnionRead Article
- Allegheny Institute: Drink Tax Referenda Questions: Ballot IncompatibleRead Article
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