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Government-mandated sick leave in Allegheny County is …

WebSummary: An ordinance passed by Allegheny County Council on March 9 would have imposed a paid sick leave mandate on businesses in Allegheny County with …

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PASSHE’s continuing woes

WebAllegheny Institute. January 11, 2024. Introduction: This Policy Brief examines the massive losses in enrollment at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher …

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CARES act aid to local governments: use, amounts and …

WebSummary: As debate continues over a federal coronavirus stimulus bill, aid from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) has arrived …

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Effects of a minimum wage hike on low wage industries …

WebOverview: Once again the specter of a large economy-damaging boost in the state’s minimum wage is now front and center in the Legislature with plans to raise the …

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Long term job gains by industry in the Pittsburgh Metro …

WebIntroduction: Allegheny Institute’s Policy Brief, Vol. 23, No. 40, reviewed September jobs data and found that total nonfarm jobs growth in the seven-county …

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Act 47 in Pittsburgh: What Was Accomplished

WebThe year following Pittsburgh’s designation as financially distressed under Act 47 it levied taxes on real estate, real estate transfers, parking, earned income, …

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The Lung Association’s misleading air quality scare for the …

WebSummary: Once again, on April 24 the American Lung Association (ALA) launched its annual fear-mongering assault on the Pittsburgh region with dire warnings …

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PIT compares poorly to similar-sized airports

WebPIT passengers. Compared to October 2019, PIT’s October 2023 total passenger count of 835,295 was down 4.3 percent. Domestic travel was off by 4.1 …

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Pittsburgh’s cluster-cluck in a plastic bag

WebColin McNickle is communications and marketing director at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy (cmcnickle @alleghenyinstitute.org). Colin McNickle. Colin …

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Government-mandated sick leave in Allegheny …

WebApril 7, 2021 Policy Brief: Volume 21, Number 13 Government-mandated sick leave in Allegheny County is still a bad idea Summary: An ordinance passed by Allegheny …

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The Economic Impact of Opioid Abuse Locally

WebSummary: The scourge of drug overdose deaths has hit Allegheny County hard with 414 deaths in 2015. Of those an estimated 280 to 300 were due to opiates, …

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The Lung Association’s misleading air quality scare for the …

WebMay 15, 2019 Policy Brief: Volume 19, Number 19 The Lung Association’s misleading air quality scare for the Pittsburgh region Summary: Once again, on April 24 the American …

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Benchmarking performance: a crucial policy issue for chief …

WebOn per-capita revenue, which takes into account taxes, fees, intergovernmental revenue and all other sources across all governmental funds, …

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Notes on the sad state of things

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Effective Jan. 11, 2016, the City of Pittsburgh’s “Paid Sick Days …

WebJuly 24, 2019 Policy Brief: Volume 19, Number 27 Pittsburgh’s costly and counterproductive sick leave law Summary: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a City of …

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Fitzgerald’s distinction without a difference

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How municipal pensions fared during the pandemic

WebIn 2019 statewide, pension aid totaled $328.2 million and in 2021 was $317.1 million, a decrease of 3.4 percent. In 2019, municipalities in Allegheny County …

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Reviewing Pittsburgh’s 2020 finances

WebMarch 10, 2021 Policy Brief: Volume 21, Number 10 Reviewing Pittsburgh’s 2020 finances Summary: Monthly revenue and expenditure reports from the Pittsburgh City Controller’s …

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Third Sunset Review of County Government Completed

WebJuly 23, 2014 Policy Brief: Volume 14, Number 34 Third Sunset Review of County Government Completed Dated June 30th, 2014, the County Manager’s sunset review of …

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