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New Report: Financial Troubles in a Western PA Community PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 08 February 2010 15:25

Which western PA community recently laid off thirteen employees, increased property taxes, and raised the possibility of bankruptcy?

 

It was Johnstown, a community of more than 20k people that has been in Act 47 status since 1992 and is on its fourth amended recovery plan.  Our newest report "Johnstown: Portrait of an Act 47 Community" looks at financial data for the municipality and compares it to other municipalities of similar population size.  We found that Johnstown topped these other communities on many categories related to revenues and expenditures.

 

The report can be accessed at http://www.alleghenyinstitute.org/administrator/components/com_reports/uploads/10-01.pdf

Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 15:42
 
Penn Hills Teachers Strike: Mean-Spirited and Spiteful PDF Print E-mail
Education - Teacher Strikes
Written by Allegheny Institute   
Thursday, 04 February 2010 14:47

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Penn Hills School District is cancelling classes in response to a teacher strike. This situation is all too commonplace in the state that annually leads the nation in teacher strikes. 

 

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 14:56
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