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Local Government

Pittsburgh City Council to consider 30% property tax hike for 2026

by Charlie Wolfson December 9, 2025December 9, 2025

Councilor Barb Warwick introduced the tax increase bill. The public can comment at a Dec. 22 hearing.

The Pittsburgh Public Schools Administration building located on South Bellefield Avenue in Oakland. (Photo by Kat Procyk/PublicSource).

Push for property tax reassessment likely to continue, per Pittsburgh schools’ top lawyer

by Lajja Mistry February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

A woman walks down a street next to a red brick house with a sloped roof and steps leading to the front door. The surroundings are green with trees and bushes.

Homeowner sues Allegheny County over failure to reassess

by Rich Lord January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

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Local Government

Innamorato eyes property tax hike to balance Allegheny County budget

by Charlie Wolfson October 8, 2024December 5, 2024

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‘The time has passed’: PPS sues county to force property reassessments

by Lajja Mistry April 9, 2024April 12, 2024

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PPS poised to sue county over property assessments

by Lajja Mistry March 20, 2024March 24, 2024

Houses in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood in the rain on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Original photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Property tax appeals erode budgets as assessment burden shifts

by Charlie Wolfson and Rich Lord February 1, 2024February 2, 2024

A line divides three row houses on the right from eight row houses on the right. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Property taxes divide Allegheny County executive candidates, and Philadelphia’s experience looms large

by Charlie Wolfson and Rich Lord September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works consists of 32 separate property parcels in the City of Clairton, assessed by Allegheny County at $10.7 million. The steelmaker is appealing all of the assessments, causing concern for the finances of the city and the Clairton City School District. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

From slots to mills, big property owners aim for smaller property tax bills

by Julia Zenkevich and Rich Lord April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

A portion of an Allegheny County property tax bill overlaid with two houses on a beige background

EXECUTIVE DECISION

To reassess or not to reassess? Property tax mess awaits next Allegheny County exec

by Julia Zenkevich and Charlie Wolfson March 13, 2023March 15, 2023

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