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Council members say meeting with university officials was productive
City Council members described as productive a meeting with university officials to figure out a compromise on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's 1 percent tax ...
Pittsburgh mayor wants cut of Allegheny County's 7 percent drink tax
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said today he would explore ways to take a cut of Allegheny County's 7 percent drink tax to fund the city's ailing pension ...
Council members push city to get share of county drink tax
Pittsburgh City Council today pushed Mayor Luke Ravenstahl to seek a portion of the money Allegheny County gets from the 7 percent drink tax -- an ...
Candidates for mayor spent right up to vote
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl outspent his two opponents in the final weeks of his successful re-election campaign, but not by much. ...
Mayor carves out aggressive budget
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl plans to sell city-owned buildings, collect more in taxes and pull money from city trust funds to balance his newly proposed ...
Trim casino hopes, Cleveland advised
Rivers Casino is a "gorgeous" addition to the North Shore, but hasn't produced the lucrative tax revenue many expected, Mayor Luke ...
Pittsburgh solicitor nominee claims no conflict
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's nominee for city solicitor on Wednesday rebutted concerns that he would have a conflict of interest in defending the city ...
Pittsburgh tuition tax plan delayed
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl sent to the city's financial overseers Wednesday a revised 2010 spending plan that identifies an additional $6.4 ...
College tuition tax vote on hold
Pittsburgh City Council voted today to put the proposed college tuition tax vote on hold until next week. Officials hope this delay with give the ...
Pittsburgh submits new budget to state overseers
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's administration today sent state fiscal overseers a revised 2010 budget that doesn't include revenue from a ...
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