Opinion
Editorial: A county budget compromise is available. Can Innamorato and council find it?
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s first budget is has become the county’s highest-stakes policy and political battle in recent memory. The results will set a course for taxation, and for county government operations and finances,
County Council wants to make $70 million cuts to Innamorato's budget
Allegheny County Council wants to make more than $70 million in cuts to the county executive’s budget proposal and lower a property tax increase to 28.5 percent instead of 46.5 percent.
Innamorato continues push for Allegheny County Council to pass proposed budget
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is continuing to push to have her budget and property tax hike approved by county council. Innamorato spoke in Blawnox on Tuesday alongside public safety officials, making the case that her plan would put desperately needed money in the hands of first responders.
Allegheny County Council suggests $70M in cuts to proposed 2025 budget, lowering property tax hike
Previously, County Executive Innamorato proposed a 46% tax increase. The council is suggesting a 28.5% increase instead.
Allegheny County Council proposes smaller 2025 tax hike as budget deadline approaches
Allegheny County Council introduced a counterproposal to County Executive Sara Innamorato’s 2025 spending plan Tuesday. Council’s plan would cost the median homeowner roughly $10 more in property taxes each month.
Allegheny County Council committee passes amendment to lower property tax proposal
Allegheny County Council is now weighing the idea of a smaller property tax hike for next year. This comes after several members indicated that they were already going to reject Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato's plan.
Allegheny County Council passes property tax proposal amendment
On Tuesday night, County Council passed an amendment that would cut the proposed property tax rate hike in half.
Joanne Kilgour, Jeaneen Zappa and Lindsay Fraser: To keep Allegheny home for all, county council must pass Innamorato’s budget
Allegheny County residents are living through an ongoing housing crisis. Western Pennsylvania has some of the oldest housing ...
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Innamorato highlights investments in Allegheny County social services, argues against austerity
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato argued Monday that despite a property tax increase, her proposed 2025 budget would ...
Connelly's viewpoint: Allegheny County needs to drive our own economic development future
For too long, Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED), and by extension our county’s economic development strategy, has ...
Allegheny County Council passes amendment to property tax hike proposal
Innamorato unveiled the proposal and it included a property tax increase of more than 45 percent. It would have been the ...
Innamorato touts public safety spending in proposed 2025 budget
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato Wednesday said the $57 million she’s proposing in public safety spending in her ...
Director of nonprofit fears reduced Allegheny County budget will bring cuts
This proposal will cut $70 million from County Executive Sara Innamorato’s $1.2 billion budget proposal — and Henderson is ...
Allegheny County executive lays out plan for investing $57 million in public safety
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato detailed how she would spend $57 million from her budget on public safety.