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Experts, officials say drink tax a fine idea
Sunday, June 22, 2008By Karamagi Rujumba
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dedicated funding streams, not property tax, are seen as best way for counties to fund mass transit
Allegheny County's controversial 10 percent alcohol tax, established in January as a dedicated stream of funding for mass transit, is commonplace -- and necessary -- in counties across the country, say county officials and municipal finance experts.
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County executive Dan Onorato asks Southwest Airlines to add Pittsburgh flights
Monday, June 16, 2008By Kim Lyons
Pittsburgh Business Times
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato flew to Dallas on Monday for a meeting with Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly.
The goal of the trip, said Onorato spokesman Kevin Evanto, is to persuade Pittsburgh International Airport's second-busiest carrier to expand its presence here. Southwest (NYSE:LUV) is already up to 23 flights a day, he said.
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Onorato to ask Southwest to expand flights here
Monday, June 16, 2008By Mark Belko
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With fuel prices skyrocketing and carriers slashing flights and raising fees, it might be next to insane to try to persuade an airline to expand in Pittsburgh or anywhere else at this time.
But that's exactly what Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato will be doing today, when he travels to Dallas to meet with Southwest Airlines and its chief executive officer, Gary Kelly.
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