Controller: Pittsburgh's finances took hit in 2020, but population loss is bigger worry
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. If the reason the Pittsburgh labor force is shrinking is a decline in the city’s population, there’s reason to be alarmed, Controller Michael Lamb said Wednesday. “That’s the biggest concern to me,” Lamb said during a virtual news conference when he released the 2020 Popular Annual Financial Report. The report affirms the state of the city’s finances for last year. It contains no surprises: The city ended the year with a $50.4 million general fund deficit and its ...