Analysis· The Conversation
Allegheny County is reassessing every property – here’s how your tax bill is calculated now
By Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, Professor of Public Administration, Penn State, The Conversation · October 30, 2026
A court has ordered Allegheny County’s first full reassessment since 2012. A finance scholar explains how assessed values and millage rates add up to your tax bill.
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Analysis· The Conversation
Zombies are real – just ask the parasites taking over the bodies and brains of insects and rodents, leading them to their doom
By Tara Deans, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology · 15h ago
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From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK to double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
By Drew Kurlowski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University · 18h ago
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Why achieving your goals can leave you feeling so empty
By Stacy Keltner, Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Kennesaw State University · 23h ago