Pittsburgh push to save tax on visiting athletes going to top court

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Pittsburgh push to save tax on visiting athletes going to top court

The state Supreme Court has granted a limited appeal in Pittsburgh’s challenge to a Pennsylvania court ruling that the city’s tax on visiting athletes and performers is unconstitutional. In a one-page order Monday, the Supreme Court said the appeal would be limited to whether Commonwealth Court correctly interpreted the state constitution’s requirement that all taxpayers must be subject to the same tax rate. It denied the appeal on other grounds…