Check out this article by Len Barcousky from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Councilman Chuck McCullough will introduce a measure to trim the county’s controversial drink tax from 7 percent to 6 percent. The Republican from Upper St. Clair said today the current levy is bringing in more revenue than the county needs to provide local matching funds to help support Port Authority buses and light-rail trains. With about $4 million left unspent in county coffers from taxes on poured alcoholic drinks and rental cars, the drink-tax rate should be cut, he said. In return for the county providing 15 percent of the Port Authority’s operating budget, the Port Authority qualifies for almost $185 million in state mass transit aid. Additional dollars from the county, however, would not increase the amount of state aid allocated to Port Authority. He will make his proposal when council meets Monday to take action