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The local Teamsters union has voted to accept payment and dissolve itself as part of a settlement with Post-Gazette parent company, Block Communications.
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The five Democrats running to be Pennsylvania’s attorney general raised almost $1.2 million ahead of the April 23 primary, while the GOP establishment continued its support for one candidate.
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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh said Wednesday that it's vitally important for lawmakers to approve a funding increase for state-subsidized services.
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Food justice advocates have been calling on the city to put federal pandemic aid toward filling the gaps in the city's food system for years. This year, the city appears poised to do that.
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With the April primary less than a week away, two candidates were forced to apologize to their union supporters after giving interviews to a reporter at the striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Four Post-Gazette unions have been on strike at the publication for more than 18 months.
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A University of Pittsburgh study finds that since the Dobbs ruling, more young adults are seeking permanent contraception.
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Pittsburgh instinctively repurposes steel metaphors for pretty much everything, from actual heavy industry to sports teams and even restaurant menus. But with her new installation at the Carnegie Museum of Art, visiting artist Marie Watt thinks she has found a fresh way to revisit the city’s favorite alloy.
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The $80,000 grant from the community transition fund in Centralia, Wa. helped replace the Juice Box Public House's roof and failing heating system.
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The Supreme Court's rejection means that proponents of efforts to fold Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh likely would need to petition Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg voters to place a question about annexation on an upcoming ballot instead.
The Wheel Mill, Pittsburgh’s indoor bike park in Homewood, was one of few such facilities in the United States. The 80,000-square-foot park closed its doors last month. Plans are in place to fill the space with pickleball courts while the biking community reimagines what might be possible elsewhere.
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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced 91 actions her administration will take in response to community feedback from the countywide “All In Allegheny Community Survey.”
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Pittsburgh City Council advanced a measure that would require the City Controller to certify estimated revenue projections for the next five years.
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The first bill requires campaign finance reports for all candidates for state office be available six weeks before an election. The second bill requires 501(c) corporations to report the amount spent advocating for a candidate.
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Campaign finance reports filed within the past week suggest state Rep. Abigail Salisbury is in a tough fight to hold it for a full term this spring, as she faces a challenger, Ashley Commans, who has the backing of the progressive political movement.
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The speech drew upon Biden's longtime support of unions and underscored battle lines on an issue that his presumptive Republican challenger, Donald Trump, has long made a defining issue of his previous runs for the White House.