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"The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson," a play with music, honors the struggles of the Pittsburgh-based founder of the National Negro Opera Company. -
Pittsburgh Public Schools is part of a first-of-its-kind partnership with the NCAA and Pittsburgh Steelers to help families stay on top of each league’s academic requirements for prospective athletes. -
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The measure from Rep. Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia) would require companies to estimate the total environmental impact of new or expanded plants on environmental justice areas. -
State Representatives Jessica Benham and Valerie Gaydos stood with other state and federal lawmakers Wednesday to call for new regulations of pharmacy benefit managers. -
Several Pennsylvania House incumbents faced serious challenges during Tuesday’s primary election. At least two lost. -
Some counties are rejecting primary mail ballots that are missing the last two digits of the year, despite the Department of State’s advice to count them.
The proposed ordinance would trigger an immediate reassessment while also establishing criteria for reassessments in the future.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works in Lyndora, Pa. on Monday to tout the Biden administration’s investments and policies supporting American-made steel. -
In the 63rd House District, Josh Bashline earned the Republican nomination after beating three others for a shot to replace retiring state Rep. Donna Oberlander. -
The son of a Vietnam veteran who later struggled with mental health and substance abuse and became an incarcerated felon, DePasquale stood out on the Democratic ballot as one of just two Allegheny County candidates running statewide. -
Allegheny County's Erin McClelland defeated state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro in Tuesday's Democratic primary for state treasurer. She will face incumbent Stacy Garrity this fall. -
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta bested fellow Democrat Mark Pinsley on Tuesday to secure his party's nomination for Pennsylvania auditor general.
