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Despite the celebrations of some, student loan relief is wildly unpopular among Republicans, who say it unfairly provides money for a select few who attended college. And some Pittsburghers with large student loan debts don’t think Biden’s plan went far enough.
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It’s move-in week for many university students in Pittsburgh. Here's a brief rundown of when each college is moving in and what it might do for nearby traffic.
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Discussion at Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission lasted nearly six hours.
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Duquesne University broke ground Tuesday on a new College of Osteopathic Medicine. The college on Forbes Avenue will launch in the fall of 2024 with 85 students. It’ll eventually grow to 170 students.
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The union representing Allegheny County’s police force has filed a legal complaint opposing the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. The document contains a number of statements that medical experts say are false or gross misinterpretations of data.
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Though they comprise 41% of Pennsylvania's population, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated residents account for 74% of the state's hospitalizations.
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On today’s program: The U.S. Supreme Court begins their session today with a docket full of divisive issues in our society, such as abortion, the Second Amendment, and affirmative action; Ken Gormley will stay on as Duquesne University’s president after his contract was extended, and he says under his tenure the university has grown and reconnected with the community; and we’ll hear one perspective on why the city doesn’t need businesses to build as many parking spaces as the municipal code calls for.
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Pittsburgh-area physicians say local children 12 and under are a step closer to being eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.That’s after Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that initial results from the latest study of their vaccine show the shot is safe and effective in children ages 5 to 11.
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There might soon be significant policy changes around the COVID-19 vaccine now that the federal government has given the Pfizer immunization its full approval.
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On today's program: The state’s utility regulator authorized shutoffs to low-income residents with overdue payment starting today, meaning 890,000…