Allegheny County Council

Employees in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office aren’t being paid enough, staff said at a county council budget hearing on Thursday.

A “yes” vote would repeal a rule that requires county council members to resign their positions before running for another office. A “no” vote would keep the rule in place.

Allegheny County is awarding local municipalities about $2.7 million to demolish blighted properties. The money will go to tear down 138 structures countywide.

Allegheny County officials are working to establish a brand-new department—and they hope to have it up and running as soon as the start of 2023.

County council appointed the first four board members on Tuesday, more than a year after establishing the nine-seat board.

Tuesday night's 12 to 3 vote surpassed the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto.

Allegheny County Council has less than 30 days to attempt to override the vetoes with a two-thirds majority vote.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: In April 2021, Allegheny County Council approved an independent police review board, but it has yet to swear in any members or hear cases; a bill that passed the state Senate would restrict classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in pre-K through fifth; and how nonprofits are helping young Afghan refugees settle in Pittsburgh. Today’s guests include: Charlie Wolfson, enterprise reporter at PublicSource; Sheila May-Stein, librarian at Perry High School and Dakota Rottino-Garilli, a school-based therapist with Wesley Family Services based at Perry High School

Allegheny County Council voted to ban fracking inside and underneath county parks Tuesday night.

Critics of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, to drill for natural gas note that it has been linked to increased asthma rates, water contamination, and other adverse effects. Industry supporters say the fuel has already produced economic benefits for the region.