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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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Lewis County Transit got a $1.8 million grant from the coal transition fund to install a micro-sized hydrogen electrolyzer, which will use electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. -
The group touted efforts to improve Black maternal health outcomes at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. -
All Pennsylvania standardized tests — including the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exams — will move online by 2026. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
A University of Pittsburgh study finds that since the Dobbs ruling, more young adults are seeking permanent contraception. -
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.
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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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. -
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. -
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.” -
Pittsburgh City Council advanced a measure that would require the City Controller to certify estimated revenue projections for the next five years. -
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.
