Pittsburgh had been paying a contractor for professional services related to farmers markets via PayPal, which is a violation of the city's own policy.
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Community organizations and school staff have joined forces to reimagine the district’s North Side high school by confronting issues of attendance and infractions — and creating opportunities.
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With polls showing a tight presidential race, Democrats are hoping to unite their base behind an issue that once divided them: reproductive rights.
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A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters, including in Pa.The ads, part of American Bridge 21st Century's broader $200 million effort to defeat Trump, target exurban and rural areas like Erie, Johnstown and Altoona.
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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A memoir coming out Tuesday details the life experiences of a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in State College. John Homan flew 34 combat missions with the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force out of England in 1944.
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The Wilkinsburg Police Department is upgrading its body cameras, enough for every officer on the force, with the support of more than half a million dollars of federal funding, local and federal officials announced Monday.
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Dr. Cyril H. Wecht spent much of his life pressing his view that more than one shooter was involved in President John Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.
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Primary election results remain unofficial until audits, protests and certification are completed.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing taxpayer money for child care, but advocates say the ultimate cost needs to be far higher.
The large arc of flat land curving through Pittsburgh's East End seems out of place, but it's actually an ancient riverbed marking where the Allegheny and Monongahela once flowed.
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The final rule allows Pittsburgh workers who earn salaries up to $58,656 to collect overtime pay for their work. The previous rule set the threshold at $35,568.
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Appliances sold in Pennsylvania would need to meet stricter efficiency standards under a measure passed by the state House.
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Ticks, spotted lanternflies and cicadas have reputations in Pennsylvania. Summer is on its way, and the creepy crawlers are either beginning life cycles or stepping out to catch blood meals.
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Republican state Rep. Dave Zimmerman is pushing state legislators to invite chaplains into public school districts to serve as counselors to students and teachers.
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Pennsylvania's House and Senate are considering legislation that would provide up to 20 weeks of paid family leave through a payroll tax. The proposed measure has bipartisan sponsorship, but some Republicans have vocally opposed it because of the cost to taxpayers.