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Joe Wise, a candidate for Allegheny County Council District 1, has died, according to a statement Saturday from a top local Republican official.
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The Ohio River Valley and airport area suburbs will pick a new member of Allegheny County Council next month. The two candidates agree that infrastructure is a top priority, but they differ on whether councilors should address more controversial topics.
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Under current rules, the County Council president decides how the reapportionment process will occur. But some have criticized that process, saying that the system could encourage gerrymandering and create districts that don’t accurately represent local communities.
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald unveiled a $990.6 million fiscal plan to county council Tuesday. Residents spoke up about a mask mandate.
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Voters have a clear choice this November in the race for the Allegheny County Council district that covers the Allegheny River Valley and north suburbs. Democratic incumbent Anita Prizio faces a spirited challenge from Republican Meredith Dolan.
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Some of Pittsburgh's east suburbs will choose a new Allegheny County councilor this fall. Republican Eric Casteel and Democrat Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, both residents of Plum, disagree on how council should use its power.
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On Tuesday, Allegheny County Council voted 14-0 to approve County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s proposal to use nearly $100 million in COVID-19 relief money this year. The rest of the money is slated to be spent in the next two years.
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The Allegheny County Council Committee on Budget and Finance gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a plan to spend a portion of the county’s $380 million in American Rescue Plan funding.
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On today’s program: The latest from Allegheny County Council, which approved a sick leave ordinance and rejected a mask mandate for large crowds last night; the lead physician from a clinic to treat “long COVID” explains how his team is trying to relieve symptoms and pinpoint the cause of the lingering disease; and a COVID-19 “long hauler” who contracted the virus a year ago, and is still experiencing symptoms, shares the strain it has put on her life.
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Citing legal and ideological objections, Allegheny County Council waived its own rules to head off consideration of a mandate requiring masks for public gatherings.