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All employees under the Allegheny County Executive Office's purview had until Dec. 1 to provide proof of vaccination. According to officials, more than 90% have complied.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks, a case that has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade — which has implications for Pennsylvania.
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Council passed legislation that would require rental properties built before 1978 to be tested for lead and for it to be removed if found. -
Allegheny County Council gave final approval Tuesday for next year’s county budget. The operating budget represents a roughly 3% increase over pre-pandemic spending levels, although property taxes will not go up thanks to federal coronavirus relief.
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Njaimeh Njie's photo book "This Is Where We Find Ourselves" explores the legacy of loss.
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Advocates are turning to the redistricting process to secure political power, but legal and systemic roadblocks pose a significant challenge.
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Pennsylvania's high court says that for now, an order requiring masks inside Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools and child care facilities will remain in place.
After a series of compromises with the developer, and despite a notable expansion of parking space, Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission has put its stamp of approval on a long-awaited plan to redevelop the 178-acre Hazelwood Green site.
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After a bruising year in 2020, natural gas production and prices in Pennsylvania are on the rise this year.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s Dr. Oz Show, is planning to run for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican.
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Gov. Tom Wolf is urging people to get vaccinated and suggests he isn't considering additional containment measures as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads overseas.
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The 10 candidates elected to Allegheny County Common Pleas judgeships this fall have been assigned to their courtrooms — and though several campaigned on a platform to reform criminal justice, only one is set to actually begin hearing criminal cases.
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The nearly 18-acre project requires significant zoning changes that will now head to the Planning Commission.
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