Allegheny County has settled a lawsuit alleging a plan to implement ballot drop-off locations violated Pennsylvania election law and the state Sunshine Act.
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The move comes as a number of Downtown office buildings have sought, and won, lower tax assessments in the wake of the coronavirus and court-mandated changes to assessments.
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Girls’ wrestling has become the fastest-growing high school sport in the country, sanctioned by a surging number of states and bolstered by a movement of medal-winning female wrestlers, parents and the male-dominated ranks of coaches and administrators who saw it as a necessity and a matter of equality.
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After a change in leadership and staff duties, the Philadelphia Board of City Commissioners’ meetings have been marked by frequent public spats.
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Federal cybersecurity funding included in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal isn’t enough to help local governments keep up with rising costs, officials say.
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For more than 150 years, the parade has attracted big crowds. This year, as many as 200,000 spectators are expected to attend.
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Lawmakers in both chambers have introduced bills to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which is a tribute to her father who struggled with reading.
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The brief and tumultuous Kenny Pickett era in Pittsburgh is over. The Steelers are trading the quarterback to the Philadelphia Eagles, multiple sources told The Associated Press. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official.
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Patrick Moore, longtime head of The Andy Warhol Museum, will resign at the end of May.
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Pennsylvania is the fifth-oldest state in the nation and a critical swing state that Joe Biden won by only 1% in 2020.
A bill expected to be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council this week would expand existing tax cuts for downtown developers as vacancy rates climb.
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Over the past few years, Every Cure has developed a blueprint for an AI-powered platform that can do what humans can’t — match thousands of diseases with thousands of drugs.
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The spot was aired by Moderate PAC, which purports “to strengthen Moderate House Democrats,” but whose only significant donor on record is Jeffrey Yass, an eastern Pennsylvania hedge-fund manager whose contributions to conservative candidates and causes like school vouchers has loomed increasingly larger in recent years.
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Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is proposing an overhaul of its Small Landlord Fund, aiming to reach more landlords — and ultimately help house more people, officials said Thursday.
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The 14th Ward encompasses the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, where U.S. Rep. Summer Lee’s longstanding criticism of Israel has become increasingly controversial since the outbreak of war in Gaza.
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Hundreds of children in county custody – many with severe mental illness and other disabilities – are unable to access the care they need. That’s according to a report by a workgroup of 17 county leaders across Pennsylvania.