Julia Zenkevich
County Government ReporterJulia Zenkevich is a general assignment reporter for 90.5 WESA. She first joined the station as a production assistant on The Confluence, and more recently served as a fill-in producer for The Confluence and Morning Edition. She’s a life-long Pittsburgher, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. She can be reached at jzenkevich@wesa.fm.
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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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A Republican faction is asking election officials to trim voters from the list. In an atmosphere of election suspicion, some fear the bid could feed an "echo chamber."
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The lawsuit argues that the county did not get approval from the Board of Elections or receive public input before going forward with the plan.
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After hours of testimony, Allegheny County Council votes ‘no’ on cease-fire in Israel/Hamas conflictThe vast majority of speakers asked council to vote in favor of the resolution, but dozens of others spoke against the measure.
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Voters can submit their mail-in or absentee ballots through the mail, turn them in at the County Office Building downtown, or visit one of five staffed collection locations throughout the county.
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National Transit Safety Board officials said the bridge was in such poor condition, it should have been closed to traffic before the collapse could take place.
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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is seeking candidates for five available positions on the 11-member board of Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
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Developers that pledge to meet a required threshold of affordable units or create at least 50 full time jobs could see their county real estate tax eliminated for up to 10 years.
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A pay raise for some Allegheny County employees will cost nearly $10 million over the next three years.
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Herron Station is getting a redesign as part of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s station improvement program.