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 Executive Sara Innamorato announced 91 actions her administration will take in response to community feedback from the countywide “All In Allegheny Community Survey.”
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After days of controversy and a lawsuit, the Board of Elections voted unanimously last month to approve the countywide locations.
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Mayor Ed Gainey and Pittsburgh City Council have been at odds over how to address homelessness. And it appears Allegheny County's new leader — who controls millions of dollars designated for the region's homeless — is on Gainey's side.
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Before approving the bylaws, oversight board members clashed over a proposed amendment that would have barred the county executive, controller, and sheriff from sending surrogates to the board’s monthly meetings.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato discuss their public safety policies and how to address violent crime among the region’s youth.
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The two leaders plan to lobby Harrisburg to take over control of reassessments, and acknowledged such a move would take the political heat off of local leaders.
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State Rep. Abigail Salisbury faces challenger Ashley Comans for the Democratic nomination in the 34th State House District.
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State Rep. Joe McAndrew faces challenger Pauline Calabrese in the Democratic primary to represent the 32nd District in Pennsylvania's State House.
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The plan was first introduced by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato last month.
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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.