Kate Giammarise
ReporterKate Giammarise focuses her reporting on poverty, social services and affordable housing. Before joining WESA, she covered those topics for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for nearly five years; prior to that, she spent several years in the paper’s Harrisburg bureau covering the legislature, governor and state government. She was part of the P-G staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. She has won numerous state and local awards for her reporting and was honored with a 2020 Keystone Media Award for her beat reporting on poverty. She can be reached at kgiammarise@wesa.fm or 412-697-2953.
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The son of a Vietnam veteran who later struggled with mental health and substance abuse and became an incarcerated felon, DePasquale stood out on the Democratic ballot as one of just two Allegheny County candidates running statewide.
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In the race for Attorney General, Democrat Eugene DePasquale stands out as one of just two Allegheny County candidates running statewide. Democrats hope to topple Republican incumbents in the races for Auditor General and Treasurer.
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Records show Allegheny County has spent millions in settlement money on everything from overdose reversal drugs for first responders to housing for people in recovery.
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Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approved $4.875 million in loans for two projects aimed at converting vacant or underutilized downtown office space.
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The bill would allow attached houses that share walls on lots that are 35 feet wide or smaller without special zoning exemptions. It would apply citywide.
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It’s been one year since Pennsylvania began “unwinding” its pandemic-era Medicaid program. Officials said they expect work to be largely completed by June.
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Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
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A URA pilot program aims to clean up 14 blighted properties in Beltzhoover, the Hill District, Homewood, Larimer and Knoxville with funds from the city’s Land Bank.
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Officials with Pennsylvania’s Department of Aging say the 10-year-plan will help develop policies that meet the needs of the state's rapidly growing senior population.
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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.