Kiley Koscinski
City Government ReporterKiley Koscinski covers city government, policy and how Pittsburghers engage with city services. She also works as a fill-in host for All Things Considered. Kiley has previously served as a producer on The Confluence and Morning Edition. Before coming to WESA, she produced multiple dayparts at KDKA Radio, the world’s first radio station. She also served as an afternoon assignment desk editor where she made coverage decisions with the station’s news director. Kiley has won multiple awards for her reporting including honors from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, the Pennsylvania News Media Association and the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania. Email: kkoscinski@wesa.fm.
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Pittsburgh reworks remainder of federal pandemic aid to support paving projects and public restroomsWith a federal deadline looming, Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approved Mayor Ed Gainey's reworked plan to spend what remains of a federal pandemic aid package.
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Pennsylvania's Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a lower court's ruling that struck down Pittsburgh's tax on visiting athletes and performers.
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Pittsburgh City Council will consider a measure to expand a program that provides free legal assistance to low-income renters facing eviction.
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A Pittsburgh city councilor wants Mayor Ed Gainey to open a location for residents to get help with construction permit applications.
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During a mid-afternoon briefing Sunday, the Federal Bureau of Investigations shared early details of their investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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Speaking at a midday news conference, Gov. Shapiro identified the man as Corey Comperatore, 50, and called his shooting and that of two other men who were wounded by gunfire "shocking, for this Commonwealth and the country."
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The general assembly passed a measure this week aimed at regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which serve as middlemen between insurance companies and pharmacies to determine how much a pharmacy will get paid for the drugs it sells.
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Pittsburgh is spending most of its share of a settlement with opioid manufacturers on a diversion program that aims to put people accused of low-level crimes into treatment rather than jail.
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A new bill set to be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday would exclude cardholders from drug testing for marijuana.
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A task force aimed at protecting people from fireworks-related injuries and complaints will be available in the evenings through July 5.