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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After pausing the city's free spay and neuter program last month, Pittsburgh will resume fixing feral cats.
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A survey by PennEnvironment found 82% of businesses are no longer distributing plastic bags in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey responded to criticism from City Council members Wednesday regarding his approach to homelessness.
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Pittsburgh City Council passed a plan to spend an $8.3 million federal grant Tuesday. But several members criticized Mayor Gainey's office for excluding them from the planning process.
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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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The city terminated police officer Keith Edmonds in March 2022. He subsequently appealed his firing, which came about five months after the Taser incident that left Jim Rogers dead.
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In a letter to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and City Council, City Controller Rachael Heisler pointed to plunging property assessments and a paused "jock tax" as reasons to recalculate the city's 2024 budget.
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Council members described an $8.3 million spending plan to build affordable housing for the city's homeless as the poster child for the city's inability to collaborate on solutions.
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City leaders gathered Downtown Monday to highlight the need for more traffic-calming measures as the city seeks to reduce fatal crashes.
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The system could speed up how often parking attendants pass through a neighborhood, which would be a boon to the authority whose staffing numbers have dwindled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.