Oliver Morrison
ReporterOliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the University of Oxford and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Email: omorrison@wesa.fm.
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick says Pennsylvania’s future economic prosperity will depend on whether its energy industry can grow even faster than it already has.
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The cost of providing water and sewage across the country has been increasing by more than triple the rate of inflation — and that cost is increasing even faster in the Pittsburgh area, as the region undergoes generational infrastructure improvements. Some water and sewage utilities are doing better than others at helping vulnerable customers keep their water on.
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The plan puts community colleges and state-owned universities under one system, and limits tuition to $1,000 per semester for many students.
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania will receive nearly $200 million for clean water projects in the latest disbursement from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The majority of that, $99 million, is being allocated for clean water projects, which can go toward things like fixing stormwater drains.
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Legislation that could reduce the amount of fentanyl in Western Pennsylvania has passed the United States Senate and is currently awaiting action in the House of Representatives. But most people aren’t even aware it’s being held up, according to Sen. Bob Casey.
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Former employees of Adda Coffee & Tea House have reached a compensation agreement with the defunct Pittsburgh chain following its permanent closure last month.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed increasing Pennsylvania’s education funding by more than $1 billion this year, in what he calls the largest single year increase ever.
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Some in East Palestine say more needs to be done to address health risks. Other residents believe the derailment’s worst impacts were limited and have long since passed.
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While some residents in town are focused on the long-term health impacts, many East Palestine proprietors say they've struggled to keep their businesses afloat.
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Conflict in the Middle East elicited heated exchanges between U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and one of her two primary challengers, Bhavini Patel, at the Barbara Daly Danko Political Forum at Carnegie Mellon University on Sunday.