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Top races for the Pittsburgh area and Pennsylvania include the 12th Congressional District (Summer Lee v. Bhavini Patel), attorney general, treasurer, auditor general, state Senate and state House.
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County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined. -
Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility. -
A Washington high school got $65,000 in energy transition grants to upgrade its fish hatchery program to one that rivals commercial operations. -
Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. -
Pennsylvania House Dems propose new expulsion rules after remote voting by lawmaker facing a warrantThe move comes in the wake of intense criticism after Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle voted remotely this week while being sought on charges he violated a restraining order. -
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. -
Artist John Peña is seeking ideas for "What would your luggage say?," his work slated for the new Pittsburgh airport terminal.
Food justice advocates have been calling on the city to put federal pandemic aid toward filling the gaps in the city's food system for years. This year, the city appears poised to do that.
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Martin will helm the diocese’s 10 high schools and 35 elementary schools, which serve roughly 13,000 students across Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Washington counties. -
Bipartisan legislation is funding the program, which works to lessen the financial burden facing student teachers. -
The group touted efforts to improve Black maternal health outcomes at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. -
Lewis County Transit got a $1.8 million grant from the coal transition fund to install a micro-sized hydrogen electrolyzer, which will use electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
