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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The new Allegheny County Controller’s first audit will assess the effectiveness of two types of development incentives in the county; a new nonprofit is working to register 30,000 eligible voters by the November elections; and to support filmmaking in the region, the a new sound stage will be built at the site of the Carrie Blast Furnaces.Today’s guests include: Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County controller; Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project; and Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Allegheny County’s newly appointed controller tells us his priorities as he joins county government and becomes the newest member of the Jail Oversight Board; after the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center closed last September, researchers asked some who had spent time at Shuman what alternatives to the center they want created; and a look at the reaction to the renaming of Heinz Field, now that the lease between the condiment company and football team is coming to an end. Today’s guests include: Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County controller; Sara Goodkind, professor with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work; and Brian Batko, reporter with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Pittsburgh City Councilor Corey O’Connor has been confirmed by the state Senate as Allegheny County Controller and will fill out the year-and-a-half remaining in the term of former controller Chelsa Wagner.
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Pittsburgh International Airport shoppers could pay almost double for items like beer, tech and apparel, according to a new audit.
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The environmental engineer who worked to expose the Flint lead crisis in 2014 said Pittsburgh’s drinking water lead levels are higher than the Michigan…
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Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said she will investigate the county health department’s methodology for determining the cause of elevated lead…
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No agency is independently testing or verifying the quality of Pittsburgh’s drinking water, according to an audit released Monday by Allegheny County…
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Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner wants an overhaul of the county’s ethics and disclosure process.In an independent report over a two-year time…
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In Allegheny County, 22 hotels owe more than $790,000 in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.The County Controller, working with the Treasurer’s office,…
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County Controller Chelsa Wagner might appeal a decision Friday that prohibits her from auditing the performance of most county authorities.Wagner may…