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Allegheny County Council unanimously approved a proposed countywide paid sick leave mandate on Tuesday. The bill now heads to County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who will sign it into law, according to a spokesperson.
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A proposed county council bill would require masks at gatherings of more than 250 people, but a legal expert says its attempt to bypass county health authorities is problematic.
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A proposed countywide paid sick leave mandate won unanimous support from an Allegheny County Council committee Wednesday. The bill now heads to the full council for a final vote Tuesday.
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The chair of Allegheny County Council's health and human services committee, Republican Cindy Kirk, says she now supports a proposed paid sick leave mandate, and will move quickly to pass it.
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Democrats on Allegheny County Council failed to amass enough support Tuesday to fast-track a vote on a proposed paid sick leave mandate. Now, the bill will go to a Republican-led committee for further review.
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Allegheny County Council will again consider a proposal to require five days of paid sick leave at firms with at least 26 workers. The county health board approved the policy in July. It’s similar to a version council passed in March that was vetoed by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
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Allegheny County Council takes up three bills to increase election monitoring as well as one that seeks to publicize more information on county contracts and purchases.
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The popular Picklesburgh festival will return to Pittsburgh in August after being canceled last summer due to the pandemic.
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A bill pending before Allegheny County Council would set a $15 dollar minimum wage for people who work while incarcerated at the county jail. Those workers don’t receive any wages today.
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Allegheny County Council's public safety committee held an "informational meeting" Tuesday about how it can prevent the use of no-knock warrants by county law-enforcement officers, who say they do not use the tactic.