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The race to replace Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald won’t take place until the next calendar year, but it already has its first entrant: Democrat Erin McClelland.
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One bill would require county departments to submit detailed salary information to council during the budget process. The other would set a deadline by which County Council would have to confirm nominees for director-level positions.
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald reflects on balancing protective measures in the pandemicOn today’s episode of The Confluence: Two years after the first COVID-19 related restrictions were announced, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald reflects on what might have been done differently to mitigate risk in the county; a member of the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild tells us how, despite the pandemic, the region’s beer scene is expanding; and we learn about pickleball, a fairly new sport that’s gaining in local popularity.
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The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas pushed the process to annex Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh forward Tuesday, the same day Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald endorsed the effort.
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‘We’re in a war’: County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is urging businesses to mandate COVID-19 vaccinesOn today’s episode of The Confluence: Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is requesting employers require COVID-19 vaccines by January 1, 2022; and City Councilor Rev. Ricky Burgess explains why he put forth an ordinance to stop police from pulling over drivers for low level traffic offenses, such as broken taillights and brake lights, which he says disproportionately impact people of color.
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The union representing Allegheny County’s police force has filed a legal complaint opposing the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. The document contains a number of statements that medical experts say are false or gross misinterpretations of data.
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On today’s program: Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald explains why the county hasn’t declared a mask mandate or mitigation efforts despite rising COVID-19 cases, mandates for new and current employees, and what businesses can do; and how ending weekly free phone calls impact those incarcerated who are trying to stay connected with loved ones.
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On today's program: Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald reflects on how prepared the county was for the COVID-19 pandemic when it hit Pennsylvania…
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COVID-19 case numbers are no longer declining in Allegheny County. The Health Department said Wednesday that the seven day average number of new cases was…
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On today's program: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald spoke about what the pandemic has revealed about the state…