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On Wednesday, Pitt officials announced the school will divide all of the $7.5 million it received from the state among the more than 20,000 in-state students across five campuses.
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Representatives from more than 60 community groups gathered at the court house downtown Wednesday to call for eviction protections to be extended.
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A low-attended meeting to discuss how city will spend the American Rescue Plan, called for some of the money to go toward anti-violence tactics.
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Pittsburgh City Council is on recess, but will continue to work on plans for the coronavirus relief fund.
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Allegheny County has paid out more than $13 million in aid as of Wednesday, though it has more than $50 million remaining unspent.
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On today’s program: A recently released report found housing is unaffordable for most Americans working minimum-wage jobs; with municipalities across the state worried about their local economies post-pandemic, Pitt’s Institute of Politics analyzed these challenges and proposed solutions in their latest report; and we learn if beetles can walk backwards.
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Local eateries Blowfish BBQ and Spice Island are among 3,000 U.S. businesses that had federal COVID relief rescinded after being approved for the funding in the spring.
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Pennsylvania is expecting $4.5 billion in emergency funding for schools from the federal stimulus plan. The ESSA Leadership Learning Community, made up of educators, administrators, and advocates across the state, said districts need to use more of those funds to recruit and retain educators of color.
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Despite pleas by activists and the city’s likely next mayor to delay, Pittsburgh City Council gave its preliminary approval to Mayor Bill Peduto’s plan for spending $335 million in federal COVID relief.
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A city task force says that more than half the federal aid should be spent to restore cuts made to the city budget and payroll. But the task force also urges investment in housing, improvements to recreation centers and community redevelopment.