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Pittsburgh Democrats have set a calendar for choosing their nominee to fill the City Council seat left vacant by Corey O’Connor this summer. But it appears that Doug Shields, who held the seat before O’Connor, will not be running for it again.
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One bill protects local providers from efforts by other states to investigate abortions. A second instructs police to deprioritize enforcing laws that could limit the procedure. A third bill allows citizens or groups to file complaints about misleading advertisements by pregnancy crisis centers.
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Members on Wednesday preliminarily approved new boundaries to ensure each district contains a roughly equal number of residents.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The state budget has established new tax credits, including a permanent child care tax credit and property tax relief for some homeowners and renters; we speak to a mother and business owner who testified before Congress about experiencing burnout during the pandemic; and City Council is tackling three big issues before taking its summer recess. Today’s guests include: Kate Huangpu, government reporter with Spotlight PA; Tori Snyder, a Pittsburgh-based parent and small-business owner; and Kiley Koscinski, city government and policy reporter with WESA.
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On Wednesday, Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approved the hiring of a global firm to inspect all 150 city-owned bridges and create a maintenance plan for each bridge.
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Council heard from legal experts Wednesday about a package of bills that would shield abortion providers and patients from prosecution within city limits.
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Pittsburgh City Council's fifth district will be without a councilor until November after Corey O'Connor left the post to become the Allegheny County Controller.
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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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Councilors moved Wednesday to hold off voting on a bill that would require officers to announce their reasoning for stopping a pedestrian before doing so.
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One bill provides protection for abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution and investigation for providing care.