Capitol Beat

Politics

5 things we know, post-primary edition

Progressives prevailed in Pittsburgh and more special elections could be on the horizon.

Events

Personality

City & State honors western PA leaders at Pittsburgh Power 100 event

The event celebrated the most influential figures in the greater Pittsburgh region.

News & Politics

Politics

A Q&A with Allegheny County’s Rich Fitzgerald

The term-limited county executive goes over his last 12 years in office – and what’s next for him.

News & Politics

Politics

Mudslinging taints Allegheny County Council race

Bethany Hallam and Joanna Doven have been trading barbs on social media.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Court rules State House special elections will be held on Feb. 7

Voters in western Pennsylvania will head to the polls next month to select legislators for three vacant districts.

Transportation

Policy

Nearly 30 years after the ADA, local transit agencies are getting federal funds to make them more accessible

Philly and Pittsburgh are among the cities receiving money from the Federal Transit Administration

Infrastructure

Politics

Almost a year later, Wolf and Pittsburgh leaders announce reopening of Fern Hollow Bridge

The bridge collapsed in January just as Joe Biden was set to visit Pittsburgh to discuss infrastructure improvements.

Economic Development

Policy

Two state lawmakers want to audit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh sports stadiums.

They say the move would reveal the true value of the teams for taxpayers.

News & Politics

Politics

Democrat Barb Warwick is sworn in as Pittsburgh’s newest City Council member

Warwick said she pledges to be ‘proactive and persistent’ on City Council.

News & Politics

Politics

Coffee shops have become the most buzzworthy unionizing battleground

City & State explores what’s behind the worker-led drive to unionize at Starbucks and similar places in Pennsylvania.

Technology

Policy

The ‘Trojan Horse’ and the workforce: Job threats are focus of discussion during House hearing on cybersecurity

State Government Committee hears testimony from experts on the threats facing local and state governments in the commonwealth.

Policy

Policy

Lawmakers remember trailblazing Black speaker with ‘K. Leroy Irvis Day of Action’

In 1977, Irvis was the first Black man elected speaker of a state legislature since Reconstruction

Personality

Personality

Meet four Pittsburgh residents changing the city through media, art and activism

Pittsburgh natives and transplants alike are making an impact in the Steel City

Personality

Personality

Pittsburgh’s Easter eggs: historic sites and outdoor adventures hidden in plain sight

Politicos share their favorite secret spaces considered hidden gems in the Steel City.

Power List

Power Lists

The 2022 Pittsburgh Power 100

The people exerting the most influence in the City of Bridges.