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.
Environment
Policy
Into the wasteland: Meet the defenders of Allegheny County’s waterways
Meet the activists trying to foil a new landfill.
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.
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