Allegheny County voter guide 2024: Who’s on the ballot?
Oct 8, 2024 · Voting details. For details about how to vote in your county, visit your county’s elections website. Mail-in voting is underway, and voters can apply for a mail-in ballot through Oct. 29.; On Election Day, Nov. 5, polls are open statewide from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m. Voters can return mail-in ballots to their county through 8 p.m. that day.
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Healing stories could turn the page for Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Oct 4, 2024 · In 1994, I moved into the historic Hill District, a neighborhood often considered to be the cultural soul of Black Pittsburgh. I lived a short walk from Freedom Corner, an inspiring monument at Centre Avenue and Crawford Street.
Voter guide 2024: Who's on the ballot in Pittsburgh region?
Oct 8, 2024 · Election Day is Nov. 5. Pennsylvanians’ ballots will not only feature the presidential and U.S. Senate contests, but also hundreds of races for the state House and Senate, which could determine the direction of state policy for years to …
McCormick clinches Senate seat in tight win over Casey
Nov 7, 2024 · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday’s election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation, domestic turmoil and war.. The battleground state contest pads Republicans’ majority in the ...
As appeals mount, will Innamorato do a property tax reassessment?
Feb 1, 2024 · As thousands of pending appeals threaten to upend municipal and school budgets, County Executive Sara Innamorato is taking a cautious path on one of her key campaign planks supporting routine countywide reassessments.
PPS struggles to find staff for growing ELL student body
Nov 21, 2024 · At South Hills Middle School in Beechview, Ashley Haftl teaches math to a newcomer English learners class. Many of the students came from countries facing war or conflict such as Syria and Afghanistan, and did not receive any formal education prior to …
Trans rights, care in the balance in presidential race
Oct 21, 2024 · Down-ballot races could influence access, too: Twenty-six states have enacted laws limiting youth access to gender-affirming care. Though Pennsylvania isn’t among them, Republican members of the state House of Representatives have introduced legislation this year proposing legal protection for any parent who won’t consent to this kind of care for their child.
EQT: Climate change, politics and Appalachia
Mar 4, 2024 · CEO Toby Rice wants to lead “the largest green initiative on the planet.” Explore the politics, dollars and communities in the natural gas producer’s fracking path.
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
Oct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”