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Parents say paid leave would be a savior, but employers say costs could shut them down

The Allegheny County Board of Health held a hearing on a proposed paid parental leave mandate for all employers, and heard both support and...

Missed trash pick-up complaints have jumped in Pittsburgh

Calls to the city’s 311 help line reporting garbage collection whiffs have surged. In some neighborhoods, complaints are 10 times higher than in others. “Pittsburgh's...

Primary loss by Allegheny County Council president a sign of the times

Political observers say Brittany Bloam’s landslide win in a suburban legislative primary wasn’t just about an anti-trans mailer, and the challenge to Pat Catena’s...

Pittsburgh schools board set to vote on closures panned in public hearing

The board rejected a reconfiguration of PPS’s 57 schools in November, and parents rallied against it Tuesday. Administrators maintain that fewer buildings can mean...

Pittsburgh school takes last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits

  Pittsburgh Arlington PreK-8 has seen stable leadership, thoughtful approaches to conflict and need, and a plunge in the violence that plagued the halls last...

Election results: Pittsburgh-area primaries for Congress, state House and more

Pennsylvania has voted in the 2026 primary elections. Congress, the office of governor, the state House and half of the state Senate are on...

Pittsburgh restaurants face barriers, thin margins — and many don’t make it

Financing gaps, costly build-outs, uneven foot traffic and rising food prices: Restaurant operators say the real struggle begins long before the first plate hits...

Pittsburgh cosmetology school teaches on despite state probes, complaints

Students of Fountain of Youth Academy, in Squirrel Hill and Bellevue, have long complained to state regulators, but their accounts are largely hidden from...

Affordable housing plans in Fairywood, Hazelwood, Hill District get new funding

Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board approved millions for plans across the city that will focus on households earning less than the area median income,...

Allegheny County A-Team of behavioral health crisis responders should go countywide — without delay

Barely 1 in 1,000 of the emergency calls made in Pittsburgh and its suburbs draws the 18-month-old A-Team of specialized behavioral health responders. More...

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