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A jail stay as a teen led me to advocacy, but incarceration leads many to ruin

Muhammad Ali Nasir, also known by his emcee name MAN-E, the advocacy, policy and civic engagement coordinator for 1Hood and founder of Community Care...

Updated: Kayden’s Law passes Pa. Senate, would change family court handling of child abuse allegations

(Illustration by Andrea Shockling/PublicSource)   National data, endorsed by federal law, shows that when women in custody battles report abuse, courts too often follow a controversial...

PPS strategic plan eyes school closures to save costs and improve student experience

Pittsburgh Public Schools officials sit for a Dec. 4, 2023 public hearing about the district's budget, at PPS headquarters in Oakland. On Wednesday night...

Judge sides with Fitzgerald, nixing county employee wage floor, as Innamorato pledges pay review

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald talks to PublicSource in his Allegheny County Courthouse offices on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by...

Faced with Pittsburgh housing and mental health care, I left the nest

Aim Comperatore stands for a portrait at Comperatore's Pressley Street High Rise apartment on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in East Allegheny. (Photo by Stephanie...

How magnet schools attract some, repel others, and contribute to Pittsburgh’s polarized education system

Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts, a Pittsburgh Public Schools magnet, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Efforts to change...

Updated: County will activate still-unspecified backup shelter if temps drop to 26

Erin Dalton, director at Allegheny County Department of Human Services, is seen through a news camera as she speaks to the press about the...

School locations, demographics and resources tip the scales on academic outcomes in PPS

Students in schools with majorities of Black and low-income students are underperforming compared to peers in other schools. Experts say solutions must address systemic...

Pittsburghers share experiences of joy and isolation on Thanksgivings alone

(Lead art by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)   PublicSource asked readers who planned to be alone on Thanksgiving to share their experiences with us. We received responses such...

Mayor Gainey’s budget shows lean years ahead, with cuts to paving and shrinking reserves

MAYOR ED GAINEY enters the City Council Chambers to applause as he arrives to give his 2023 budget address on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023,...

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