Amy Whipple

Unvetted board appointments and $3 billion budget drive argument for more council staff.

Discussion ahead of final votes for two proposed referendums highlighted council’s weak spots during its June 23 meeting.

Residents make the case for 18 weeks of paid parental leave.

Even though potential legislation is still months away, Allegheny County Council is ready to push discussion on paid parental leave.

A resolution backs Magee-Womens nurses as a July 4 contract deadline nears.

Newly unionized registered nurses and advanced practitioners at Magee-Womens Hospital are receiving support from Allegheny Council. During the June 23 meeting, 10 council members introduced a…

$250,000 allotted for violence prevention in six high schools this fall.

Violence prevention and intervention services will continue at six Pittsburgh Public high schools this fall.

School violence prevention funded, Hill District seniors get new home, and fleet repairs keep climbing.

Vehicle repair bills on track to reach $5.3 million this year.

The repair budget for the city’s aging vehicle fleet is breaking down as quickly as its trucks.

Macedonia FACE will provide senior meals and programs to Ammon Recreation Center.

Free recreation center space will mean continued senior services for the Hill District.

After running Glen Hazel’s youth programs for free, volunteers say they can’t continue.

Discussion about supporting children and youth through the Stop the Violence (STV)  fund continued as council members considered issuing a request for proposals for programming at the Burgwin…

A projected $24 million shortfall in 2026 could leave one year before state financial control.

Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Rea Price’s assessment of 2026 thus far — and projections for its remainder — fared only marginally better.

With ARPA aid gone, 2025 closed with a $44.6 million deficit.

As Pittsburgh spends the last of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, the reckoning of the effect of inflation on the city’s financial health — and spending priorities — is now.

A $1 million Mellon grant could turn Learn and Earn into a year-round program.

Come fall, teens and young adults will be able to take part in the Learn and Earn program year-round.

The last ARPA dollars run dry as a $44.6 million deficit lands, Learn and Earn gains $1 million to run all year, and a $200,000 request for Glen Hazel’s rec center gets held.

November ballot questions could expand county lawmakers’ budget and benefits.

Allegheny County Council members are looking to ask voters to allow them to draw county pensions and add offices and staff in each of the 15 council districts.

Allegheny County Council budget and benefits could reach the November ballot while the county buys its $4.3 million medical examiner's office.

$5 million in unspent bond interest will help buy a long-leased medical examiner’s building.

After 20 years of renting the medical examiner’s office, Allegheny County is ready to purchase the Strip District building.

Nine people hurt in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse may share $445,000.

More than four years after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Jan. 2022, nine people who filed lawsuits against the city may soon receive settlements totaling $445,000.

Pittsburgh City Council boosts homeless street outreach, advances $445K in Fern Hollow settlements, and weighs the cost of keeping its road data.

Road scans save money on projects, but using the data costs $1,300 a month.

After paying nearly $770,000 for a company to photograph and measure city streets, the city is now looking at a 3-year, $46,590 subscription to use the data.

Street outreach program looks at an $800,000 boost to reach more homeless residents.

A city program to help homeless residents obtain services may soon have its staffing increase by more than 60% which will allow for additional hours of services.

Neglected hillsides may become permanently protected open spaces.

New greenways would be designed to create a green ribbon to tie neighborhoods to each other.