Amy Whipple

Pittsburgh City Council approves millions in grants for the NFL Draft, parks, and youth baseball fields.

University of Pittsburgh joins push to fund city projects with $5M grant.

The University of Pittsburgh has joined the growing list of large nonprofits making payments in lieu of taxes to the city.

Pirates charities and Laborers Union team up to upgrade 20 youth baseball fields.

Pittsburgh’s youth baseball and softball teams may soon stop being benched by heavy rain.

Pittsburgh may break even on the Draft with officials betting on the long game.

Pittsburgh is looking for a pass to offset the cost of hosting the NFL Draft.

Pittsburgh plans to keep vape shops 1,000 feet away from schools.

Pittsburgh is one step closer to keeping vape shops away from schools.

Council advances vape shop restrictions near schools, scrambles to save Bloomfield Pool funding and holds up $481K snow removal invoice.

Council puts $481K snow removal invoice on ice — again.

Pittsburgh spent more than $4 million on outside contractors to clear roads following January’s snowstorm.

Council member trying to protect Bloomfield Pool from sinking.

Council Member Deb Gross of Highland Park has asked the budget office to scour the city’s books to search for unspent money for city projects.

Land bank moves to sell more vacant properties to developers for affordable housing.

Instead of continuing trying to sell properties one lot at a time, the Pittsburgh Land Bank might start selling property in bundles.

Council approves $134,831 to replace collapsed retaining wall.

After years of advocacy, residents of lower Dunmore Street in Lincoln-Lemington will once again have a safe retaining wall.

Mayor O'Connor seeks to reopen city budget with $28 million in new spending as council advances land bank sales and retaining wall fix.

Mayor O'Connor wants to add $28 million in 2026 spending.

Three months into his term as mayor, Corey O’Connor wants to rewrite the city’s 2026 budget.

Term limits for county officials remain up for debate in government reform committee.

The county executive might not be the only county office with limited terms after the November election.

New protections available for renters against landlord retaliation.

Residential tenants in Allegheny County now have stronger protections against landlord retaliation.

County: Strengthening tenant protections, ethics reform and the continuing debate on term limits.

New life for the “de facto defunct” ethics commission.

The county’s Code of Ethics is getting an overhaul for the first time in almost 20 years.

City may publish what surveillance technology it uses.

Want to know how many ways the city surveils its residents? So does City Council.

Turning the gun range may cut the noise down.

The sound of gunfire in Highland Park may soon not be nearly as loud.

City may codify noncooperation with immigration enforcement actions.

Pittsburgh City Council is exploring how to codify its policies that its employees will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement detaining Pittsburghers.

Council moves to block immigration enforcement cooperation, reduce gun range noise and audit city surveillance technology.