Allegheny County Council

$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.

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.

Proposed ballot question would give council a say on contracts over $30,000.

Come Election Day, residents may have the opportunity to change who has a say in Allegheny County’s contracts.

Allegheny County Council gets its first woman president.

For the first time in its 26-year history, a woman will lead Allegheny County Council.

A historic leadership change and a fight over fiscal power.

Proposed ordinance would keep sexual abuse protections for trans county inmates.

Should the federal government remove protections for transgender individuals in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), they may still be protected at the county level.

Trans rights take center stage at this week's county council meetings.

Bill to unmask federal agents in the county hits a legal wall.

An effort to unmask federal law enforcement working in Allegheny County will remain in committee for now.

Council president removal vote expected May 26.

Allegheny County Council is preparing to remove Member Pat Catena of Carnegie from the president’s seat because of a mailer sent by his campaign for state representative.

Draft Touted as Success and County Property Tax Hearings to Skip Pittsburgh.

County exec uses quarterly address to highlight residents’ benefits from NFL Draft prep.

The NFL Draft may not have lived up to expectations, but event preparation was a win according to Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato.

Council accepts $1.8M from dissolved health nonprofit to shore up mental health and social services.

Despite having close to $1 billion in funding for 2026, the county’s Department of Human Services (DHS) needs more money.

Proposed property reassessment public hearings skip Pittsburgh.

Members of Allegheny County Council want to give residents more chances to speak out about the proposed reassessment schedule.

County jail inmates receive first paychecks after 200 years of unpaid work.

As of this month, people incarcerated in the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) will no longer be forced to work without pay.

Allegheny County Council takes up police accountability bill, receives update on new jail wages.

Proposed bill takes aim at officer anonymity amid immigration enforcement.

Allegheny County Council may increase accountability for law enforcement officers.

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.