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

New protections available for renters against landlord retaliation.

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

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.

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.

Council of Governments meeting recap: grants and infrastructure planning discussed.

Cline gave a report on the recent Steel Rivers Council of Governments (SRCOG) meeting. Forward Township is a member of SRCOG, a coalition of 19 municipalities which collaborate on sustainable…

Township will remain eligible for block grants.

Forward Township supervisors approved a resolution to opt into the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, keeping the township eligible to apply for federal funds for the next three years.

Supervisors opt-in to grant program, Axelton sewage issue remains unresolved.

Sewage issues in Axelton bubble up with no solution in sight.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has pushed the township’s Board of Supervisors to resolve a longstanding sewage problem in the Axelton neighborhood.

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.

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.

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

Elections: contracts approved while residents request ballot drop boxes.

Residents urged Westmoreland County Commissioners to add ballot drop boxes during public comment at the March 5 meeting, as officials approved contracts in advance of the May 19 primary.

Elections contracts approved as residents push for ballot drop boxes.

Behavioral health and crisis services funding increased.

Commissioners approved new contracts and increased spending on existing behavioral health and developmental health agreements. The money for many of the programs comes through a combination of state…

Money originally for exterior repairs moved to make homes accessible.

Commissioners also amended agreements tied to housing rehabilitation and lead safety programs.

Pittsburgh Police to launch leadership training after national review finds "a leadership issue here."

Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Police (PBP) is using an Indianapolis model to train its ranking officers how to lead.

Land Bank seeks staffing funds as inventory grows to 5,000 parcels with thousands more eligible.

As the Pittsburgh Land Bank’s inventory grows, so does its staffing needs.

Pittsburgh plans to borrow K9 units for NFL Draft policing.

In the next step of NFL Draft preparation, Pittsburgh City Council agreed to bring in the big dogs.

Council advances police leadership training, K9 units for NFL Draft and Land Bank staffing.

Most students owed pandemic services haven’t received them as 80% of funds remain unspent.