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

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.

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.

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

City renews tools that let residents tinker with the budget.

The city’s budget website, in which residents can set their own priorities and see how they are reflected in the city budget, may survive the current budget crisis.

Johns Hopkins to study permit delays, $25K grant to document LGBTQIA+ history, and budget tools renewed for residents.

University partnership aims to take the guesswork out of the building permit process.

The Department of Innovation and Performance (DIP) could figure out how to make the city’s permitting process more accessible to residents during a three-year partnership with Johns Hopkins…

Documenting Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA+ history with a $25K state grant.

After a failed bid to name the city’s first gay historic landmark, the Department of City Planning (DCP) would like to learn more about Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ history.

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.

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

District approves just over $1 million for Grandview elementary roof replacement.

Directors agreed to a million-dollar roof upgrade for Pittsburgh Grandview PreK-5 during the meeting, with construction starting this month and expected to wrap by 2028.

PPS Board revises religious exemptions to include “moral beliefs.”

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board amended the district’s existing religious opt-out guidelines for parents to include “moral beliefs” during its April legislative meeting.

Parents can now opt students out of PPS lessons based on "moral beliefs," not just religious ones.

New software will replace the paper binders guiding Pittsburgh’s recycling trucks since 2008.

The Department of Public Works (DPW) is ready to recycle the printed routes its drivers have been using for the last eight years.

Council pushes for quarterly crime data amid Market Square teen restrictions.

Council members want more than stories when it comes to restricting teens from public spaces.

Two more bills aim to limit where immigration enforcement can operate in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh City Council is moving forward with legislation to freeze out access by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to city property.

Limits on immigration agents, a call for crime data, and a recycling upgrade advance.

Advancing assistance for greener parks and better tracking food bank inventory.

An agreement to keep young volunteers working in city parks to last 10 years.

Pittsburgh’s natural spaces may soon have a stronger root system for volunteers.