Proposed tax on amusement devices advances to public hearing.

A $50K Bloomberg grant puts climate problem-solving in young people’s hands.

Later this summer, Pittsburgh’s youth will have the opportunity to help develop local climate solutions.

East Carson St. business owners ask to pay taxes for neighborhood improvements.

Businesses on the South Side have asked to be charged higher taxes in exchange for dedicated neighborhood improvements.

A privilege tax on claw machines, $50K for youth climate change engagement and improving East Carson St.

RK Mellon grant quadruples fireworks budget as bike share expansion and records overhaul move forward.

Records rules are being considered after years of operating on the honor system.

The city clerk’s office wants to formalize how Pittsburgh documents its history in the making.

$4 million to fuel the next phase of Pittsburgh’s bike share expansion.

The next phase of Pittsburgh’s bike share program received a push from a federal grant.

RK Mellon grant could quadruple Fourth of July fireworks budget.

Pittsburgh’s Fourth of July celebration is about to get bigger and brighter.

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.

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.

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.