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WEBUpdate: Allegheny County Council approves settlement of dispute over Shuman Center. Allegheny County Council voted Tuesday to approve a settlement in the lawsuit it filed against the county executive last year over the privatization of the county’s juvenile detention center. Council approved the settlement by a 13-1 vote, with one abstention.….
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
WEBOct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”
The history and possible futures of an American steel town
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Its history is shaped by two ‘Great Depressions’—first, the one everybody knows about, in the 1930s, and again in the 1970s and 80s, when the oil crisis led to a downturn in steel production and a tremendous loss of jobs and industry (cumulative job losses since the mid-1970s are estimated at 175,000). …
Rally held in McKeesport to demand justice for Aaliyah Johnson …
WEBJun 17, 2020 · Johnson was a hairstylist, entertainer and commentator for the ballroom scene, an LGBTQ subculture started by Black and brown LGBTQ people. The Allegheny County police are investigating her death. On June 15, the department issued a statement providing details of its investigation of Johnson’s death, which the medical examiner determined to be a suicide.
‘We deserve it’: Larimer residents reflect on the neighborhood’s ...
WEBNov 20, 2019 · The June 2014 grant award was a game-changer for Larimer. Groups like the Kingsley Association and the Larimer Consensus Group could help with “low-hanging fruit,” like helping residents keep their utility bills down, but group chair Donna Jackson said the main need was quality housing, and the community lacked resources to build it.
The story of a near-catastrophic failure of Pittsburgh's drinking water
WEBOct 18, 2021 · Crumbling infrastructure and failed management nearly led to a catastrophic failure in Pittsburgh’s drinking water. Oliver Morrison October 18, 2021. PWSA contractors replace a lead line on Burham St on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. PWSA has replaced more than half of the city's lead lines since 2017, including both the public and private side.
What does a state attorney general actually do? - PublicSource
WEBEric Holmberg April 24, 2016. The Pennsylvania attorney general is the state’s top lawyer. The office can bring down drug rings, investigate public corruption and it defends the state when it is sued. The attorney general is also a political figure, working with the governor and the Legislature to reform state drug laws, its prison system and ...
Types of criminal homicide - PublicSource
WEBTypes of criminal homicide. First-degree murder: An intentional killing, punishable by death or mandatory life in prison without parole. A life sentence is no longer mandatory for juveniles. Second-degree murder: A killing committed during a felony, punishable for adults with mandatory life in prison without parole.
The untold story of Pittsburgh’s water crisis and a future of $300 ...
WEBOct 18, 2021 · Introduction — The untold story of Pittsburgh’s water crisis and the likely future of $300 water bills. Oliver Morrison October 18, 2021. The water from the Allegheny River is processed at a drinking water plant in Aspinwall before it is sent to customers throughout the city of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource) “There are ...
Dear voter: How to get your congressperson to actually hear you
WEBSep 30, 2021 · DO email. Emails usually get organized into batches by the subject matter and issue at hand. The more emails get put into a categorized batch, the more they’re likely to get noticed. If there is a specific policy concern that blows up a batch it is organized in, then conversations are sure to happen around the office.