Here's what you need to know about the final weeks of Pittsburgh's budget negotiations — key dates and when the public can give their two cents. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

NEWS: Pittsburgh City Council will consider a bill to raise the city's property tax rate by 30% for 2026 as members race to form a balanced budget by year end. That % could shift, and unclear if there are enough votes for any increase www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

Pittsburgh's school board will make a decisive vote tonight its school consolidation plan, a day after 80 speakers urged them to vote against it. @publicsource.org will cover the vote tonight Coverage here: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Guest commentary: The Roberto Clemente Bridge should become a linear park www.publicsource.org/roberto-clem...

News: Corey O'Connor has chosen Jason Lando, longtime Pittsburgh police officer and commander, to be the next chief of police. Lando was Zone 5 commander and led response to 2018 synagogue shooting. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Happy Monday everyone. A brief thread on the election maps we published last week, now that the dust has settled some more... 🗺️🧵

🗺️ 2025 ELECTION MAPS 🗺️ We've got four maps that help show what happened in Allegheny County this election. 129 of 130 municipalities shifted left compared to 2024 (with much lower turnout of course) O'Connor swept EVERY Pittsburgh precinct More: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-2...

An East Deer commission seat is TIED, and there is also one (!) write-in vote. Provisional ballots are not yet counted but wow. If you are the person who cast the write-in vote please contact me

Dems swept Pittsburgh City Council races and Allegheny County Council races. County Council at-large, between a Republican and an independent, is still too close to call www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Turning to some of Allegheny County's hundreds of local elections tonight, some of which will invariably come down to a tiny handful of votes

All three Pa. Supreme Court justices won retention. Democratic candidates for two open seats are leading but it's too early to call. Follow along here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Breaking: Corey O'Connor elected Pittsburgh mayor, winning father's office and Gainey's problems www.publicsource.org/oconnor-elec...

Bookmark this page: Live election results and calls from the AP, for Pittsburgh mayor and Pennsylvania judicial elections. www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Pittsburgh's mayoral election is in four days, Corey O'Connor (D) vs. Tony Moreno (R). Here's how the 2021 election went, when Mayor Gainey defeated Moreno. datawrapper.de/_/zrKvH/

County Exec Innamorato today proposed a 2026 budget with no tax increase, but said her decision to seek one last year was the right one. With some pointed words for her critics:

In the '90s, being a 20-something in Pittsburgh often involved homeownership. Now? More like mid-to-late 30s. @chwolfson.bsky.social analyzes the shift and its implications www.publicsource.org/homeowner-ch...

New: U.S. Rep. Summer Lee said the federal gov't "may be barreling toward a shutdown" at an event this morning as Allegheny County budget director said Trump's budget proposal would be "catastrophic" to county operations www.publicsource.org/summer-lee-i...

Allegheny County has announced its ballot return and satellite vote locations for the Nov. 4 elections. Four satellite voting locations open weekend of Oct. 25-26, and nine ballot return sites open Oct 31 and Nov. 1-3. Details:

Another thing from today's Census ACS release: The level of remote work may have steadied after a post-2021 decline. In the U.S., they estimate 18% of workers worked from home in 2021, 15% in 2022 and 13% each of 2023-24. In Allegheny County it was 26% in 2021, 21% in 2022, and 18% in 2023-24.

Today's absurd Pittsburgh fact brought to you by today's U.S. Census ACS release: 47% of Pittsburgh housing units were built prior to 1940. In the United States overall, that number is 12%.

New: Here's what SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania need to do to avoid losing their food assistance under new federal rules. www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

I’m looking to talk to people in the Pittsburgh area who would like to own a home but for whatever reason are not able to. Get in touch here: t.co/UfVfy41Pax

Once there was hope that the Allegheny County Jail would no longer need to house 2,000 people, or roughly 1 in 600 residents. There was also a $700K contract to reimagine the jail. 3 years later? @chwolfson.bsky.social found ... www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

New: The Allegheny County Jail has been getting more crowded since the end of 2022, reversing a longtime shrinking trend that had accelerated during the pandemic. There are 40% more detainees now than on 1/1/2023. We looked into why: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

New: The head of Pittsburgh's independent police review board publicly criticized Mayor Gainey's administration last night — "This administration has not been transparent, they have not been cooperative" www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

The $1 billion Medicaid cut will affect millions of Americans - maybe you, maybe someone you love. @chwolfson.bsky.social outlines what we know, and what's tbd, in the wake of "One Big, Beautiful Bill" www.publicsource.org/trump-big-bi...

New: Hear from Pittsburghers who fear dire consequences of the Medicaid cuts in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' www.publicsource.org/trump-big-bi...

Do you rely on Medicaid? @publicsource.org wants to know how proposed cuts could impact you & yours as Congress considers reducing the program. Email local gov't reporter @chwolfson.bsky.social (charlie[at]publicsource[dot]org) or fill out our easy form here: www.publicsource.org/tell-us-how-...

Pittsburgh's housing authority will begin using AI to process voucher applications. Addressing concerns, the authority's director said "The AI will not be in charge" www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...

New: The 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse forced public officials to focus on repairing Pittsburgh's bridges, but we found more of them are rated "poor" today than the day after the collapse. City's explanation: We started inspecting them much closer. www.publicsource.org/more-pittsbu...

New resource @publicsource.org: Search for your family's Pittsburgh Public school and see if it will change, close or remain the same under the district's consolidation plan www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

New: Pittsburgh police leaders are reviewing a Tuesday arrest on the North Side, during which 5+ officers forcefully removed from a car a paraplegic man who police said 'did not show a weapon.' We have video of the arrest: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Every year, @publicsource.org publishes Allegheny County's public employee salaries. This year, more than half the top earners' names were concealed by the county. They say it's to protect law enforcement officers' safety. Millions $ removed from public view www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

🗺️ New election maps 🗺️ How O'Connor beat Gainey for Pittsburgh mayor Gainey's support in the vote-heavy 14th Ward cratered, and O'Connor swept up most of the votes that went to 3rd-place candidate last time. More: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's our full report from last night on the seismic news in Pittsburgh politics Corey O’Connor, a longtime city councilman and son of Pittsburgh’s 58th mayor, has the inside track to be the city’s 62nd mayor www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

News: Corey O'Connor wins the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor, unseating Mayor Ed Gainey www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

Mail-in ballot results for Pittsburgh Mayor (Dem primary) Gainey: 6,268 (35.26%) O'Connor: 11,474 (64.54%) Mail-in ballots didn't favor Gainey in 2021 and they didn't today.

Want to know who wins Pittsburgh's mayoral primary but don't want to stare at social media all night? If you subscribe to our newsletter you'll receive an alert as soon as the race is called by @apnews.com. Sign up here: www.publicsource.org/newsletter-s...

Happy election day in Pennsylvania. Here’s what you need to know about today in Pittsburgh www.publicsource.org/primary-elec...

Must-read investigation: PublicSource's @quinnglabicki.bsky.social and Jamie Wiggan went to Australia and documented how Pittsburgh-based Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire apps.publicsource.org/alcoa-mines-...

From yesterday: Untraceable money boosts both Gainey and O'Connor in Pittsburgh mayor's race www.publicsource.org/campaign-fin...

New: Trump released his proposed 2026 federal budget last week, calling for more than 20% cut to domestic spending. Here are 9 ways that could impact Pittsburgh, from affordable housing to arts to immunizations www.publicsource.org/trump-budget...

Still want to know more about Pittsburgh mayoral candidates? Attend or stream tonight's forum featuring all Democratic and Republican primary candidates, presented by PUMP and @publicsource.org www.pump.org/2025-pittsbu...

New: Both Gainey and O'Connor campaigns have been loose with their use of data to back up affordable housing claims. Here are the facts — 3 weeks out from Primary Election Day: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

Curious what salaries city employees (and elected officials, and high-profile appointees) earn? Check out our annual report www.publicsource.org/city-pittsbu...

Among City of Pittsburgh gov't high earners last year were police who were reinstated after being fired and two top cops who resigned, @chwolfson.bsky.social found in the annual @publicsource.org review of public payrolls www.publicsource.org/city-pittsbu...

Journalism students and recent grads: Why not intern in Pittsburgh this fall? @publicsource.org is a nonprofit newsroom with a vigorous program of story production, fact-checking, training and mentorship. Apply here: www.publicsource.org/jobs/#editor...

A majority (5 of 9) of Pittsburgh City Council are now supporting the mayor's challenger in the May 20 primary election. In 2021 just one member (Gross) broke with then-incumbent Peduto to endorse Gainey.

In a rare post-mayorship interview, Bill Peduto describes the long road to the $115 million (over 5 years) commitment he got from Pittsburgh's major nonprofits - and says suing them won't work www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-n...

For a while, Pittsburgh received millions a year from nonprofits. Who is better positioned to start the funds flowing again — Mayor Ed Gainey or challenger County Controller Corey O'Connor? @chwolfson.bsky.social unpacks the issue www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...