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Kim Lyons
Veteran journalist Kim Lyons covers Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania for the Capital-Star. Readers may follow her on Twitter @SocialKimLy.
Looking to solve a Harrisburg problem, Pa. House Speaker Rozzi turns to Pittsburgh for advice
By: Kim Lyons - January 25, 2023
The roughly 90 minute-long session was held at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.
Pgh Mayor Gainey orders review to make sure city’s big nonprofits are paying fair share in taxes
By: Kim Lyons - January 24, 2023
PITTSBURGH — Mayor Ed Gainey signed an executive order on Tuesday directing the city of Pittsburgh’s finance and law departments to review all tax-exempt properties in the city, to ensure their tax-exempt status meets the state’s legal requirements. “In the City of Pittsburgh, 34 percent of the property is designated as tax-exempt, that is, the […]
UPMC has grown too big; Pa. lawmakers need to support its workers, new report finds
By: Kim Lyons - January 23, 2023
The report cites numerous UPMC employees who told of staffing shortages that affected their jobs and their patients.
Pittsburgh historian Virginia Montanez maps out artifacts of the city’s past
By: Kim Lyons - January 23, 2023
'If this gets people to look at history at something that exists currently within them, that would be cool,' she said.
Gisele Fetterman meant the Free Store to be a five-year project. It’s now 10 years old
By: Kim Lyons - January 22, 2023
'I wanted to show that we could invest in the circular economy, and this is a model that can exist in any community,' she said.
Debra Todd sworn in as first woman chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
By: Kim Lyons and Peter Hall - January 20, 2023
As the newly installed Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, I can tell you nice girls do get the corner office,’ she said.
With Fetterman’s win behind him, Dem consultant McPhillips is sticking with Pa. for 2023
By: Kim Lyons - January 2, 2023
Can Brendan McPhillips bring his winning ways to Helen Gym's Philly mayoral campaign? He thinks so.
W. Pa. Rep. Sara Innamorato is running for Allegheny County Executive
By: Kim Lyons - December 16, 2022
'We will hold polluters accountable and build a green economy here that is good for our environment and our region’s long-term growth, and provide good-paying union jobs,' she said.
How John Fetterman — and his campaign — recovered from the candidate’s stroke
By: Kim Lyons - November 13, 2022
It could have ended the Democrat's Senate hopes. Instead, it allowed him to connect to voters on a new level.
After being sidelined for midterms, striking PGH journalists ‘just want to get back to work’
By: Kim Lyons - November 11, 2022
Journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette voted to walk off the job on Oct. 18.
Democrat Fetterman declares victory in Pa.’s U.S. Senate race; Republican Oz concedes
By: Kim Lyons - November 9, 2022
(*This story was updated at 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, 11/9/22 to update on John Fetterman claiming victory. It was updated again at 10:27 a.m. to include Mehmet Oz’s concession.) PITTSBURGH — Democrat John Fetterman declared victory shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, after media outlets projected him the winner in the race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. […]
In PGH, Obama rallies Dems for Fetterman; Election ‘requires every single one of us to do our part’
By: Kim Lyons - November 5, 2022
Democrats brought out the big names as they made their closing arguments during the 2022 campaign's final weekend.