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'There is a legitimate disagreement on whether the executive branch or the legislative branch has the legal authority to set wages,” Fitzgerald said.

'We are talking about people who have worked at the county for decades who still aren’t making $41,600 per year, Councilmember Bethany Hallam said.

Fitzgerald said his motivation is not to thwart income growth for employees but to underscore powers that are reserved for administration.

Voters will cast ballots in high-profile races for county executive, county council, and district attorney.

'I will be having eye-to-eye conversations with members of the LGBTQ+ community. I already am,' candidate Joanna Doven said.

'I have fought for workers, the incarcerated, and those who don't have a voice to fight for themselves,' Bennett said.

The county will accept proposals from developers until Oct. 28.

'We deserve places where we can hike, bike, and run without inhaling asthma-inducing air pollutants,” Amanda Waxman, of East Liberty, said.

Allegheny County Council has 30 days to attempt to override the vetoes, which are dated July 5.

University of Pittsburgh professor, and anti-violence expert, Richard Garland says he's the man for the job.

"It happened to me. If it happened to me, it happens to too many! We gotta do what’s right," Councilmember DeWitt Walton said in an emotional speech.

An employee suspended for wearing a mask; inmates crowded even closer together in a time of social distancing, and nearly 225 cells sit empty.

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