bethany-hallam

W. Pa. lawmakers tout Good Jobs, Good Airports Act to Pittsburgh airport service workers

BY: - July 9, 2023

The lawmakers said they were focused on finding solutions. “There's a lot that we're trying to do in Washington to give workers like you a fair shot,” Deluzio told the group. The Good Jobs Good Airports bill “will help on pay and benefits all over the country for workers and the jobs that are tough jobs but that we need to have.”

Allegheny Co. Council overrides Exec Rich Fitzgerald’s minimum wage hike veto

BY: - June 21, 2023

'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.

In W. Pa., a progressive wave washed away the competition. How they did it and what it means

BY: - May 21, 2023

If government doesn't reflect the people, 'it’s our duty to change that,' Democratic Allegheny Co. Executive nominee Sara Innamorato said.

Allegheny County Council candidateJoanna Doven

LGBTQ outlet spars with Allegheny County Council contender over tweets and political record

BY: - January 10, 2023

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

SHUMAN CENTER

Allegheny Co. seeks developer to run private children’s detention center

BY: - October 20, 2022

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

Advocates call for further investigation after Allegheny Co. Jail officials deny abuse allegations

BY: - January 18, 2022

County Councilor Bethany Hallam, a member of the county's jail oversight panel, is leading the push.

Controversial Allegheny County Jail contractor has criminal history, served time in U.K.

BY: - September 3, 2021

The contractor, Joseph Garcia, also once warned of a race war against correctional officers

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto had a bad summer. Does that mean he’s vulnerable to a challenge? | Analysis

BY: - September 9, 2020

It's difficult -- but not impossible -- to unseat a sitting mayor. What would it take, and who would have to run, to beat Bill Peduto?

What postal delays and lawsuits mean for mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania

BY: - August 16, 2020

Amid a pandemic, encouraged by lawmakers and advocates, they flocked to the option. About 1.5 million voted by mail in the state’s June primary. 

Dialing for dollars: Allegheny Co. will make $4.3M from contract providing phone service to county jail inmates

BY: - July 6, 2020

The money headed into the county's coffers will be coming directly out of the pockets of incarcerated people and their families

In its first meeting in two months, Allegheny County jail board tackles the outbreak behind bars

BY: - May 8, 2020

Incarcerated individuals at the Allegheny County Jail won’t get universal testing, they will be getting $50 in their accounts.

Almost two-thirds of residents in Allegheny County Jail alt-housing facility have COVID-19

BY: - April 22, 2020

(This developing story will be updated) By Charlie Deitch OAKLAND, Pa.– Nearly 65 percent of residents at an alternative housing facility in Oakland, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an April email that an Allegheny County judge sent to members of the Jail Oversight Board that was obtained by the Pittsburgh […]