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Pgh Mayor Gainey submits 26 city properties for tax-exempt status review
City officials said that 10% of the property review was completed so far, with a goal of completing the review by next March.
Pa. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee celebrates Black achievement during ceremonial swearing-in
'We are going to have to decide what our country is going to be, and who it is going to be for,' Lee said.
Pgh Mayor Gainey orders review to make sure city’s big nonprofits are paying fair share in taxes
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 […]
Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge to reopen at the end of December, less than a year after collapse
'This is not just a city of Pittsburgh celebration or victory,' Mayor Ed Gainey said. 'This is a state victory because we got it up quicker than ever before.'
Pgh Mayor Gainey pleads with lawmakers to fight gun violence
By Ladimir Garcia PITTSBURGH — Following a string of mass shootings that have shaken the nation this year, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is urging state lawmakers to take action on gun reform. During a Monday news conference, Gainey joined a slate of community leaders to press for change at the state level. “We are begging […]
This is the anti-violence expert advocates want on Allegheny County’s jail oversight board
University of Pittsburgh professor, and anti-violence expert, Richard Garland says he's the man for the job.
Pgh voters pick replacements for ex-Reps. Gainey, Wheatley in special Pa. House elections
Democrats Martell Covington and Aerion Abney will serve out the unexpired terms of now-Mayor Ed Gainey and his top aide Jake Wheatley.
In Pgh, Maria Montaño is the first openly transgender woman to serve as a mayoral spokesperson
Montaño previously served as a communications specialist with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania
Pgh Mayor Gainey, state leaders call for more access to syringe exchanges
State law currently prohibits most syringe exchanges. Bills now before the state House and Senate seek to change that.
Longtime Pgh organizer La’Tasha Mayes announces bid for Ed Gainey’s House seat
By Jordana Rosenfeld PITTSBURGH — The campaign to fill Mayor Ed Gainey’s state 24th House District seat for the remainder of this year’s legislative term is well underway. La’Tasha Mayes, a nationally recognized leader in the field of reproductive justice and founder, president, and CEO of New Voices for Reproductive Justice, is the latest candidate to […]
As officials make pitch, Pittsburgh in the running to host 2024 RNC | Monday Morning Coffee
New Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny Co. Executive Rich Fitzgerald are among those trying to lure the GOP to the Steel City
Taking the reins, new Pgh Mayor Ed Gainey addresses questions of police-community relations
Pittsburgh's first Black chief executive promised 'a city where affordability isn’t a luxury, and a city that is prepared to lead into the future.'