Pittsburgh had been paying a contractor for professional services related to farmers markets via PayPal, which is a violation of the city's own policy.
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Community organizations and school staff have joined forces to reimagine the district’s North Side high school by confronting issues of attendance and infractions — and creating opportunities.
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A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters, including in Pa.The ads, part of American Bridge 21st Century's broader $200 million effort to defeat Trump, target exurban and rural areas like Erie, Johnstown and Altoona.
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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A memoir coming out Tuesday details the life experiences of a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in State College. John Homan flew 34 combat missions with the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force out of England in 1944.
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The Wilkinsburg Police Department is upgrading its body cameras, enough for every officer on the force, with the support of more than half a million dollars of federal funding, local and federal officials announced Monday.
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Dr. Cyril H. Wecht spent much of his life pressing his view that more than one shooter was involved in President John Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.
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Primary election results remain unofficial until audits, protests and certification are completed.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing taxpayer money for child care, but advocates say the ultimate cost needs to be far higher.
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The final rule allows Pittsburgh workers who earn salaries up to $58,656 to collect overtime pay for their work. The previous rule set the threshold at $35,568.
The large arc of flat land curving through Pittsburgh's East End seems out of place, but it's actually an ancient riverbed marking where the Allegheny and Monongahela once flowed.
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Appliances sold in Pennsylvania would need to meet stricter efficiency standards under a measure passed by the state House.
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Ticks, spotted lanternflies and cicadas have reputations in Pennsylvania. Summer is on its way, and the creepy crawlers are either beginning life cycles or stepping out to catch blood meals.
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Republican state Rep. Dave Zimmerman is pushing state legislators to invite chaplains into public school districts to serve as counselors to students and teachers.
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Pennsylvania's House and Senate are considering legislation that would provide up to 20 weeks of paid family leave through a payroll tax. The proposed measure has bipartisan sponsorship, but some Republicans have vocally opposed it because of the cost to taxpayers.
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The university initiated a “voluntary separation incentive program” for some Commonwealth Campus employees as a way to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit.