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Update (9/26/23): The Pittsburgh Independent and Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism have learned that Allegheny County’s contract with Adelphoi is valued at $73.2 million over five years. On September 15, the county announced it
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PUBLISHING NOTE: This article is co-authored by investigative journalist Brittany Hailer, director and founder of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Allegheny County has paid private security consultant Joseph Garcia the
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When online Pittsburgh newsroom The Incline kicked off in 2016 with a swanky launch party at Il Tetto rooftop bar in the city’s Downtown Cultural District, few could anticipate how significantly Pittsburgh's media landscape would
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Pittsburgh Media Partnership intern Caitlyn Scott contributed to this report.Pittsburgh’s “progressive vanguard” A pair of national news articles released the same day explore gains by progressive politicians in Western PA. For NBC News
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Pittsburgh Media Partnership intern Caitlyn Scott contributed to this report.PA climate action blocked: “The oil and gas industry, labor, they seem to win at every turn,” said Pennsylvania State Rep. Greg Vitali, after two pieces of climate
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Fitz vetoes pay raise: Allegheny County executive Rich Fitzgerald vetoed a bill that would eventually raise the minimum wage for county employees to $20/ hr., saying it violated the home rule charter and usurped executive authority. Charlie
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