In this newsletter: A PublicSource survey of Allegheny County executive candidates showed nearly unanimous agreement on reforms to boost transparency in the county’s multibillion dollar administration.
A mother of two gave us an inside look at her daughter's tutoring sessions and other education supports she received while their family was facing housing insecurity.
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PublicSource surveyed the candidates for their stances on a set of policies — already in use in other local governments, such as the cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — that would give the public a clearer view of how the county does its business.
From the way the county awards contracts to campaign finance regulations to the executive’s own activities, the seven candidates nearly universally signaled that greater transparency awaits when a new county administration enters in January 2024.
“There’s no question here, Allegheny County is standing out for these pretty substantial gaps in public integrity law,” said Pat Christmas, policy director at the Philadelphia-based good government group Committee of Seventy.
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes award-winning poet, essayist and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on April 17. The 2022/23 Ten Evenings series concludes with novelist Hanya Yanagihara on May 8. Purchase your in-person or virtual tickets and subscriptions at pittsburghlectures.org.
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- Gender-neutral pronouns are not a new phenomenon. Aim Comperatore writes in a first-person essay about the journey to finding the right pronouns with some history along the way.
- Thousands of eligible people in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have applied for student loan debt relief. Now, they’re in a holding pattern.
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Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival screens exciting and thought-provoking, Jewish-themed independent films, April 20–30. Check out the lineup at FilmPittsburgh.org.
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