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In this newsletter: We publish our annual analysis of what Allegheny County pays its employees amid debate over boosting the minimum wage to $20 an hour. Our newsroom wants to hear from you about how the reversal of Roe v. Wade has affected your life and/or outlook. And our journalists continue to follow developments surrounding shelter for unhoused populations in Pittsburgh.

Our top story

Pay raise would boost women, Black employees of Allegheny County — unless it’s vetoed

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has opposed legislation to raise pay for county employees to at least $20 per hour, saying it would be too expensive. Proponents say county employees should not have to subsidize the county budget by forgoing a raise.

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NOT TO MISS

What has the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade changed about your life?

GPNP to gather Pittsburgh nonprofits for transformative leadership, partnership and innovation

WANT MORE? WE'RE ON IT..

As a key shelter prepares to shut its doors on June 21, Pittsburgh has drafted a new policy on closing the homeless encampments that increasingly put down stakes in the summer. Explore more in our Shelter Stakes investigative project.
An alternative plan for SCI Pittsburgh, proposed by someone who lived there for roughly seven years.
As Pittsburgh’s infrastructure ages, homeowners may find themselves repairing sewers they didn’t realize were theirs. “I love Pittsburgh and would like our city to be a vital livable city. But these surprise bills are enough to drive anyone away."

A GREAT READ

Everything we know about the I-95 collapse in Northeast Philly

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES

1 in 3 students experience food insecurity nationwide. With state funding, local universities are ramping up efforts to tackle it.

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