No more race-conscious admissions & Biden's student loan forgiveness gone.
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This week: In unprecedented rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions practices at universities ([link removed]) and killed the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program ([link removed]) . Local health experts warn that the combination of waning immunity against COVID-19 and the sluggish booster rates could potentially set the stage for a resurgence ([link removed]) . Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald has taken legal action ([link removed]) to eliminate the pay floor for county workers.
** SCOTUS RULINGS
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** Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions practices, impacting Pitt, CMU, Duquesne ([link removed])
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** 80k Southwest PA borrowers stuck with student debt ([link removed])
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Read our previous story on what student loan forgiveness would mean to some Pittsburghers. ([link removed])
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** MORE STORIES
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** Bivalent — or ambivalent? COVID is down but low booster rates could set stage for surge. ([link removed])
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** Updated: Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald sues to nix pay floor for county workers ([link removed])
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** PPS has increased staff despite fewer students, but may need to rethink its investments ([link removed])
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** City of Pittsburgh employee roster up, but built on waning pandemic funding ([link removed])
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** Metal and paint warehouses may join Strip’s housing surge ([link removed])
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** Meet BLK DYMND Rewards, a Pittsburgh-founded app to support Black-owned businesses ([link removed])
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** ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK
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* The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, ending the federal right to abortion, hasn’t changed the law in Pennsylvania, but has prompted hard decisions and painful realizations for some local residents ([link removed]) .
* A year after Roe’s end, Pittsburgh’s abortion clinicsstill contend with out-of-state influx ([link removed]) .
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