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It feels like one of those historical moments where there was life before and then life after. The attempted assignation of Donald Trump in the Pittsburgh region has people feeling many things. We're soliciting your thoughts, comments and observations.

PublicSource spoke with local scholars of political science and political violence about the assassination attempt and the effects it may have on our country’s divided political climate.

We also tracked down area Trump supporters the day after the attempted assassination to see how they were feeling. Some of them attended the rally.

In other news, climate groups say a stalled, then rushed, process to move along Allegheny County's climate plan catered to big firms with questionable green credentials.

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The county made little progress on a proposed climate action plan in the first nine months after it was set in motion by council ordinance last fall. Then came a rushed bidding process that critics say fast-tracked big contractors with questionable green credentials.

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