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To end the week, editorial intern Spencer Levering wrote about Pittsburgh's third annual Voices for Juvenile Justice Conference ([link removed]) . This year’s conference occurred amid a sharp pivot in youth corrections in Allegheny County.
Also this week, we shared the latest Pittsburgh Public Schools facilities proposal for school closures and consolidations ([link removed]) . We wrote about a proposed development on the North Shore ([link removed]) that includes a Ferris wheel and how a senator is trying to repeal a state law that overrides Pittsburgh's bull riding ban ([link removed]) .
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** With youth arrests down, it’s a great time to reform juvenile justice, advocates say ([link removed])
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** Final recommendations still set PPS on course for multiple closures, consolidations ([link removed])
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** Esplanade development takes first spin through City Planning process ([link removed])
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** Are the bulls coming to Pittsburgh? Lobbyists and state preemption may allow the city’s first bull riding show in decades. ([link removed])
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