Youth arrests down — time to revise policy?

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To end the week, editorial intern Spencer Levering wrote about Pittsburgh's third annual Voices for Juvenile Justice Conference. 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. We wrote about a proposed development on the North Shore that includes a Ferris wheel and how a senator is trying to repeal a state law that overrides Pittsburgh's bull riding ban.

Read all of this and more below. ⬇️

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With youth arrests down, it’s a great time to reform juvenile justice, advocates say

Final recommendations still set PPS on course for multiple closures, consolidations

Esplanade development takes first spin through City Planning process

Are the bulls coming to Pittsburgh? Lobbyists and state preemption may allow the city’s first bull riding show in decades.

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures is thrilled to welcome Heather Cox Richardson to the Carnegie Music Hall on Oct. 28 for our third Ten Evenings lecture of the season. She will present her lecture on her latest book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the States of America.”

Tickets and subscriptions for the Ten Evenings Lecture Series can be purchased at pittsburghlectures.org or by phone at (412) 622-8866 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Polling shows Pennsylvania voters are divided on fracking

Spot Check: Ads in Mon Valley state Senate race allege guilt by association

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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed a 2.2 mill property tax increase to shore up next year’s budget. If approved by council, it will be the first millage increase in more than a decade.

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