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Two weeks ago, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato presented the County Council with her proposed 2025 budget, which includes a property tax increase. After some councilors called the proposal “dead on arrival,” Innamorato challenged them to present alternatives.

Also, the county gave an update on its plans for winter homeless shelters, which includes reopening Second Avenue Commons after a summer fire closed it for months.

Finally, trans rights and gender-affirming care have been thrust into the center of this contentious election. PublicSource and The 19th News co-published a story on trans people's concerns about the future.

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Innamorato awaits Allegheny County Council alternatives to property tax hike

Innamorato says a 2.2 mill tax increase is the only way to solve the county’s deficit and fund a $1.2 billion budget — unless unhappy legislators want to propose specific cuts to avoid it.

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For young people, incarceration, fines and other punishments can echo into housing and employment difficulty, experts said at the third annual Voices for Juvenile Justice Conference in Pittsburgh. There’s room for improvement.
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