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** Pittsburgh City Council to consider 30% property tax hike for 2026 ([link removed])
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Councilor Barb Warwick introduced the tax increase bill. The public can comment at a Dec. 22 hearing. Pittsburgh Public Schools, meanwhile, is moving toward a 4% tax increase of its own.
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** PPS holds to 4% tax hike proposal following aborted closures plan ([link removed])
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** ‘Some kids don’t really have anyone to talk to or trust.’ Chill rooms fill that gap. ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh-area ICE arrests through mid-October more than triple last year’s level ([link removed])
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** Munhall, Stowe police walk back ICE partnerships after quietly inking agreements ([link removed])
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Remembering Paul O’Hanlon — activist for transit, voting rights and people with disabilities ([link removed]) (WESA)
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