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America’s 250th anniversary is a chance to look back. We’re also using it to look ahead.

This week, Pittsburgh’s Public Source will publish stories from Pittsburgh250 ([link removed]) , a Pittsburgh Media Partnership collaborative reporting project about how Southwestern Pennsylvania communities are marking the anniversary and how local history continues to shape civic life today.

Together with Technical.ly and City Cast Pittsburgh, we explored the region’s economic horizons and the choices that could shape what comes next.

—Penny De La Cruz, audience producer at Public Source


** OUR TOP STORY
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** 'Five years in AI is an eternity': Inside Pittsburgh’s work to govern a technology moving too fast to predict ([link removed])
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The city's catching up with its workers' AI use, prioritizing getting staff up to speed with guidelines it hasn’t yet made public. Its decisions could ripple for decades.
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Robotics built Pittsburgh’s tech hubs, but future success isn’t automatic ([link removed]) — Oakland-born tech has helped transform sites from the North Shore to Hazelwood Green. To build on that momentum through 2076, the city will need new business-building infrastructure.

Duquesne City School District prepares to merge with a neighbor ([link removed]) — The district, struggling financially and trailing academically, will be consolidated. State officials will render a decision by June 30.


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** STORIES FROM OUR REGION
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→ Heat index temperatures in Western Pa. could exceed 100 degrees this week ([link removed]) (TribLIVE)

→ How to find a better electric rate in Pennsylvania ([link removed]) (WESA)

→ Garrity and Shapiro have accused each other of flip-flopping on data centers. Are they both right? ([link removed]) (Pennsylvania Capital Star)


** TODAY IN HISTORY
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Today is June 30

10 years ago, 2016: Defense Secretary Ash Carter repealed the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. (Washington Post)

40 years ago, 1986: Mayor Richard Caliguiri threatened to ban rock concerts in Pittsburgh after 25 people were arrested and charged with assault and burglary following a Run-DMC show at the Civic Arena. (Post-Gazette)

68 years ago, 1958: the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska statehood bill. (AP)


** LOCAL EVENTS
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🏳️‍🌈 Family Pride Night ([link removed]) | 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. Tuesday | Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium | Free

🎺 Allegheny Brass Band ([link removed]) | 7 p.m Wednesday | Avonworth Community Park | Free

🎻 Free symphony orchestra performances ([link removed]) | July 3 and 5 | South Park and Hartwood Acres | Patriotic drone show included

🚶 Mindfulness Wellness Walk ([link removed]) | 2 p.m. Thursday | 601 Commonwealth Place | $25


👋 Congrats, you’ve finished today’s newsletter! I hope you feel more informed about Pittsburgh and your community. For any questions or comments, feel free to email me, Penny De La Cruz, at [email protected]. (mailto:[email protected])
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