Unbalanced: An artist takes on the racial tilt of Allegheny County’s aging property assessments
Based on assessments, sales and census tract demographics, the average Black homeowner in Pittsburgh pays property taxes at a 7% to 8% higher rate, relative to the market value of their home, than does the typical white homeowner.
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Nick’s community practice | S3, Ep. 6
Nick works in the North Side at the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation’s free legal aid clinic, serving the LGBTQ+ community. Listen to what Nick has to say about how the legal system gaslights people with marginalized identities and what they…
A drug store can go, but a bootlegger’s house should stand, city’s planning panel finds
The City Planning Commission’s votes clear the way for a Chase Bank in East Liberty and send a historic nomination to Pittsburgh City Council with mixed reviews.
Wolf asks GOP-led legislature to spend Pa.’s federal aid dollars as he pitches $1.8B boost for education
Though Wolf’s nearly $44 billion financial blueprint does not include any proposed tax increases, it is almost certain to face pushback from GOP leaders.
‘Not their first worry’: How pandemic learning loss impacts foster youth already facing challenges
Most children have experienced losses during the pandemic. Chief among them has been learning loss. But for the 1,500 foster youth in Allegheny County and up to 25,000 in Pennsylvania, it’s likely weighted differently.
Pandemic challenges outlasted emergency business aid. What now?
Some businesses have had to close, but that’s not the overwhelming narrative in the Pittsburgh area. The demand for assistance is up.
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