Investigations

ICE, immigration and local response

Public Source reports on the reach and impact of immigration enforcement in Pittsburgh and across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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The Homeownership Wall

Here’s how homeownership became a fading dream, and what it means for young Pittsburgh.

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Clairton after the blast

Six months after the fatal coke works blast, with a new mayor and a new owner at U.S. Steel, the industrial Mon Valley’s City of Prayer contemplates its future. A part of this series is a collaboration between Pittsburgh’s Public Source and The Associated Press.

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Gagging Academia

The right to teach, debate and protest faces a high-stakes challenge in Pittsburgh’s universities and beyond.

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Alcoa Mines Australia’s Forest

Public Source investigates — The future of a Pittsburgh-based metals icon collides with the survival of a unique and fragile forest.

The Glimpse

Pittsburgh stories through photos

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Forecast: Uncertain

Big developers. Small businesses. Job hunters. Pittsburgh navigates a time of turmoil.

Board Explorer

Understanding Pittsburgh’s unelected power structure.

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When care is compulsory

Allegheny County’s 302s, the push for AOT and the debate over involuntary treatment

Pittsburgh At Work

Public Source, with Technical.ly, is exploring the landscape of work in Pittsburgh as it is pressure-tested by changes in governmental policy, technology and economics.

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Job One

How young people with special needs enter the workforce.

Opening the Books

Investigating how Pittsburgh’s wealthiest universities invest their billions

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EQT’s Gas Play

Pittsburgh gas giant EQT pledges to tackle climate change and flexes political muscle. Communities in its frack path, though, face stark realities.

Shelter Stakes

As homelessness surged, Allegheny County and Pittsburgh scrambled, and those without shelter tried to adapt.

The Red Zone

More than half of sexual assaults among college students occur in the fall. Resources, survivor stories and investigation into what’s being done to protect those at risk in the Pittsburgh area.

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Unbalanced

How property tax assessments in Allegheny County create winners and losers

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The Exempt Dilemma

Pittsburgh’s ‘eds and meds’ are economic drivers. But their tax status largely passes the bill for government to the rest of us.

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PPS’ Path Forward

Investigating the development and implications of Pittsburgh Public Schools’ plans to reshape the district.

Beechview Points of Pride

Public Source maps and chronicles the strengths of diverse communities.

Wilkinsburg points of pride.

Wilkinsburg Points of Pride

Public Source maps and chronicles the strengths of diverse communities.

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