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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey

The Exempt Dilemma

Gainey appointments suggest Peduto nonprofit plan may survive in limited role

by Charlie Wolfson May 5, 2022May 10, 2022

The Exempt Dilemma

City and county controllers make joint call for greater payments from big eds and meds

by Emma Folts and Charlie Wolfson May 3, 2022June 8, 2022

Phone, 99-cent price tag and 988 numerals PublicSource photo illustration by Natasha Vicens

A new lifeline for those in the ‘darkest places’ could bring a new phone fee

by Rich Lord April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

The house owned by Maddie Gioffre and Shaquille Charles, center, is subject to tax bills that are roughly double those of the house on the left, and triple the property on the right. (Photo by Lindsay Dill/PublicSource)

Consent order could lower appealed Allegheny County property tax bills

by Rich Lord April 28, 2022May 19, 2022

An artist's rendering of the proposed Baumhaus Phase II building, presented to the City Planning Commission on April 19, 2022.

City planners ask: Is a $1,000-a-month ‘micro’ apartment affordable?

by Rich Lord April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Two miniature wooden houses next to each other one with a large stack of coins and the other with a small stack of coins.

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Pittsburgh’s racial homeownership gap grows. What can be done to fix it?

by Katelyn Vue April 18, 2022April 19, 2022

Diamonte Walker, the deputy executive director of Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority, said the unveiling of the Avenues of Hope initiative comes at "a pivotal moment in our country, and a pivotal moment in our city" during a press conference in Larimer on Oct. 14, 2020. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Turnover at the URA starts near the top, as deputy executive director departs

by Rich Lord April 14, 2022April 19, 2022

Maddie Gioffre (right) and Shaquille Charles stand in front of their Wilkinsburg home on April 5, 2022. The two purchased the home in early 2020 and were promptly subjected to an assessment appeal. They are the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the way Allegheny County calculates property assessments after appeals. (Photo by Lindsay Dill/PublicSource)

Wilkinsburg homeowners lead lawsuit challenging Allegheny County’s property tax math

by Rich Lord April 8, 2022May 19, 2022

Oakland, as seen from the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. A proposed plan aims to add both density of development and greenspace to the neighborhood around the campuses. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

Can trees and towers both grow in Oakland?

by Rich Lord April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Pittsburgh’s hot housing market + Allegheny County’s largely frozen assessments = ‘fundamentally inequitable’ tax bills

by Rich Lord April 4, 2022April 4, 2022