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After unsuccessfully challenging District 1 City Councilwoman Darlene Harris twice in recent elections, Bobby Wilson beat the longtime North Side representative in Tuesday’s primary election.
Incumbent District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. beat progressive challenger Turahn Jenkins in Tuesday’s primary election, extending his 20-year stint as the Allegheny County’s top prosecutor.
PublicSource community correspondent Jourdan Hicks spoke with District 9 candidate Randall Taylor about how he plans to unseat District 9 City Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess, his campaign platform and his vision for equitable housing development in Pittsburgh. The primary election will be held May 21.
One of the more interesting races for a Pittsburgh City Council seat is happening in District 7. It's the only face-off where the Allegheny County Democratic Committee did not endorse the incumbent, in this case Councilwoman Deb Gross. Instead the committee gave the nod to challenger Deirdre Kane, a district resident who works in marketing at Highmark.
PublicSource community correspondent Jourdan Hicks spoke with District 9 candidate Randall Taylor about how he plans to unseat District 9 City Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess, his campaign platform and his vision for equitable housing development in Pittsburgh. The primary election will be held May 21.
Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb is “putting up a warning flag” about the city’s use of piggyback contracts.
An audit released by the Allegheny County Controller's office on Wednesday highlighted issues with the county's use of piggyback contracts. The county's Director of Administrative Services disputed parts of the audit.
PublicSource community correspondent Jourdan Hicks spoke with District 9 candidate Randall Taylor about how he plans to unseat District 9 City Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess, his campaign platform and his vision for equitable housing development in Pittsburgh. The primary election will be held May 21.
The City of Pittsburgh spent more than $216 million to pay its employees in 2018. According to city spokesman Tim McNulty, the city budgeted $219.5 million for employee salaries, overtime and bonuses and spent $3.4 million less than expected. Overall, salary data analyzed by PublicSource showed the city actually spent $235.9 million on salaries, overtime and bonuses for 3,982 employees in 2018. But, McNulty said, that total includes money paid to employees from grants and other funding sources aside from city tax dollars, including payments from third parties for off-duty police and medics. Over the last five years, premium pay spending for city employees has increased.
