MONEY & POLITICS
Emergency hospital stay? A newborn? It didn’t stop these patients from voting.
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Politics The contractions had started picking up around 10 p.m. Sunday, and they hadn’t stopped when she woke up in the morning.
MONEY & POLITICS
How a controversy in an Oakland polling place resulted in a court order
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If you're not on the voter rolls when you show up at the polls, but you know you're registered to vote, don't despair. Pull up a voter registration database on your phone and prove it.
Criminal Justice
Pittsburgh’s police chief resigned. Can the reforms he brought endure?
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Chief Cameron McLay was recruited to reform the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. On Friday, he announced his resignation.
DATA
Learn about data in Pittsburgh at PublicSource’s Citizen’s Toolkit class
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We, at PublicSource, frequently use data in our reporting about Pittsburgh. Using data is the difference between talking to the police chief and getting anecdotal evidence about a problem and leveraging data to find the real answer.
Criminal Justice
Here’s what state police are saying about fatal shootings…not much.
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Pennsylvania state troopers were involved in eight fatal shootings last year, according to an internal report that tallies deaths but doesn’t give any further details about how they transpired.
HEALTH
Pennsylvania’s new student vaccination rules should be in place for next school year
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Pennsylvania parents will need to take vaccinations more seriously before the next school year begins or else their child won’t be able to go to class.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Is it too late for equitable development in some parts of Pittsburgh?
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diversity Equitable development is the central theme of this year’s p4 conference, sponsored by the Pittsburgh mayor’s office and The Heinz Endowments. It means as Pittsburgh grows and prospers, every kind of resident — rich/poor, black/white — should equally prosper from that success. The tide lifting all boats.
Criminal Justice
Pittsburgh police released tons of data on use of force. Here’s what you should know.
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In a major nod to transparency, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police released a six-year analysis of force incidents reported by officers. The report, which is the first of its kind, looks at racial disparities, injuries to residents and officers and the various types of force used.
EDUCATION
Gwen’s Girls summit highlights how suspensions derail black girls’ education
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“I am not a label / I am not a symptom,” Jayla Youngblood read to the room of about 200 people at the Gwen's Girls Equity Summit on Friday. “I am not a sickness, so please stop trying to tell the story of my life / unless you fight the battles that I fight and know how it feels to be me.”
news
Relive the Gwen’s Girls Equity Summit through what was discussed on social media
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diversity See what PublicSource and other organizations have been talking about on social media during the Gwen's Girls Equity Summit.