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Category: Civic Briefs

Keeping local government accountable to you is our job at PublicSource, and we’re introducing this page to share more of that information with you in real time. Whether a key debate at a council meeting, news from the county government, a new challenger on the local political scene or anything else evolving in government in the Pittsburgh region, we’ll bring you the most important news here — in a brief, original format.

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Pittsburgh City Council considers limiting police traffic stops as mayoral transition progresses

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Allegheny County Council approves plan for $99M in federal relief spending

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Warden digs in after jail board bans controversial training

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Civic Briefs: Where in Pittsburgh did federal relief money go?

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