Allegheny County voter guide 2024: Who’s on the ballot?
Oct 8, 2024 · Voting details. For details about how to vote in your county, visit your county’s elections website. Mail-in voting is underway, and voters can apply for a mail-in ballot through Oct. 29.; On Election Day, Nov. 5, polls are open statewide from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m. Voters can return mail-in ballots to their county through 8 p.m. that day.
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PPS struggles to find staff for growing ELL student body
Nov 21, 2024 · Like South Hills, Allderdice has recently swelled with English learners, enrolling 50 more this year for a total of 144. Some schools with established English learner populations, including Brashear High School, have historically had more full-time ELD teachers for subjects like social studies and history.
Plan for Esplanade, with Ferris wheel, before Pittsburgh panel
Oct 15, 2024 · A carnival favorite could make a big comeback in the area with a Washington County-based developer looking to turn a brownfield site along the Ohio River into a mixed-use destination with a dedicated Ferris wheel building.
Trans rights, care in the balance in presidential race
Oct 21, 2024 · Down-ballot races could influence access, too: Twenty-six states have enacted laws limiting youth access to gender-affirming care. Though Pennsylvania isn’t among them, Republican members of the state House of Representatives have introduced legislation this year proposing legal protection for any parent who won’t consent to this kind of care for their child.
Parents offer an alternative to PPS’ school closure proposal
Nov 13, 2024 · As Pittsburgh Public Schools weighs potential closures and consolidations, some parents have presented their own community-driven proposal in response.. The community proposal, presented Tuesday night at a press event on Smithfield Street, Downtown, is based on regional schools with an element of choice.With that, it recommends closing 10 schools: Banksville K-5, Fulton PreK-5, Grandview K-5 ...
Pa. Senate 37th District candidates air attack ads on abortion
Sep 12, 2024 · This election season, WESA and PublicSource are analyzing the political advertising you’re seeing on air and online. Look for Spot Check on Thursdays. The spot. Titled “Out of Bounds,” the 30-second ad for Democratic state Senate candidate Nicole Ruscitto of Jefferson Hills plays up the candidate’s history as a school teacher and basketball coach, showing Ruscitto in the classroom and ...
McCormick clinches Senate seat in tight win over Casey
Nov 7, 2024 · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday’s election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation, domestic turmoil and war.. The battleground state contest pads Republicans’ majority in the ...
Pittsburgh police chief Scirotto to retire after 18 months
Oct 25, 2024 · Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto is leaving his post after just 18 months, city officials confirmed Friday, after a week of controversy surrounding his plans to work as a college basketball referee on the side.
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
Oct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”