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30 Oct 2019, 6:55 am
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph James struck down three Pittsburgh gun-control ordinances. [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 2:27 am
Boston, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh are among the large cities that have formally endorsed a human rights perspective as a matter of city policy, along with... [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 2:17 am
Pending City Council approval, Pittsburgh will settle police Cmdr. [read post]
1 Nov 2018, 12:26 pm
Therefore this case is not only important to the victims and their loved ones, but to the city of Pittsburgh and the entire nation. [read post]
18 Apr 2022, 10:04 am
Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert stated that he was “profoundly troubled by the recent spate of violent crimes in the city” and called this rise in violent crime “unacceptable. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 11:11 am
In 2015, the City of Pittsburgh enacted the Paid Sick Days Act (the “Act”), requiring all private employers of full or part-time employees within the City of Pittsburgh to provide paid sick leave benefits as follows:• Employers with 15 or more employees must provide workers with up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 5:10 am
Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 10:07 am
Following up on my prior post, Pittsburgh Mayor Proposes 1% Tuition Tax: the Wall Street Journal picks up the story in Pittsburgh Pushes Tax on College Students: Facing big unfunded pension liabilities for city workers, Pittsburgh is proposing what appears to be a one-of-a-kind 1% tuition tax on local university... [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 9:18 am
In October 2020, both Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh passed Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Acts, which prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and “protective and cultural hair textures and hairstyles” (i.e., those that are commonly associated with certain groups that are afforded the protections under existing anti-discrimination laws). [read post]
7 Sep 2014, 7:49 am
[JURIST] Alliance Defending Attorneys (ADF) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] Thursday challenging [press release] a city of Pittsburgh ordinance [text, PDF] that creates numerous protest-free zones. [read post]
31 Oct 2018, 7:55 am
Pittsburgh, like many other cities, has a persistent gang and gun violence problem–even though other types of crime have generally subsided in the long term. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 9:06 am
Last week, the Pittsburgh City Council and the Allegheny County Council unanimously voted to ban discrimination on the basis of race-based hairstyles by passing the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (known as the CROWN Act). [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 12:02 pm
The lawsuit has garnered support from the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and sparked deeper conversations about racial bias and the power of diversity in a city that has historically struggled with matters of racial equity. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 8:47 am
Pittsburgh ranks #325 and Philadelphia ranks #360 in a recent survey of the wealthiest American cities, conducted by Portfolio.com, a website operated by American Business Journals, publisher of the Pittsburgh Business Times. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 8:47 am
Pittsburgh ranks #325 and Philadelphia ranks #360 in a recent survey of the wealthiest American cities, conducted by Portfolio.com, a website operated by American Business Journals, publisher of the Pittsburgh Business Times. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 8:18 pm
Supreme Court considers if Pittsburgh police should be required to live in city limits. [read post]
6 Jul 2021, 10:05 am
As an anecdote about labor markets in a Postindustrial city, the episode offers a colorful and tasty illustration of a larger challenge. [read post]
18 Aug 2023, 7:47 am
Pittsburgh is consistently ranked among the most livable cities in the United States, offering 90 unique neighborhoods, a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities, and an affordable cost of living. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 10:41 am
In 2015, the City of Pittsburgh enacted the Paid Sick Days Act (the “Act”), requiring all private employers of full or part-time employees within the City of Pittsburgh to provide paid sick leave benefits as follows: • Employers with 15 or more employees must provide workers with up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year. [read post]
River barges break loose in Pittsburgh, causing damage and closing bridges before some go over a dam
13 Apr 2024, 9:38 am
There were no hazardous materials on any of the vessels, the city said. [read post]
