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The strife at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has been well-documented, from the outrage following the removal of Black staff members from protest coverage, to its union...

After a years-long court battle, union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be reimbursed for increased health care costs their employer refused to pay for nearly four years.

The unions are blaming Block Communications for the situation, which they say is a result of the company trying to bypass the bargaining process

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial page has been at the center of a fair amount of strife. For years, the page had long skewed a bit...

Under Barry Fulmer's leadership as vice president and news director, Louisville's WDBR-TV won the 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the Breonna Taylor protests.

Jun. 11—The city of Toledo is suing Block Communications, Inc., in an effort to recoup taxpayer dollars spent to move Buckeye Broadband's underground equipment as part of the Summit Street reconstruction project. BCI owns Buckeye Broadband and The Blade. The Kapszukiewicz administration announced the move on Thursday, about 24 hours after seven Toledoans submitted a formal taxpayer demand to ...

Toledo City Council meeting to consider resolution to recoup costs of moving fiber-optic cables as part of Summit Street reconstruction project.

Legislation to "challenge the administration to recoup funds" paid to Block Communications as part of beautification project. The project draws FBI investigation

Efforts to recoup up to $970,000 reimbursed to Buckeye Broadband as part of the Summit Street reconstruction; Finkbeiner also threatens lawsuit

The Summit Street project, which includes replacement of a water main, is estimated to cost $10.55 million as the city will reconstruct the stretch of Summit Street from Lafayette to Jackson.  The plan is part of the development for the Solheim Cup - one of the top women’s sporting events in the world - which comes to the Inverness Club this year. BACKGROUND Ludeman said he spoke with an FBI agent about the project, specifically about taxpayers funding utility relocations. Ludeman also says ...