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A law enacted last week will bring campaign finance limits to Allegheny County starting in 2025. Candidates seeking elected office in Allegheny County government now face no limits on how much money people can donate to their campaigns, allowing corporate interests, wealthy people, labor unions and national groups to pour

Allegheny County Council will not censure member Tom Duerr. The motion was dropped at a council meeting on Tuesday.

An Allegheny County councilman facing a possible censure for verbally attacking a colleague following a meeting last month has apologized for his behavior but said he would wear the “censure like a badge of honor.” Councilman Thomas Duerr, D-Bethel Park, approached council Vice President John Palmiere, D-Pleasant Hills, following a