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Members of Allegheny County Council re-elected Democrat Pat Catena as council president Monday. Catena faced a challenge from five-term councilor Bob Macey, also a Democrat who is considered to be an ally of Democratic County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.

An Allegheny County Council proposal would establish a consistent process to reapportion council districts in the first year after the census.Allegheny County added more than 27,000 residents over the last ten years, according to 2020 Census data. Under current rules, the County Council president decides how the reapportionment process will occur. But some have criticized that process, saying that the system could encourage gerrymandering and create districts that don’t accurately represent lo...

A divided Allegheny County Council on Tuesday approved creating an independent police review board. The board won’t be created until 2022 and it will only have jurisdiction over Allegheny County Police Department. Other municipalities with police departments in the county can opt-in to the board’s oversight, but that move would need to be approved by their local governments. The vote to create the board was 9-5. In a statement released after the vote, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzger...

County Council approves a reform that supporters say will be a critical step forward for police accountability.

Allegheny County residents will again have input about creating an independent police review board. But council may have already approved the legislation if the meeting is even held. “This is a very important issue that establishes a newly created board and I believe every resident that wants to be heard

On March 9, Allegheny County Council passed a bill that would require organizations that employ more than 25 people to provide paid sick days to employees in Allegheny County. These medium and large businesses and employers would need to provide at least five days of paid sick days to employees. This was amended from the original proposal, which mirrored the city of Pittsburgh’s legislation, and would have required employers with 15 workers or more to offer up to five days of pa...

Steven Adams | Tribune-Review   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Allegheny County businesses with more than 25 employees will be required to provide paid sick leave under legislation county council approved Tuesday. “I believe this is the right thing to do,” council President Pat Catena said before the measure passed by a 10-4 vote. The bill was sent to county Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s desk. He has no...

Allegheny County Council could vote as soon as next week on a proposal to mandate paid sick leave at workplaces across Allegheny County.

An-Li Herring / 90.5 WESA Allegheny County Council is expected on Tuesday to take up a third, pared-back proposal to form an independent police review board. “There is … a recognition of the need to move this legislation forward and a spirit of cooperation, and the realization that we have to find common ground," said DeWitt Walton, a sponsor of both the original and the new bill. "We have work to do and … theres enough energy and commitment to move it forward.” As envisioned by th...

Jared Murphy / 90.5 WESA An Allegheny County Council committee resumed discussions Wednesday over a bill that would mandate paid sick leave at most workplaces in the county. But with several major changes to the bill still on the table, the panel will need to convene at least once more before the full council votes on it. The sick leave measure would require companies with 15 or more workers to provide at least five paid sick days annually to those who work full-time. Employees at smaller ...