In addition to high-profile races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress and the state Legislature, Allegheny County voters will have at least one ballot question to consider when they go to the polls Tuesday. County residents will decide whether sitting Allegheny County Council members should be able to run for other
A group of Wilkinsburg residents on Tuesday announced a ballot measure that could eventually lead to the borough gaining home-rule status. The move would counter a separate push that seeks to annex the borough into the city of Pittsburgh. Five Wilkinsburg residents held a news conference at the Wilkinsburg borough
If a referendum is approved it would create a seven-member government study commission to analyze Wilkinsburg’s current government and make recommendations, which could include a new home rule charter. Supporters of a proposed merger with Pittsburgh say the commission's creation is meant to delay a potential annexation.
The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas pushed the process to annex Wilkinsburg into the City of Pittsburgh forward Tuesday, the same day Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald endorsed the effort.