There’s a lot of money at play in the Pittsburgh Public Schools board races this year, though reporting lapses make it difficult to be certain about just how much. But reports suggest that there have been notable investments by the city’s teachers union to protect the board majority, and a $25,0000 donation to a slate of candidates who could topple it a contribution that went unreported until after a filing deadline.
The political committee Black Women For A Better Education
formed last year in response to what it called the school district’s slow and inadequate move to remote learning.
Here are Pa.’s 2021 statewide judicial races and what you need to know about them
Updated May 04, 2021;
By Stephen Caruso | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Registered Democrats and Republicans across the commonwealth will have to pick their candidates to run for four open seats on all three of the state’s appellate courts.
If elected, these judges will serve a 10-year term before they’ll stand for a yes or no retention vote.
We’ll dive into the specifics of the courts and the candidates below.
But one quick thing under state law, judicial candidates can’t say much about policy or politics when they’re running, leaving voters with little information outside of endorsements from interest groups or elected officials.
Pittsburgh City Council District 2 includes Banksville, Duquesne Heights, Mount Washington, and all West End neighborhoods, such as Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, East Carnegie, Elliott,.