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Judge nixes minimum wage hike for Allegheny County workers

An effort to establish and increase a minimum wage up to $20 an hour for Allegheny County employees was ruled invalid by a judge this week. The bill was challenged by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald after it was passed over his veto. Fitzgerald said when he filed an action ....

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Allegheny County Council to sue over reopening of juvenile detention center

Allegheny County Council voted Tuesday to sue to determine if council has a say in the future reopening of the county’s juvenile detention center. Last week, Allegheny County’s court system announced that Latrobe nonprofit Adelphoi will take over providing juvenile detention services at the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center as soon ....

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Fitzgerald vetoes $20 minimum wage proposal for Allegheny County employees

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by county council to establish a $20 minimum wage for county workers. The executive said his veto message shouldn’t be taken as disagreement with the need to pay county employees a living wage, noting his commitment to increase wages ....

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Allegheny County Council passes minimum wage hike for county workers

Some Allegheny County employees could see a wage increase thanks to a new minimum age wage bill that passed Tuesday evening. Allegheny County Council voted 10-4 to pass a bill that would set $20 an hour as the minimum wage for county workers by 2026. There would be incremental increases ....

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SC bill could fund next steps for affordable housing in Charleston County

Continuing efforts to push for affordable housing in the Lowcountry may get a boost from a bill the state’s General Assembly passed last week. ....

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