Amid criticism, Pittsburgh looks to fund two Juneteenth festivals
A bill introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Wednesday would award $125,000 to the Poise Foundation aimed at supporting William "B" Marshall's Juneteenth festival.
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Pittsburgh tentatively moves forward with a city Juneteenth event
Pittsburgh is poised to launch a city-run Juneteenth event this year. City Council preliminarily approved a $125,000 contract with Bounce Marketing and Events to put on a festival next month. But the organizer of a long-running Juneteenth festival says he should have been given that money.
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Pittsburgh City Council questions new police chief nominee
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's nominee for the city's next chief of police answered a wide range of questions Thursday about how the bureau would operate under his control.
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City Council is poised to fund new Pittsburgh Police Contract
Members also discussed funding other positions Wednesday, some unrelated to the police department.
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New Pa. congressional map forces two Swissvale candidates into different districts
While Gov. Tom Wolf has called the newly adopted Pa. redistricting plan "a fair map that will result in a congressional delegation mirroring the citizenry...
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