Petition filings set stage for hotly contested May Democratic primary
Tuesday marked the deadline for candidates to file election petitions for the May 16 primary, and all signs point to spirited races up and down the ballot.
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Tuesday marked the deadline for candidates to file election petitions for the May 16 primary, and all signs point to spirited races up and down the ballot.
A pair of key endorsements this weekend gave a notable boost to Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein’s campaign to be the region’s next top local official. But the results also suggested that local long-term political winds are changing in a more progressive direction.
The Allegheny-Fayette County Labor Council will make endorsements today; the Allegheny County Democratic Committee gathers on Sunday to make their own recommendations.
A candidate for Allegheny County executive called Tuesday for officials to speed up the process of reopening the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. At about the same, the county’s sitting executive, Rich Fitzgerald, said he was in the process of addressing the issue. The now-closed Shuman Center closed in September 2021
Officials say they plan to reestablish a County-run facility following the closure of the Shuman Center a year-and-a-half ago, or they might also create a public-private partnership.