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Rich Lord@richelordOct 22

Which Pittsburgh college's unionized faculty members recently voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike? @PublicSourcePA went to campus to learn why professors are mobilizing publicsource.org/ccac-facult…

CCAC faculty weigh walkout amid push for wage hike

Seven months into contract talks, 96% of CCAC faculty voted to authorize a strike. Union leaders spoke to Pittsburgh’s Public Source about the sticking points.

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Rich Lord@richelordOct 21

Paid parental leave just passed Allegheny County Council, and now goes to County Executive Sara Innamorato for signature. @ORMorrison was on the scene publicsource.org/allegheny-c…

Allegheny County Council passes parental leave mandate in 11-4 vote

Allegheny County Council voted to mandate up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for workers at businesses with 15 or more employees, the first local policy in the U.S.

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Oliver Morrison@ORMorrisonOct 21

When the leave law takes effect in a year, companies in the Pittsburgh area may choose to pay their new parent employees directly or seek coverage. publicsource.org/allegheny-c…

Q&A: Paid parental leave law means decision time for Allegheny County businesses

Pittsburgh’s Public Source interviewed Parento CEO Dirk Doebler on what Allegheny County businesses should consider before paid parental leave starts.

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Rich Lord@richelordOct 11

Once-feared Isaias is, in Pittsburgh, just a rainy, breezy day. Yet thousands of Duquesne Light customers have seen hourslong power outages. @PublicSourcePA asked you whether blackouts are darkening your quality of life publicsource.org/duquesne-li…

Blackouts are getting worse. Here’s what Duquesne Light is doing — and what it won’t do.

Duquesne Light says it’s hardened its Pittsburgh-area grid and will prune 40,000 trees this year. Readers told us about weeklong outages, spoiled food and new generators.

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Rich Lord@richelordOct 5

Ever bike the Great Allegheny Passage? Pass Dravo Cemetery in the direction of West Newton, look up to your right, and that’s the area of Elizabeth Township that could become the site of this proposed data center publicsource.org/elizabeth-t…

Records reveal sprawling data center and power plant plans for Elizabeth Township

Emails obtained by Pittsburgh's Public Source show a developer's plan for a 3.7 million-square-foot data center campus and gas plant in Elizabeth Township.

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Rich Lord@richelordOct 2

Everything's so expensive! But you don't want to eat at home every ... darned ... night. Well, @PublicSourcePA today launches our $15ish Pittsburgh Meal Map. Check it out. publicsource.org/mealmap/

Meal Map

Pittsburgh's Public Source mapped restaurants around the Pittsburgh region where you can get a full meal for around $15. Search by name, dish or neighborhood.

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Rich Lord@richelordOct 1

Looking for a spring internship in journalism in Pittsburgh? The deadline for applications to the @publicsourcepa intern program is Nov. 1. Details: publicsource.org/jobs/

Jobs at Pittsburgh's Public Source

Discover career opportunities in reporting, editing, visual storytelling and more. Explore our Pittsburgh job listings.

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Rich Lord@richelordSep 30

Why is it taking Mt. Lebanon more than a year to fix an elevator used by mobility-challenged transit riders? @PublicSourcePA asked for an explanation publicsource.org/mt-lebanon-…

Here’s why Mt. Lebanon is taking over a year to fix an elevator

Pittsburgh's Public Source asked riders, municipal officials and the elevator contractor why the Mt. Lebanon Station elevator has been out of service for over a year.

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Rich Lord@richelordSep 15

1,400 comments on paid parental leave have reached Allegheny County ahead of pending votes on the proposal. @ORMorrison analyzed them all publicsource.org/allegheny-c…

1,400 paid parental leave comments show support, deep split, room for change

Pittsburgh's Public Source read 1,400 comments on Allegheny's parental leave plan, finding broad support, division over small business costs.

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Rich Lord@richelordSep 2

I spent 24 years working for news outlets owned by either wealthy heirs or entrepreneurs focused on $. Since 2020, though, I've been at @PublicSourcePA, a nonprofit watchdog and community-focused newsroom publishing stories like this one publicsource.org/how-ice-and…

How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.

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Rich Lord@richelordSep 1

Zinesters and would-be zinesters: There’s still time to participate in @PublicSourcePA and @PghKids zine-making workshops and to submit your zine for potential public display and online publication. Here’s how: publicsource.org/open-call-f…

Open call: Turn your curiosity about people and places into a zine

Your zine could end up on display at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh or published by Public Source.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 26

When the floating community on the Allegheny River awoke on Aug. 3 to learn that it was cut off from land, Diamond Beach Marina got a taste of what may come. @PublicSourcePA wades into a unique - and anxious - corner of Pittsburgh publicsource.org/diamond-bea…

Caught between a river, a water project and a railroad, a marina community tries to hang on

Water and railroad projects encroach on the road into Diamond Beach Marina, Pittsburgh's Public Source found. Some residents worry they'll lose access.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 24

It's a simple question: How did Pittsburgh decide that it's a good idea to restrict where young people can be, and when, without an adult chaperone? publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…

Pittsburgh’s summer of teen restrictions raises transparency questions

Pittsburgh's Public Source obtained emails and crime data behind new teen restrictions in Market Square, Shadyside and South Side, finding limited transparency.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 19

How excited should Democrats be after eeking out a win in a long-Republican-held PA House district? @publicsourcepa asked some pros and the candidates: Just how special was Tuesday’s Butler County balloting? publicsource.org/democrat-du…

Does Democrat’s surprise win in red Butler County predict a wave? Experts urge caution.

The long-Republican Butler County district went narrowly blue. Public Source asked experts if it predicts a trend, or just a one-off.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 19

AI chatbots have encouraged suicide, but that's not the whole story. "It still sounds crazy to say but ChatGPT walked me off the ledge," Jeremy Carter told @ORMorrison of @PublicSourcePA. Here's what therapists say about AI and mental health publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…

As patients turn to AI, Pittsburgh's mental health providers adapt

Pittsburgh mental health providers are having to adapt as some patients use AI for support.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 18

The NFL Draft boosted some Allegheny County tax revenues but pushed down a key Pittsburgh levy, @PublicSourcePA found following reports of the event's economic impact publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…

New tax figures complicate the picture of the NFL Draft’s $177M impact

VisitPITTSBURGH says the 2026 NFL Draft brought $177 million to the region, but city and county tax figures complicate that.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 17

In Dormont, criticism of a proposed 180-unit housing development includes conflated claims originating on social media and possibly echoed by AI. At the core are fears that a "huge, big complex just won’t work in a little town like this." publicsource.org/dormont-hou…

Dormont housing proposal draws debate — and AI-assisted misinformation

As officials consider a development near the PRT Red Line station, false claims and misleading information enhance debate.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 7

Mine isn’t a remarkable 9/11 story, but the memory is vivid. Pittsburghers: @PublicSourcePA would like to know how that day in 2001 changed you or your world publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…

If 9/11 changed you, we’d like to know about it

It has been 25 years since the 2001 terrorist attacks. We want to hear how the attacks impacted you.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 5

This marks the second time in recent months charges have been brought — and later withdrawn — against critics of Springdale Borough leadership. publicsource.org/springdale-…

DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting

Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.

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Rich Lord@richelordAug 4

Data centers and immigration enforcement are two of America's biggest issues - and they've come together in little Springdale Borough, Pa. A team from @PublicSourcePA explored at the Allegheny River town's turmoil publicsource.org/how-ice-and…

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