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City introduces Fiscal Focus website
By Brandon Addeo | The Duquesne Duke The City of Pittsburgh launched a new budget and financial data website Feb. 4 in an effort to be more transparent in its spending of taxpayer money. The […]
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City budget calls for property tax hikes
By Aaron Warnick | The Duquesne Duke Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced a $505.9 million budget for 2o15 that includes a property tax hike. The budget is the start of a “new era of truth […]
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Staff Editorial: Heated debate caused by police residency
By Duke Staff When City of Pittsburgh police officers are hired to join on with the force, a part of this contract includes residency, or living within the city limits of Pittsburgh. The current officers […]
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City to crack down on South Side parties
By Julian Routh | News Editor Pittsburgh officials have called on a California-based hospitality company to help take back control of nightlife in areas including South Side. In a plan outlined by the Responsible Hospitality […]
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Housing slated for Strip District, South Side
By Julian Routh | News Editor Mayor Bill Peduto’s wishes for more housing in Pittsburgh may come true soon, as residential projects begin to make progress in the Strip District and South Side. The Strip […]
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Task force to create jobs for Pittsburgh youth
By Brittney Jackson | The Duquesne Duke This summer, youths who are Pittsburgh residents and meet certain criteria will have a much larger selection of job opportunities due to the expansion of Pittsburgh’s Summer Youth […]
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Peduto orders changes to city parking
By Brittney Jackson | The Duquesne Duke Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto issued an executive order last week to revoke unrestricted parking passes given to city officials during previous administrations. Pittsburgh budget analyst Mike Sterelic said […]
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Kraus heads diverse Pittsburgh City Council
By Julian Routh | News Editor On the fifth floor of the City-County Building on Grant Street, within feet of Mayor Bill Peduto’s office, the most diverse Pittsburgh City Council in the city’s history operates. […]
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Peduto sworn in, promises ‘city we deserve’
By Julian Routh | News Editor In the warmth of Heinz Hall on Monday afternoon, Pittsburgh was ushered into a new era. The new era, deemed “The Next Pittsburgh,” began when 49-year-old Bill Peduto took […]
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BRT system to link city to Oakland
By Brittney Jackson | The Duquesne Duke Mayor-elect Bill Peduto is supporting a plan to institute a Bus Rapid Transit system that will connect Downtown Pittsburgh to the heart of Oakland. According to Allegheny County […]