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When the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania issued a contract to nonprofit operator Adelphoi to take over Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, it did so with virtually no public input or other government oversight
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Pittsburgh election guide guide: It’s the guide to end all Western PA election guides, just in time for Tuesday, when county voters elect a new executive, district attorney, several councilmembers, Supreme and Superior Court judges, and
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Allegheny County paid $120,000 last month to settle a lawsuit with three women with psychiatric disabilities who alleged they were brutally assaulted by a staff member while held at the Allegheny County Jail, contracts show
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On Tuesday, October 18, striking Post-Gazette journalists and editors marked one year on the picket line. On October 6, 2022, workers with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Locals 14842 and 14827, Teamsters Local 205/211 and
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Allegheny County is bringing in millions from lawsuits against major opioid distributors and manufacturers — money designated as another weapon in the county's arsenal to abate the opioid epidemic. So how is it being spent? Allegheny County
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Update (9/26/23): The Pittsburgh Independent and Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism have learned that Allegheny County’s contract with Adelphoi is valued at $73.2 million over five years. On September 15, the county announced it
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PUBLISHING NOTE: This article is co-authored by investigative journalist Brittany Hailer, director and founder of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Allegheny County has paid private security consultant Joseph Garcia the
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When online Pittsburgh newsroom The Incline kicked off in 2016 with a swanky launch party at Il Tetto rooftop bar in the city’s Downtown Cultural District, few could anticipate how significantly Pittsburgh's media landscape would
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