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When students’ stomachs grumble, teachers crowdsource for snack money. Teachers in dozens of schools in Western Pennsylvania — a majority concentrated in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district, and spanning from Sto-Rox to Altoona — are using DonorsChoose to raise funds for classroom snacks and other basic resources, including hygiene items.
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
Oct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”
Types of criminal homicide - PublicSource
First-degree murder: An intentional killing, punishable by death or mandatory life in prison without parole. A life sentence is no longer mandatory for juveniles. Second-degree murder: A killing committed during a felony, punishable for adults with mandatory life in prison without parole. Notably, the charge can apply equally to accomplices who did not kill anybody […]
As appeals mount, will Innamorato do a property tax reassessment?
Feb 1, 2024 · As thousands of pending appeals threaten to upend municipal and school budgets, County Executive Sara Innamorato is taking a cautious path on one of her key campaign planks supporting routine countywide reassessments.
The story of a near-catastrophic failure of Pittsburgh's drinking water
Oct 18, 2021 · A decade ago, it became clear there was an emerging stormwater crisis when four residents lost their lives in a flood. Unprecedented rainfall in 2018 and 2019 dumped record amounts of sewage into the city’s rivers.
Dear voter: How to get your congressperson to actually hear you
Sep 30, 2021 · If you are like me, you’d rather text than call. But calling your congressperson is still the best way to make sure you are getting their attention. I took many calls as an intern, but there are times when everyone in the office answers phones — including the elected official you’re ultimately trying to reach. If there’s an intern, they’ll be the first to pick up the phone.
What does a state attorney general actually do? - PublicSource
Apr 24, 2016 · Perhaps one surprising aspect of the office is that the attorney general rarely steps inside the courtroom. Cases such as former attorney general Ernie Preate arguing Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.Casey in front of the U.S. Supreme Court are rare. This was the 1992 landmark abortion ruling that upheld the basic tenet of Roe v.
Experts weigh PA's rising '302' involuntary treatment petitions
Oct 31, 2022 · Across Allegheny County, the number of petitions filed to initiate evaluations for involuntary psychiatric treatment increased by 21% from 2015 through 2021.
How Allegheny County delivered Pennsylvania to Biden
Nov 12, 2020 · Despite this, Biden also owes his victory in part to increases in support in many of these areas where he lost. Four out of the five precincts where Biden increased his vote total the most were in areas Trump won and where Trump also gained hundreds more votes compared to his performance in 2016.
The untold story of Pittsburgh’s water crisis and a future of $300 ...
Oct 18, 2021 · Drinking water is something many Americans are fortunate to be able to take for granted. Something pure and necessary for life. So when Pittsburghers found out, in 2016, that their water might be poisoned with lead, it’s no surprise that it set off a firestorm that lasted years and became one of the biggest challenges of Mayor Bill Peduto’s time in office.