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Fed Railroad Loan Program Could Be Key to Downtown PGH Revival July 10, 2025

A huge but little-known federal loan program may be one of the most important keys to revitalizing Downtown Pittsburgh — and all because of a railroad. To......

Push to Strengthen PA's Disability Care System Must Succeed July 09, 2025

With the retirement of Mt. Lebanon state representative and Minority Whip Dan Miller — he is running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge......

Namdar Needs to Sell Pittsburgh Mills June 26, 2025

Is there a big sale coming at the Pittsburgh Mills mall? Maybe, but at just 35% occupancy of the 900,000-square-foot building, don’t expect it at a store. No, the “everything must go!” moment appears to be for the property itself. Area Realtors have ...

Innamorato Should Order Property Reassessment Now June 26, 2025

For the past 18 months, the Post-Gazette Editorial Board has insisted that County Executive Sara Innamorato must call a countywide reassessment of property......

To Get Zoning Right, PGH City Council Should Wait for New Mayor June 25, 2025

Major land use reforms for the City of Pittsburgh can and should wait for the inauguration of a new mayor next year. Last week’s City Council public......

How a New Mayor Can Strike a Lasting Deal With PGH Nonprofits June 24, 2025

A durable financial arrangement between the City of Pittsburgh and its major nonprofits is one of the most important missing pieces in the region’s......

What Did the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Deal Really Do? June 23, 2025

The Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal is done. Finally. Really. What was proposed as a sale in December 2023 and talked about frequently as a “deal,” “merger,” “partnership” or “proposal” over the ensuing 18 months has cleared its hurdles and been approve...

Ohio River Basin Is Essential to America’s Economy June 19, 2025

What do Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Columbus, Asheville and Huntsville, along with thousands of smaller communities in between, all......

Beyond Oakmont, PGH Is a Great Golf Town for Everyone June 13, 2025

At no other U.S. Open venue, with the possible exception of the iconic Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula, does the golf course itself take center......

Senate Should Pass Childhood Sexual Abuse Bills June 12, 2025

The Pennsylvania Senate has a job to do. The state House of Representatives passed two bills this week that would allow survivors of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits past the previous lines drawn. One bill frames a two-year window that bypasses “s...

What Could Medicaid Cuts Mean for Pennsylvanians? June 11, 2025

There is a great deal of attention on what proposed changes to Medicaid could mean. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As it stands, it would cut $723 billion in Medicaid funding to states. The bill is curren...

Funding for Land Bank Is an Investment in Pittsburgh's Future June 11, 2025

The Pittsburgh Land Bank (PLB) was both one of the most notable accomplishments of the Gainey administration, and one of its greatest missed opportunities.......

Pittsburgh Must Limit Enforcement of Proposed Zoning Ordinances June 11, 2025

In Pittsburgh, it turns out, a bill isn’t always just a bill. That’s because some proposed ordinances are enforced as if they were laws, even......

Political Parties in Allegheny Need to Stop Infighting June 10, 2025

It is common to see politicians in the nation’s capital attack each other with harsh rhetoric. What has become even more commonplace is to see the political parties tear themselves apart like a wishbone pulled in two after Thanksgiving. Pennsylvanian...

Job Corps Is a Program Everyone Should Like June 06, 2025

The Trump administration’s abrupt closure of the Job Corps program of the Department of Labor removes a vital support from the nation’s workforce......

Time for Fetterman to Show What Kind of Senator He Is June 05, 2025

Who is John Fetterman anyway? It’s a legitimate question, beyond the obvious title bestowed upon him by Pennsylvania voters as one of the commonwealth’s two United States senators. Beca…...