Lawmakers Getting Earful From Constituents After Shutdown
Lawmakers ended the government shutdown earlier this week with a last minute deal, but it could all happen again early next year if a long-term deal isn't reached.
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Lawmakers ended the government shutdown earlier this week with a last minute deal, but it could all happen again early next year if a long-term deal isn't reached.
The first day the government reopened, a group of 36 World War II and Korean War veterans from the Pittsburgh area bused to Washington DC to see the World War II Memorial.
In sure sign the government shutdown is over, the doors to the popular Air and Space Museum were back open again Thursday afternoon.
Congress has passed legislation to reopen the partially-shuttered federal government and avert a potentially disastrous default on U.S. obligations, clearing the measure for President Barack Obama's promised signature.
The outgoing Mayor is barely seen or heard from these days, but Wednesday he made a rare public appearance in South Side.
KDKA's Jon Delano went to Washington D.C. to ask local members of Congress about the nonsense of this government shutdown and potential default on the debt.
Frustration seems to be more common in Washington than the ability to reach a bipartisan deal across party lines.
It's not their decision to make -- but city council wants a moratorium on school closings in Pittsburgh.
Former Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Michelle Madoff has died.
Users of the Electronic Benefits Transfer System locally and in other states have reported that their cards weren't working Saturday.
Gov. Tom Corbett's top budget official says a partial federal government shutdown could eventually force the state to mothball programs and furlough employees.
The government shutdown has denied death benefits to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Rich Fitzgerald wouldn't get specific about his 2014 County budget before addressing council member Tuesday night, but it's clear that holding the line on taxes is a top priority.
Weddings have been cancelled, veterans have been turned away from memorials and furloughed employees are unsure if they'll get a paycheck on Oct. 15, as Sunday marks day six of the government shutdown.
The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.
