Onorato Criticized For Move To Private Sector
Once outgoing Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato leaves office, he will move into the private sector to work for Highmark. He's taking criticism for the move.
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Once outgoing Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato leaves office, he will move into the private sector to work for Highmark. He's taking criticism for the move.
As 2012 begins, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl knows his political future is on the line. The Democratic primary is still 16 months away, but he expects multiple opponents.
Big decisions lie ahead for the next Allegheny County Executive, but none may be more difficult than choosing the next Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The man holding the title right now has earned praise, but a big name from the past also wants the job.
KDKA Radio's Robert Mangino is joined by U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy and U.S. Senator Bob Casey.
Allegheny County executive-elect Rich Fitzgerald takes office on January 3, so KDKA Political Editor Jon Delano asked him if the court-ordered reassessment letters will go out on his watch.
KDKA Radio's Chris Moore was joined on his show by Allen L. Roland, a Freeland Alternative Press Online columnist.
Every time you turn on that shower or flush that toilet bowl, the dollars start adding up. By a 5-to-1 vote, the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority raised its water rates by five percent. It's the third year in a row for a rate hike.
A bill to draw new congressional districts for Pennsylvania is on a fast-track in Harrisburg.
Mike Pintek was joined on NewsRadio1020 KDKA today by Horace Cooper, Adjunct Fellow: National Center for Public Policy Research.
Paul Rasmussen was joined on the NewsRadio1020 KDKA Afternoon News by Dwight Ferguson, real estate attorney for Lynch Weis.
Time is running out for Occupy Pittsburgh. BNY Mellon has issued an ultimatum, threatening to go to court if tents are not removed from BNY Mellon Green by noon Sunday.
Councilman Matt Drozd joined KDKA Radio's Mike Pintek to discuss the new property tax increase.
By a vote of 11-4, the Democratic members of Allegheny County Council pushed through a $784 million budget, saying a tax hike was necessary to avoid deep cuts in human services and community college caused by recent state and federal budget cuts.
The Allegheny County Council passed a 21 percent increase in property taxes. The vote went along party lines, 11-4.
With a vote scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that will determine the fate of a proposed 1 mill property tax increase, Allegheny County executive-elect Rich Fitzgerald stops by the KDKA studios for Q&A Tuesday with Mike Pintek.
