Stay-At-Home Orders Can Be Dangerous For Domestic Violence Victims
Gov. Tom Wolf has issued stay-at-home orders across Pennsylvania as the coronavirus spreads. The directives are meant to save lives, but for victims of domestic violence, being stuck at home with their...
View ArticleMike Doyle To Face Progressive Challenger Jerry Dickinson In June Primary
In the run-up to the 2020 election, Democrats struggled to pick the national face of the party: a more moderate candidate in Joe Biden or a more radical choice in Bernie Sanders.
View ArticleHow The Pandemic Further Divides Western Pennsylvania Voters
During the first few months of this year, the 2020 presidential race dominated the country’s attention – until the coronavirus arrived.
View ArticleThree Republicans Vie To Replace Turzai In The 28th House District
Republican Mike Turzai represented the 28th state house District for nearly two decades before announcing his plans to retire at the end of this year. None of the three Republicans vying for his North...
View ArticleSplit Ticket: Reopening Economy Amid Pandemic Divides Western PA Voters
Reopening the economy has become a polarizing issue, and how elected leaders handle the task could sway voters’ decisions at the ballot box in November. For our Split Ticket series, we asked four...
View ArticleToday's Protests Remind Some Pittsburghers Of The Riots After MLK's 1968...
Lenore Williams was living in Homewood when c ivil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
View ArticleSplit Ticket: How Protests Against Police Brutality Divide And Motivate Voters
As protests against police brutality sweep across the country, polling suggests most Americans support law-enforcement reform. In our year-long Split Ticket series , we’ve been asking four voters about...
View ArticleHow Did Allegheny County Prepare For A Pandemic Election? Officials Talk...
Despite a pandemic, high voter turnout, and a new election law, Allegheny County finished tallying votes in the June primary before most counties in the state. Now, the people behind that process are...
View ArticleSplit Ticket: Western Pennsylvania Voters Talk Climate Change And Fracking
This month, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping green energy plan. It marks a strong contrast from President Donald Trump, who has long championed fossil fuels.
View ArticleWhile Investment Dollars Remain Scarce, Mon Valley Communities Test A New...
Sitting in a grassy lot along Braddock’s main avenue, Jona Reyes dreams of restoring the energy that she says once coursed through the neighborhood. Since steel’s decline more than 30 years ago, the...
View ArticleAmid Worries About Slow Mail Delivery, PA Officials Push To Extend Deadlines,...
Recent revelations that the U.S. Postal Service will likely struggle to deliver mail-in ballots in time for Election Day has worried voters, campaigns and election officials across the U.S. But the...
View ArticleHow Gun Control Divides, And Unites, Western Pennsylvania Voters
Gun sales and gun violence have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, but the issue has been largely absent from the 2020 campaign. For WESA’s Split Ticket series, we’re following four Western...
View ArticleCan Biden Win Back Support From Catholic Democrats In PA?
For years, the Democratic Party has struggled to retain support from Catholic voters in southwestern Pennsylvania, and it will likely be hard for Democrats to reverse that trend in November – even with...
View ArticleWith No Progress On New Stimulus Bill, Desperation Mounts For Food Aid...
With negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package stalled in Congress, extra money for food assistance is among the items hanging in the balance. And in tens of thousands of local households, the...
View ArticleMercuri, Skopov Fight For Turzai's Old Seat In Pittsburgh's North Hills
For the last 20 years, the North Hills suburbs were represented in the state House by conservative champion Mike Turzai. Now that the former House speaker has resigned , there’s a chance for a major...
View Article'Pure Politics'? Questions Surround Federal Prosecution Of Local Protesters
Criminal defense lawyer Giuseppe Rosselli was confused when his client, George Allen, didn’t show up for a court date in late July. They had texted about the hearing moments earlier.
View ArticleHow Trump's Third Supreme Court Pick Divides Western PA Voters
The U.S. Supreme Court has been thrust into the political spotlight, following the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For our Split Ticket series, we’re following four Western...
View ArticleShapiro Touts Record As ‘The People’s AG,’ Heidelbaugh Promises More Restraint
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has attracted national attention as a frequent foe of the Trump Administration and as a champion of consumers.
View ArticleOne Small Step: Jon Durfee & Emily Miller On Faith, Mental Health & Politics
During this contentious and divisive election season, taking place on top of a global pandemic and a year of nationwide civil protests, it often feels the opposing political sides are so at odds, no...
View ArticleWith A New Collection, Poet Jan Beatty Affirms Her Leading Role In The...
Pittsburgh’s poetry community is large but tight-knit. One big reason is Jan Beatty, the award-winning poet and educator whose sixth collection was just published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
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