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Charlie Wolfson

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2 years

The Post-Gazette today sold its whole Sunday front page as an ad (an honor to Ben Roethlisberger) and then sold an ad sticker that covered up the honoree’s name

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2 years

It took the Strip District less than three days

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Charlie Wolfson

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2 years

Marathon Petroleum was one of the companies that suspended political donations after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. They later resumed donating, and in October donated to two Western PA reps who voted to overturn the 2020 election, Guy Reschenthaler and Mike Kelly

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

you actually have to leave Pittsburgh in order to do that 🥲

Dr. Mehmet Oz

@DrOz

2 years

Can’t leave Pittsburgh without grabbing a paczki at Oakmont Bakery!

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Serious question, how was it historic?

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Allegheny County voters: 1,005 of you returned a mail-in ballot with no date or a wrong date. These ballots will not count. BUT YOU CAN FIX IT! At this link, see if your ballot is among them, and you can go Downtown to make sure your vote will count!

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

The AP has called a victory for Democratic state Sen. Lindsey Williams over R Lori Mizgorski, a Dem hold

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Mastriano concedes to Shapiro.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

From today's episode of Jeopardy...

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

"We're coming for UPMC next," Summer Lee says at her campaign rally, referring to unionization

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

The Allegheny County executive has more constituents than the governors of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island or Montana

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

AP RACE CALL: Sara Innamorato wins, is elected next Allegheny County executive

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

BRADDOCK, Pa. — Summer Lee is about to announce her run for Congress. Number of her fellow state lawmakers are here. That’s Ed Gainey on the right, holding a Summer Lee For Congress sign

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Today I learned there is a Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame. It honors Pennsylvanians who have voted in at least 50 consecutive elections. As of 2019, there were about 23,000 members. You get your name on a wall on the third floor of a Harrisburg government office building

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 months

New: The NTSB unveiled its findings on the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, and some of them are jaw-dropping, if not totally surprising. (thread) Pittsburgh received numerous safety warnings, but "failed to act on them" from 2005-2022.

Why did the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse? Ignored warnings.

Pittsburgh was warned to repair Forbes Ave. bridge over Frick Park for more than 10 years before it collapsed in 2022, federal investigators said.

www.publicsource.org

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

NEWS: Mayor Gainey appoints progressive state Rep. Sara Innamorato to the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board of directors.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

The AP has called victories for Democratic state Reps. Kinkead, Innamorato, Frankel, Mayes, Markosek, Deasy, Lee, Davis, Pisciottano

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Inbox: The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers endorses Summer Lee for Congress

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

16 days

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee says she voted for Joe Biden today at her local precinct in Swissvale. “Whoever it is that they vote for, I encourage people to come out, make their voices heard. That’s a part of the process, especially in the primary.”

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

10 months

Our long national nightmare is over

Mitchell Nagy ⚾️

@mryannagy

10 months

we are so back

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Look, if we can have two Dakotas, we can have two Pennsylvanias

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 months

The Post-Gazette strike may have looked a lot different if the Pirates, Penguins and Steelers players had refused to talk to the paper ...

Sports Illustrated Union

@si_union

2 months

The Players Associations of the NFL, MLB, WNBA, NHLPA, MLS, NWSL and USL all say they're out on Sports Illustrated if it doesn't have its union members. Read their statement through the AFL-CIO Sports Council below 👇

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

11 months

Alternate headline — local specialty sandwiches

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

An r/pittsburgh post to make Pittsburgh old-timers' heads explode

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

United Democracy Project, a pro-Israel PAC, has disclosed about $500K in spending in opposition to Summer Lee in the last week (mailers and TV ads). The PAC's FEC filings show none of its many donors this year live in Pennsylvania

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Jane Fonda has endorsed in the Allegheny County executive race

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

A new corporate donor to Western PA Rep. Mike Kelly, who voted to overturn the 2020 election: Eat 'N Park

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

News: Mayor Gainey will challenge the tax-exempt status of 26 Pittsburgh properties, including 6 owned by UPMC. The solicitor said $3 million in tax revenue is at stake

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Summer Lee’s campaign says they raised $124,000 in the 24 hours since Tuesday campaign launch. Her only announced rival for PA-18 raised less than that in all of Q3.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

4 years

In the Sunday Globe: My first front-page byline!

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Pittsburgh's mayor joins the growing list of public officials who refuse to speak with the Post-Gazette during the strike.

Mayor Ed Gainey

@MayorEdGainey

1 year

This means that until strikers’ demands are met, I will NOT be speaking with the @PittsburghPG . I will, however, gladly speak with the striking worker-run @thePUPNews — which I encourage you to subscribe to today.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Thought some of you would like to revisit the "beer and sandwiches" video today

Dr. Mehmet Oz

@DrOz

2 years

It's great to be in Pittsburgh today!

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

National media coverage of Fetterman’s recovery has been completely baffling

Chris Potter

@CPotterPgh

2 years

Except he ... did answer the questions? Am I the one taking crazy pills here?

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

County exec primary results outside of Pittsburgh: Weinstein: 33.72% Innamorato: 32.97% Lamb: 18.9% This wasn't a city vs. suburbs election so much as the suburbs were a draw and the city was decisive

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

New: According to Allegheny County Council website, council members Olivia Bennett and Bethany Hallam are introducing a bill to require people to wear masks in public indoor spaces and at outdoor gatherings of more than 250 people. On council's agenda for tomorrow night.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

AP calls HD32 race for Tony DeLuca. DeLuca died in October, and there will be a special election to fill this seat.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

It's worth repeating: If this had been done in 2020, PA would have been called late on Election Day or early Wednesday morning and a whole lot of chaos that ensued may have never happened. Who knows if Jan. 6 even happens.

Carrie Levine

@levinecarrie

1 year

NEW from @ByCarterWalker : PA lawmakers are moving to allow counties to process mail ballots before Election Day, potentially hastening election results.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

State Rep. Dan Frankel (D-Squirrel Hill) is introducing "The Protection of Trans Kids and their Parents Act," which appears to be in response to the new Texas directive targeting parents of trans children

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Behold the county executive precinct map. Link to interactive version:

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Gainey takes the microphone: “she’s fought every step of the way to improve the lives of people in this region … If you believe in Summer Lee, you believe in Western Pennsylvania”

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

Innamorato: “I stand here as the first woman Allegheny County executive. I stand here because of the passion, faith and support of the people around me. A lot of them are women.”

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

11 months

Political logo enthusiasts — we got a new one

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

CNN has called PA12 for Summer Lee. Still waiting on the AP call.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

4 years

BREAKING: the landlord of Conor Larkin’s just told me that the bar is closing permanently. I was inside and the walls were already bare @HuntNewsNU

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

15% of Allegheny Co mail-in ballots went to registered Republicans. (R) Doug Mastriano won just 10.5% of mail ballots in the county #PAgov

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

4 months

Inbox: Summer Lee's campaign says it raised more than $1 million in Q4 of 2023, her largest fundraising quarter ever, as an expensive primary contest looms. Opponent Bhavini Patel raised $310K

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Corey O'Connor's first official act as Allegheny County Controller: Putting a $50,000 grant the office received in 2020 toward clearing outstanding court debt for juvenile offenders who have met all other conditions:

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

NEWS: County Council OVERRIDES County Executive Fitzgerald's veto on its bill to ban fracking in and under county parks. They voted 12-3 to do so. After hours of public comment, the measure received even more votes than it did before Fitzgerald's veto.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Two CMU researchers estimate it would take $458 million to fix all of Pittsburgh's poorly-rated bridges — the same rating the collapsed bridge received. That's almost triple the city's entire capital budget for this year.

Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge one of 175 rated 'poor' in Allegheny County

Researchers estimate hundreds of millions of dollars are needed to bring Pittsburgh bridges up to ideal condition.

www.publicsource.org

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Some very exciting personal news: Starting next Monday, I'm joining @PublicSourcePA full-time as an enterprise reporter, focusing on local government. I'm so thrilled to join their great team and serve (and move to) my hometown of Pittsburgh!

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

City Council passes the single-use plastic bag ban unanimously, 7-0. Retailers and restaurants cannot distribute single-use plastic bags, and can distribute paper bags for a 10-cent fee. Enforcement starts in one year.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Conceding, Weinstein blames loss on “other men” in the race splitting the vote. “There were too many white men in this race, that’s the reality of it”

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Just in: The last Allegheny County precincts have uploaded Election Day results, and Summer Lee's lead grows to 740 votes. All that remains now is provisional ballots, which will not be known until next week.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Response from Gainey administration to city council curfew legislation: The admin believes "this type of stop creates more distrust between our officers and our youth and does not build the type of community police relationships that we need."

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

Behold the precinct map of the Allegheny County executive race. Rockey claimed tons of suburban areas that Fitzgerald (and Biden) carried last time around. Interactive: Our coverage:

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Five Democrats on the Allegheny County Council are introducing a bill that would ban the county administration from permitting any "industrial or commercial land use" in county parks. The bill specifically names mining and fracking.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

This is quite something. REPUBLICAN former Plum councilor and state House candidate MIKE DOYLE is filed to run for the congressional seat being vacated by the retiring Democrat MIKE DOYLE. So far the only Republican running for this Blue-leaning seat that includes Pittsburgh.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

NEWS: Mayor Gainey says the city will review all tax-exempt properties to determine which ones do not qualify under Pennsylvania’s purely public charities law.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

4 years

You guys may want to tell your students this

Northeastern U.

@Northeastern

4 years

@marcela_elisa @CNN @NPR @BostonGlobe The university’s Medical Amnesty covers this. Information gathered during contact tracing is kept confidential and is only used for the purposes of contact tracing.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

First results for Allegheny County are in. Mail in votes Innamorato: 73,557 (67.18%) Rockey: 35,719 (32.62%)

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

NEWS: Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Summer Lee in the Democratic primary for PA's 12th congressional district

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

These are some of the media regulations for the Mastriano/DeSantis rally in Pittsburgh next Friday:

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

@deannaschwartzz I hate it when there’s gossip about my café

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

It’s striking that even the most Trumpian 2022 candidates are accepting defeat in a far more normal and democratic manner than Trump himself did. The last unresolved case is Kari Lake in AZ, race still uncalled

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

JUST IN: (R) Mike Doyle concedes to Summer Lee According to a press release, Doyle called Lee to congratulate her. Now it's all over but the AP call

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Pennsylvania has released vaccination rates by legislative districts. The most fully-vaccinated House district belongs to Allegheny County Democrat Dan Miller (69.1%) Next two highest are also in Allegheny County, represented by Republicans Rob Mercuri and Natalie Mihalek

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Doug Mastriano is paying to advertise on the platform frequented by the Tree of Life Synagogue shooter, @ORMorrison reports

GOP candidate for Pa. governor Mastriano paid $5,000 to the website used by the Tree of Life shooter

Pennsylvania Sen. Doug Mastriano’s campaign for governor in Pennsylvania paid $5,000 for “consulting services” to Gab, a social media platform that provides a home for conspiracy theories and...

www.wesa.fm

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

A couple developments in the PA-12 primary yesterday: —Justice Democrats (progressive PAC) put down $250K for pro-Summer Lee ads —Plans announced for Bernie Sanders to campaign for Lee in Pittsburgh Thursday

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Allegheny County's chief public defender, Matt Dugan, has officially announced a campaign for district attorney. He'll challenge Stephen Zappala, Jr., who has held the office since 1998

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Council votes not to censure Bethany Hallam by a 3-10 vote. DeMarco, Filiaggi and Macey voted Yes. Duerr and Walton abstained. Walton said he abstained because he's used foul language in public meetings "and I will do it again."

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

11 months

NEWS: Allegheny County Council increases minimum pay for county employees to $20 hour. The vote was 10-4 with one absence. Fitzgerald harshly criticized this bill in May. No comment from his office today. We'll see if veto comes. 10 is barely enough to override veto.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Reporting on fragmentation and consolidation in Allegheny County and —

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

NEWS: City Council gave final approval to three reproductive rights bills. —Shielding providers from out-of-state prosecution —Deprioritizing enforcement if PA bans abortion —Banning deceptive advertising by crisis pregnancy centers The vote was 7-0

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Inbox: Gov. Wolf's office announces a deal to double Amtrak service from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg (and on to NYC) from once daily to twice. But the improvement depends on infrastructure upgrades which will take possibly three years to implement.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

Turnout in Allegheny County is creeping up to 40%, and is the highest in an odd-year election here since at least 2007 (that's as far back as I readily have records)

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

16 days

AP race call: Erin McClelland wins Democratic primary for PA treasurer over state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro. McClelland ran for Allegheny Exec last year and Congress prior to that. Bizzarro had big financial edge here

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Inbox: Pittsburgh congressional candidate Jerry Dickinson “denounces” Gainey and Fitzgerald efforts to get RNC ‘24 to Pittsburgh.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 month

New: Mayor Gainey announced today he's challenging the tax-exempt status of 104 more properties, including 57 owned by UPMC. If all were successful (a huge 'if') would bring additional $6.4 million to city annually

Gainey hits UPMC with more tax challenges

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is expanding his challenge of tax exemptions for major nonprofits, including healthcare giant UPMC.

www.publicsource.org

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

6 months

As expected, Allegheny County will have virtually all mail-in ballots scanned and ready to report as soon as the polls close

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

9 months

The fact that 38 fire agencies responded to the Plum explosion is such a great way to explain how Allegheny County works

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

NEWS: Campaign contribution limits pass Allegheny County Council by a veto-proof majority, 13-2. Limits would match federal and PGH limits. County Exec Fitzgerald told me in Feb. he'd veto this, but council would need just 10 votes to override a veto

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Q: What's the biggest issue facing Pennsylvanians? Oz: We don't see the divine spark in each other's eyes

danny

@dabbs346

2 years

Dr. Oz cannot name an issue facing Pennsylvanians. #pasen

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

4 years

This on the unofficial Northeastern subreddit. I honestly don’t know what to tell freshmen in this situation and I don’t think the university put nearly enough thought into the mental health of its on-campus students this semester

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

NEWS: Pittsburgh fires five of eight involved police officers in the 2021 death of Jim Rogers, following internal review

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Allegheny County mail-in votes Shapiro takes 88% in PAgov Fetterman takes 84% in PAsen

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

In his new campaign website, Dr. Oz has a lengthy page titled "Why I'm Running" which does not address why the New Jersey resident is running *in Pennsylvania*

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

A few outside groups have just spent $ on the PA-12 race for the first time — all on Summer Lee's behalf. League of Conservation Voters, Working Families Party and End Citizens United spent a combined $240K on pro-Lee ads. Outside spending still vastly favors Irwin

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

It’s official: Ed Gainey is now mayor of Pittsburgh.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

An election note that I enjoy but doesn't mean anything: The Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor has landed on precisely 57,000 votes cast.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Some folks commenting that the voters here were oblivious. Some certainly were. But for others, they likely preferred the idea of a special election over electing the third-party candidate on the ballot

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

8 months

Lindsay Powell outperformed Joe Biden's 2020 numbers in the non-Pittsburgh districts last night, doubling his margin in Etna, Millvale and Reserve and carrying Shaler by 9 points, a township Trump narrowly carried in 2020

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

Allegheny County has been moved into the 'substantial' category of COVID-19 transmission. That means the CDC's new guidance — everyone should wear masks in indoor public settings — applies to us.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

1 year

Every day is election day in Pittsburgh

annie

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I love Pittsburgh so much

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

The Allegheny County controller's office has found that a third of food and merchandise items at Pittsburgh International Airport were priced higher than outside the airport, in violation of the Airmall's lease. 20 of 25 businesses had at least one overpriced item.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

10 months

NEWS: A long-awaited report commissioned by Mayor Gainey says that Pittsburgh’s police budgets for far more patrol officers than it needs and recommends 188 reassignments to specialized and community-focused roles

Consultant says Pittsburgh has too many police patrol officers

A consultant told Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey that Pittsburgh's police has far more patrol officers than it needs to be effective.

www.publicsource.org

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

11 months

Campaign funds spent in 2023 divided by total votes received in Allegheny County executive primary ($ per vote): Fawcett: $63.66 Innamorato: $14.80* Lamb: $26.56 Weinstein: $32.89 *election winner

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

Here’s what happened when the president and the White House press corps collided with a yinzer just trying to enjoy their cap n’ cheese yesterday (per White House transcript, at Primanti Bros)

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

3 years

JUST IN: Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald announces ALL county employees MUST be vaccinated by Dec. 1 — previously they had the option to test.

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Charlie Wolfson

@chwolfson

2 years

In terms of local endorsements, the Lee/Irwin race has looked much like the Gainey/Peduto race did last year. This is a big deviation from that.

Erika Strassburger

@erikastrassbrgr

2 years

Okay neighbors, we’re a week away from Election Day! I hope you’ll join me in supporting @SummerForPA for Congress in PA-12! (Image description below.)

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Charlie Wolfson

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5 months

"But the painful truth is that U.S. Steel, long the dominant local player in the industry, has never had anywhere near the commitment to Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh had to the corporation." Read @chrisbriem 's essay in @PublicSourcePA

U.S. Steel, a defining Pittsburgh icon, set to be acquired

The coming sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel reaffirmed for an economist that Pittsburgh's commitment to the corporation has never quite been reciprocated.

www.publicsource.org

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