Councilman Wilson discusses resolutions for service worker wages, funds for non-profit healthcare providers and economic development projects. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone,  As City Council enters recess this month, I wanted to share some legislative updates from our office. In ...

Councilman Wilson discusses three bills he introduced in response to the recent SCOTUS ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone,  At the end of June, I introduced three bills at Pittsburgh City Council to protect reproductive freedom and the right to choose i...

Councilman Wilson discusses a bill he introduced that will give youth groups permission to camp recreationally in City of Pittsburgh parks. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone,  As summer begins, I wanted to talk about a bill that I introduced recently to give youth groups permission t...

Councilman Wilson discusses City Council’s response to the mass shooting in East Deutschtown on Easter weekend. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone,  This month, I wanted to discuss what we are doing at City Council in the aftermath of the mass shooting that occurred in East Deutschtow...

District 1 Councilman Bobby Wilson and District 6 Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle give readers an update on the status of the settlement between Norfolk Southern Rail Company and community groups in the Northside. Hello everyone,  This month, we would like to update our constituents and neighborhoods o...

Councilman Wilson discusses making outdoor dining a mainstay in Pittsburgh and lowering the speed limit in City parks. Hello everyone,  This month, I would like to share some details about two bills that I passed at Pittsburgh City Council in February. My first bill made permanent changes to the out...

Councilman Lavelle discusses the Pittsburgh City Council’s introduction of legislation to ensure equity in the budgeting and allocation of $354 million dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds. Photo: Office of Councilman Lavelle Earlier this month, Councilman Lavelle and Councilman Rev. Ricky Burge...

Pittsburgh’s District 6 Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle: There’s a state of education emergency in the city of Pittsburgh. Photo: Office of Councilman Lavelle As a father of two grade school kids in the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) system, and as a City Council representative, I have long been conce...

Pittsburgh’s District 6 Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle discusses the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the City of Pittsburgh’s 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets. Photo: Office of Councilman Lavelle 2020 found America and our city affected by duel crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying ...

Northsiders can now sign up to have their hard-to-recycle TVs, computers, and paint collected this month in Perry Hilltop. Photo of City Council Chamber by Ashlee Green Starting in 2010, with the passing of the Covered Device Recycling Act, Pennsylvania has prohibited the dumping of electronic and h...