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CMU president’s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions

Carnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian’s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.

by Maddy Franklin

Economy & Housing

Pitt brings new dorm plan to Pittsburgh’s planners

by Mia Hollie

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Report: Pa. faces a choice to limit gambling addiction quickly or preserve revenue

by Oliver Morrison

AI is improving Pittsburgh’s tornado forecasting — but its full potential isn’t clear

by Oliver Morrison

Community storytelling

Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh

by Charlie Wolfson

Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit

by Maddy Franklin

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Bloomfield

Liberty Avenue shows how Bloomfield changed — and where it could go next

by Charlie Wolfson

Food

One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP

by Whitney Downard

EQT wants Elizabeth Township’s approval for fracked wells near a school. Residents are worried.

by Lucas Dufalla

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Economy & Housing

In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces

by Mia Hollie

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Education

Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts

by Maddy Franklin

Community storytelling

Pittsburgh’s immigrant restaurateurs prove authenticity is as evolving as the American spirit

by Aakanksha Agarwal

Pittsburgh’s AI future depends on who controls the changing nature of work

by Alice Crow

Data centers could brown the landscape, or green the power sector

by Mia Hollie

HEALTH

UPMC’s profits return and executive pay increases as expansion efforts continue

Looming federal cuts and recent layoffs point to challenges ahead, even as Pittsburgh’s biggest healthcare network expands into Ohio.

by Oliver Morrison

‘Five years in AI is an eternity’: Inside Pittsburgh’s work to govern a technology moving too fast to predict

The city’s catching up with its workers’ AI use, prioritizing getting staff up to speed with guidelines it hasn’t yet made public. Its decisions could ripple for decades.

by Alice Crow

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Robotics built Pittsburgh’s tech hubs, but future success isn’t automatic

Oakland-born tech has helped transform sites from the North Shore to Hazelwood Green. To build on that momentum through 2076, the city will need new business-building infrastructure.

by Mia Hollie

Education

Duquesne City School District prepares to merge with a neighbor

The district, struggling financially and trailing academically, will be consolidated. State officials will render a decision by June 30.

by Lajja Mistry

Guest commentary

Pittsburgh wants more families, but state insurance laws make that harder

Half of states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Why doesn’t Pennsylvania, with its stagnant population, join them?

by Guest commentary by Donal Levi Donovan

Economy & Housing

Tax diversion plan to fund Downtown renovation roils transit advocates

Downtown has languished in the post-COVID virtual work environment. A plan to buoy it with tax revenue from new construction faces questions about transparency and equity.

by Mia Hollie

Local Government

UPMC and Highmark pledge 45ドル million over five years to Pittsburgh

The city’s two health giants have long come under fire for their tax-exempt property empires.

by Charlie Wolfson

Local Government

What does Pittsburgh’s mayor do all day? His public schedules offer a glimpse

Corey O’Connor’s administration shares his public schedule daily. Here’s what it says about where he’s been and what he’s working on.

by Charlie Wolfson

Pa. House passes 1ドル.7B tax cut on electricity, reins in utility company profits

The bill would establish a formula for ‘reasonable return’ on equity when utilities pursue rate hikes.

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Climate

Data center concerns have residents asking Allegheny County to step in, but its power may be limited

As Allegheny County drafts a model zoning ordinance for sustainable data center development, residents are asking what safeguards are already in place if developers arrive first.

by Cilia Catello

Community storytelling

Free food, shared cultures and a message of welcome in Beechview

In one of Pittsburgh’s most visible Latino neighborhoods, a free World Refugee Day meal connected food access, cultural celebration and concerns over immigration enforcement.

by Cilia Catello

‘Phenomenal’ plan for Century III Mall site could emerge soon

Once a pioneering mall, Century III’s last wall has met the wrecking ball. A Chicago-based developer is eyeing the site, and a rebuild couldn’t come fast enough for West Mifflin’s ailing tax base.

by Lucas Dufalla

Community storytelling

In this circle, Black fathers don’t have to carry it alone

At a Kingsley Association meetup, men gather to talk about fatherhood, stress, relationships and the burdens they often face in silence.

by Ervin Dyer

ICE, immigration and local response

Springdale man released from ICE detention center 4 months after traffic stop arrest

Randy Cordova Flores is spending time with his kids but worries for those still detained in the federal facility where he spent four months.

by Charlie Wolfson

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