Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday announced his nominees to lead the departments of Innovation & Performance and City Planning, as well as his appointment for Chief Economic Development Officer. Gainey nominated Heidi Norman, acting director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, to take on the role permanently. He
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler is expected to call this week for special elections to fill state House seats vacated by now-Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and his new chief of staff, Jake Wheatley. Gainey, 51, of Lincoln-Lemington, was in his fifth term in Harrisburg, while Wheatley, 50, of