Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor is slated to take over as Allegheny County Controller, the county’s top fiscal watchdog. The position opened up after former controller Chelsa Wagner was elected as an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge. O’Connor said he sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this year
Allegheny County Councilor Bethany Hallam, who sits on the jail's oversight board, said on a recent surprise visit she saw incarcerated people being fed “ground-up bologna” instead of the meal posted on the menu for that day.
Pittsburgh City Councilor Corey O’Connor could very well be appointed to the post of Allegheny County Controller next month. Or not. Either way, Greenfield community advocate Barb Warwick plans to run for his seat whenever it becomes vacant.
The five largest nonprofits in Allegheny County would, if they were taxed, contribute more than $127 million a year to local municipalities, the county and school districts, according to a report released earlier this week by the city and county controllers.
A program designed to receive payments from the area’s largest nonprofit entities could raise a “baseline” of $14.5 million per year, according to a report released Tuesday by Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb and Allegheny County Acting Controller Tracy Royston. As of 2021, almost 10% of all property in Allegheny