Allegheny County will have a competitive General Election for the county’s top fiscal watchdog, thanks to a successful write-in effort by a Marshall Republican. Former PPG controller and accountant Bob Howard secured 10,097 write-in votes during the Republican primary election and has accepted the GOP nomination. He will face Corey
The North Allegheny School board conducted a special board meeting Feb. 8 to discuss a controversial audit conducted by the state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor. North Allegheny was one of 12 school districts audited, and the review found that they all raised property taxes during years when they had enough
Parents are suing the North Allegheny School District over its decision to lift the district’s mandatory mask mandate beginning next week, a move they claim could be “a death sentence” for severely immunocompromised students.
The North Allegheny School board abruptly ended its meeting Wednesday night after some in attendance in the school auditorium refused to wear masks. A federal court order issued earlier this week requires masks to be worn on district property. Parents and students sued the district on Sunday, saying its reversal of a mask mandate violated due process. The board made masks optional during a meeting earlier this month that was intended to be only about hiring staff.