A state court on Thursday said that if residents of Wilkinsburg want to pursue annexation with Pittsburgh, there must be a referendum approving it by both communities. The Commonwealth Court issued a 17-page opinion affirming a lower court ruling by Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Joe James last year.
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A group of Wilkinsburg residents on Tuesday announced a ballot measure that could eventually lead to the borough gaining home-rule status. The move would counter a separate push that seeks to annex the borough into the city of Pittsburgh. Five Wilkinsburg residents held a news conference at the Wilkinsburg borough
Pennsylvania counties can notify voters who submit mail ballots with mistakes such as missing dates or signatures and help those voters resolve the issues, a state judge ruled Thursday.
A petition filed Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court seeks to start annexation proceedings for Wilkinsburg to be incorporated into Pittsburgh. It could restart an annexation battle that effectively was paused in February, after Pittsburgh City Council voted down a petition request. The new petition, filed on behalf of