Allegheny County Council voted down Tuesday night an attempt to censure Councilwoman Bethany Hallam over foul language she directed at a fellow board member earlier this month. Council members voted 3-10 for the censure, with two council members abstaining. Several council members said it was inconsistent to bring a censure
In addition to high-profile races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress and the state Legislature, Allegheny County voters will have at least one ballot question to consider when they go to the polls Tuesday. County residents will decide whether sitting Allegheny County Council members should be able to run for other
Allegheny County council has overridden an executive veto on a bill passed earlier this month banning future fracking projects in public parks. An attempt to override a second veto relating to executive hires failed to clear the two-thirds threshold.
Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena, D-Carnegie, has proposed a motion to censure a fellow councilman following comments made during a contentious meeting last month. Catena’s motion said that Councilman Thomas Duerr, D-Bethel Park, approached council Vice President John Palmiere, D-Pleasant Hills, following the March 22 meeting and “in a