Pittsburgh City Council Grapples with Competing Narratives Surrounding Budget

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill strips nursing of professional status

Black women across the nation brace for devastating consequences The Trump administration has declared that nursing is not a professional degree, striking directly at the heart of America’s healthcare workforce and landing hardest on Black women, who make up nearly 13 percent of the national healthcare labor force and almost 10 percent of registered nurses. The administration frames the move as a technical adjustment to loan classifications. For…

Pittsburgh City Council grapples with competing narratives surrounding budget

As the deadline to pass the 2026 budget looms, council members and Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration confront dueling narratives about the reality...

What are the key dates in Pittsburgh's budget fight — and when can residents weigh in?

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