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Sources: Port Authority Union Plan Rejected
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emotions are running high as the transit union and the Port Authority try to negotiate a deal that would avoid severe cuts in service. This morning, a proposed concession deal...
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Pitt Students Rally Against Proposed Education Cuts
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chanting “No more cuts, No more cuts,” a rally of perhaps a 100 University of Pittsburgh students and supporters called on state legislators to reject Gov. Tom Corbett’s plan to cut...
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Pittsburghers Head To Harrisburg For Budget Rally
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburghers boarded buses headed for Harrisburg to protest Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget cuts Tuesday morning. About 1,000 people boarded 12 buses in order to participate in the CLEAR...
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Local Teachers Make Concessions To Save Jobs, Programs
MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — Local school districts are being hit hard by Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget cuts. But rather than talking about what might happen, teachers in the Franklin Regional School...
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Pittsburgh Public Schools Lays Off More Than 100 Employees
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Throughout the day, employees at the main administration building of the Pittsburgh Public Schools got grim news. “We are notifying unfortunately about 147 employees that they are...
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Jim Roddey Weighs In On Corbett’s Budget
PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) — KDKA Radio’s Mike Pintek was joined in the studio by former Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey. Roddey is a retired United States Marine and has served on...
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Public Meetings To Be Held Over Proposed Budget Cuts For Pittsburgh Schools
A+ schools will be holding several community meetings to discuss the proposed budget cuts for Pittsburgh Public Schools. Here’s the list of meetings and locations: North Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.,...
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Trinity Football Players Stage Silent Protest
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Trinity Area High School football players claim their safety has been jeopardized because too many funding cuts have been made. As a result, they organized a silent protest...
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Future Of 911th Airlift Wing Main Topic At Change Of Command Ceremony
FINDLAY TOWNSHIP(KDKA) — There was a change of command for the 171st Air Refueling Wing Sunday morning. The ceremony was held at the base in Findlay Township as Col. Anthony J. Carrelli took over as...
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Local Groups Head To Harrisburg To Protest Budget Cuts
EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) – A group of local faith, community and labor leaders are headed to Harrisburg to protest the governor’s budget cuts, which they say are killing the community. Organizers say cuts...
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Roadside Rally Protests Proposed Cuts At Gateway School District
MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Nearly 100 students, parents and coaches gathered for a roadside rally in Monroeville Monday evening to protest budget cuts that could eliminate some sports. The controversial cuts...
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Gateway School District Budget Battle Takes Ugly Turn
MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — The budget battle turned ugly Wednesday evening in the Gateway School District. One board member says he was threatened over proposed cuts, and now police are involved. Parents,...
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Public Education Funding In Danger Of Falling Off Fiscal Cliff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As lawmakers debate what to do about the impending fiscal cliff, we’re starting to get a better understanding of just what is at stake, including education. Federal education...
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Dozens Protest Privatization Of Beaver County-Run Nursing Home
BEAVER (KDKA) — At the Beaver County Commissioner’s meeting there were tears from those with loved ones at Friendship Ridge nursing home. “My husband can’t speak, so I have to speak for him,” said one...
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SCI Greensburg Employees Brace For New Jobs
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Union members at State Correctional Institute – Greensburg are already getting placement letters letting them know where they will be working when the facility shuts down in a few...
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Federal Cuts Could Affect Pa. Programs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says automatic spending cuts set to take effect this week would mean less money for Pennsylvania’s schools, military, environmental protection, and drug...
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Public Education Could Take Big Hit From Sequestration
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sequestration is a fancy name for across-the-board federal budget cuts — and just about everything is affected. “Police and firefighters that get money from the federal government,...
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Budget Cuts End Westmoreland Co. Air Show, Could Impact Latrobe Airport
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Republicans and Democrats want the across-the-board budget cuts repealed, but neither side has a plan to do so and the effects are already being felt in our area. Due to the cuts,...
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Chicken Wing Inflation Leaves Restaurants Flapping For Alternatives
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sequestration and pending budget cuts have been the topic of much conversation lately and one surprising area to also be affected by its own budget crises is chicken wings....
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Latrobe Air Traffic Control Tower To Close
LATROBE (AP/KDKA) – Air traffic control facilities at three Pennsylvania airports will close down as a result of budget cuts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. Capital City Airport in...
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Education Advocates Protest Funding Cuts In Harrisburg
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of teachers and public school supporters rallied in Harrisburg Tuesday afternoon hoping to stall school closings and layoffs this fall. It comes as legislators continue to...
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Budget Cuts Threaten Local Energy Lab
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), with two big facilities in South Park and Morgantown, is not well-known, but — working with local universities — it’s America’s...
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Blackhawk Principal Keeps Job After Funding Concerns
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Funding in the Blackhawk School District is still a question, but today, a principal at the third, fourth and fifth grade building is keeping her job. The Blackhawk School Board...
View ArticleGreensburg Salem Marching Band Play Outside Of Middle School To Protest...
GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Members of the Greensburg Salem Marching Band gathered outside of the middle school on Wednesday night for an impromptu concert to protest the potential budget cuts coming to the...
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