How Pgh Zones for Child Care, Community College Debt & Canada-Free Ball
It’s the Friday news roundup! PA still doesn’t have a state budget and it’s costing local community colleges and libraries a lot. Zoning changes — more zoning changes! — could be on the horizon for child care facilities, and after a week without Matt Canada, how are the Steelers looking? Plus, we learned something new about Prevention Point Pittsburgh.
We always cite our sources:
- SpotlightPA reports state budget delays are really hurting local community colleges and libraries. The Trib focused on several community colleges in the Pittsburgh region
- Listen to our previous episode with PublicSource’s Emma Folts on shrinking enrollment at CCAC
- The city planning commission recently approved child care zoning, and the Trib’s been reporting on its progress
- Prevention Point Pittsburgh does great work in Pittsburgh. You can get harm reduction supplies at five sites across the city
- Apply for free Narcan, delivered anonymously right to your door
- A new collab from SpotlightPA and WESA digs into how opioid settlement money is supposed to expand syringe services, and what’s holding that back
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