Police Chief Search, Passover Primaries & Another Train Derailment
It’s the Friday news roundup! The team is discussing the finalists for Pittsburgh police chief and renewed calls for federal train safety regulations after a train derailment in the West End. Plus, why Pennsylvania might finally move up its presidential primary date — because of Passover.
As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism:
- A little background on the Penguins robo logo from The Athletic’s Rob Rossi
- The Post-Gazette’s Megan Guza wrote a great explainer on the three candidates for Pgh police chief
- PublicSource’s Rich Lord reports that complaints against Pittsburgh police dropped in 2022
- The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Gillian McGoldrick explains why it’s a problem that the 2024 presidential primary falls on the first day of Passover.
- City Cast Pittsburgh spoke with environmental health reporter Kristina Marusic about the Ohio train derailment
- WESA’s Jillian Forstadt looks at calls for train safety legislation after the latest Norfolk Southern derailment
- The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Kim Lyons breaks down proposed legislation to strengthen train safety regulations
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