Rich People Ish, UPMC Complaints & Kamala Dishes on Shapiro
Pirates baseball ended poorly and quietly, but Penguins hockey is just getting started! The Pens are bringing back a beloved player, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, for a one-night-only, send-off party at Saturday’s game. There’s an idea to build a private helipad in the city, City Council agreed to spend $1.8 million on a plan for the proposed public safety training center in Lincoln-Lemington, and Kamala Harris is spilling the tea on why she didn’t pick PA Gov. Josh Shapiro to be her running mate last year. Plus, Pittsburgh’s iffy finances got dealt another blow over the jock tax this week, and parents of local trans kids have filed a complaint with the state against UPMC over their policy to end gender-affirming care for their children.
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Notes and references from today’s show:
- Pittsburgh City Council approves first step toward public-safety campus on VA hospital site [WESA]
- Pittsburgh to spend $1.8M on master plan for controversial public safety training center [TribLive]
- PODCAST: Why Pittsburgh's Divided Over Possible 'Cop City' [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- PODCAST: The Fight To Get a Gun Range Out of Highland Park [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Trans patients file discrimination complaint against UPMC over termination of gender-affirming care [WESA]
- Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump [Erin In The Morning]
- Parents to UPMC: Tell us whether you’re giving our trans kids’ records to the feds [PublicSource]
- Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition [Erin In The Morning]
- Kamala Harris opens up about Joe Biden's weird Philly phone call, Josh Shapiro's VP interview, and more [Philadelphia Inquirer]
- 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris' new book about her sprint for the presidency [NPR]
- State Supreme Court calls foul on Pittsburgh's 'jock tax,' adding to city's financial headaches [WESA]
- PODCAST: Is Pittsburgh Going Broke? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Penguins release more tickets for Marc-Andre Fleury exhibition game [WPXI]
- Bucs Limp to the Finish in Another Lost Season [Pittsburgh Magazine]
- No place to land: Pittsburgh's lack of private helipads sparks new initiative [Pittsburgh Business Times]
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