Kate Giammarise
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How the safety net works -- or doesn't. Reporter covering poverty, social services, affordable housing and more for @905wesa, Pittsburgh's @NPR News Station
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined September 2010
Whispers in the stacks: Allegheny County library systems face uneven funding and pressure to change @905wesa @richelord @PublicSourcePA.
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While some libraries are flush, others are trying to survive or rebuild as funding streams remain flat or creep toward equity.
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RT @richelord: Encampments along the South Side Riverfront Trail and near Second Avenue Commons are being cleared. Winter shelters are clos….
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Unhoused people in Pittsburgh face narrowing housing options as Allegheny County closes a winter homeless shelter amid encampment clearings in the city.
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Allegheny County's $20M plan to combat opioid crisis includes housing, jail treatment program @905wesa @kileykoscinski.
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Allegheny County has announced plans to spend a $20 million opioid lawsuit payout. Officials said Thursday the county will invest heavily in opioid use disorder treatment programs at the jail as well...
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RT @timelywriter: HARRISBURG, Pa. (@AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean bill….
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RT @StephenJ_Caruso: Inside Penn State University's plan to close seven branch campuses across the commonwealth, amd the complicated intern….
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President Neeli Bendapudi has asked the Penn State trustees to approve closing seven commonwealth campuses, which will affect more than 500 employees and thousands of students.
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RT @sahilkapur: NEW: 'Thicket of red tape' for Medicaid in GOP bill sparks fears of coverage losses. Doctors and critics warn that the work….
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Republicans are rallying around work requirements and stricter eligibility screenings for Medicaid. Doctors and critics warn they could strip away coverage for rightful enrollees.
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No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer @tough_schmidt_ @905wesa.
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The program, funded primarily with COVID relief money, provided free air conditioning units and fans the last three summers. It saw overwhelming demand.
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To developers, affordable housing is a challenge bigger than one mayor @905wesa @MarucaJulia.
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Developers and community organization leaders agree there will still be plenty of ground to break after the May 20 primary — and that some challenges will be hard to grapple with no matter who wins.
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RT @stphnfwlr: NPR EXCLUSIVE: . The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — i….
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The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
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RT @StephStrasburg: Garfield’s & Bloomfield’s fragile, art-focused business corridor is rattled by seemingly uncoordinated utility construc….
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RT @meredithllee: Scoop: House Republicans have altered a controversial plan to push SNAP food aid benefit costs to states for the first ti….
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Republicans in the last day have altered the most controversial piece of the House Agriculture Committee’s portion of the Trump megabill.
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RT @Ashley__Murray: I'm interested in speaking with AmeriCorps members who were affected by recent DOGE cuts to the service programs. If….
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RT @brianstelter: The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 is what established @CPBmedia – go read it – nothing in the law allows a president to….
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RT @PAHumanServices: Did you use SNAP benefits to purchase food that was lost in a power outage, flood, or fire? Ask for Replacement SNAP b….
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RT @richelord: Gainey says he has "delivered" on affordable housing. O'Connor calls the mayor's claims "disingenuous." @chwolfson combed th….
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Each Democratic mayoral candidate says they'd be better at developing affordable housing, and each offers data, but no one number says it all.
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RT @WHYYNews: The Trump administration plans to eliminate nearly all federal funding for public media, including NPR and PBS. Pa. Democrat….
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Pennsylvania Democrats said they would fight Republican efforts to defund NPR and PBS while most Republicans declined requests for comment.
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Allegheny County, as well as a group of low-income tenants, will be permitted to intervene in the foreclosure case of a group of troubled properties, a judge has ruled. @905wesa.
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A judge ruled in the case today (4/24/25) in favor of the county and the tenant group:
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County officials and the tenant group had argued they should be able to have a “seat at the table” in the foreclosure proceedings.
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RT @MarucaJulia: You can help support public media at that's under threat by sending a message to Congress at
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Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
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RT @MarucaJulia: Heads up -- you're likely to see me and my colleagues at 90.5 WESA posting more about this moving forward. Cutting these f….
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Frequently asked questions about how public media funding works, and what impact the absence of that funding may have on us.
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