Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signing controversial gun-control legislation on April 9, 2019.
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Gun rights groups suing Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signing controversial gun-control legislation on April 9, 2019.
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The mayor of Baltimore is under fire for using her office to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits from a children’s book series, and for hawking a clothing line for babies. Please do check out the Last Week Tonight story. It reminded me that Reading Mayor Wally Scott also has authored a children’s book, although it’s just one volume and seems to have attracted no controversy. -Emily Previti, Newsletter Producer/Reporter
City pursued local firearms regs despite lawsuit threats
Ariel Worthy / WESA
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signing controversial gun-control legislation Tuesday.
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Gun rights groups sued the city of Pittsburgh over its new firearms law upon Mayor Bill Peduto signing it into effect earlier this week, TribLive reports.
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The next day, state officials honored victims of the mass shootinglast October at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The tragedy prompted city officials to pursue the law, similar to a previous ordinance that also went to court, despite near-certain legal challenges.
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Meanwhile, an Anti-Defamation League analysis found the alleged Tree of Life and Christchurch, New Zealand, shooters had similar online activity. Kathleen Davis details the report in this story for WESA.
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The 13-bill “Zero-Waste PA” legislative package aims to discourage single-use plastic and incentivize reusable alternatives. Proposed measures include bans on plastic straws, and on plastic and Styrofoam flatware and food containers; one bill would bring back recycling rebates for plastic bottles. This post from Catalina Jaramillo has the full rundown.
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Juvenile offenders formerly housed at a Delaware County reform school are suing state officials and the facility’s operators. The lawsuit seeks $10 million in damages, cites abuse cases and accuses state regulators of negligence. It follows the emergency removal of the young men housed at Glen Mills Schools on the heels of a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation exposing some of the problems there. Avi Wolfman-Arent has the full story for WHYY.
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Historic midstate event venue the Star Barn’s recently publicized refusal to allow same-sex wedding celebrations prompted a protest and counter-protest at the center of Elizabethtown yesterday. Brett Sholtis was on the scene for WITF.
