Bill McGuigan had no idea when he went to work as an equipment operator for the Pennsylvania Turnpike in June 2014 that he was about to become a key figure in the agency’s safety history. Shortly after 8 a.m. that day, McGuigan, 61, was killed when a speeding tractor-trailer driver veered into the closed lane […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
More than 10,000 people in Pittsburgh joined others nationwide Saturday peacefully protesting against what rally-goers and speakers called the increasing authoritarianism of President Donald Trump’s administration. Large demonstrations have taken place across the country in recent days amid the federal government’s crackdown on immigration, including in Los Angeles, where the president called in the National […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
At a moment when the country’s president and other elected and appointed officials are hell-bent to detain and deport more and more immigrants, hundreds of Pittsburghers demonstrated that they prefer to retain and support immigrants. Roughly 500 people attended a “Stand with Immigrants” rally at the City-County Building, Downtown, Saturday afternoon, one day after President […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
The Allegheny National Forest is set to ramp up logging by more than 10% this year as part of a push from President Donald Trump to boost domestic lumber supplies. The move has sparked fierce debate between environmentalists and pro-logging groups who disagree on cutting trees to reduce wildfire risks or improve forest health — […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
Ed covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he's currently on strike. Email him at eblazina@unionprogress.com.| Pittsburgh Union Progress
State Senate Democrats came to Pittsburgh Tuesday looking for more ammunition to push their Republican colleagues to allocate more money for public transit. They left a two-hour hearing at the Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh with stories about how bad proposed transit cuts would be for workers, the sick and the elderly, how much […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed increase of $1.41 billion in transit subsidies over five years would mean more than $200 million a year extra for the state’s largest transit agencies, Pittsburgh Regional Transit and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority around Philadelphia. Those agencies carry millions of passengers a year and get 87% of the state’s transit […]| Pittsburgh Union Progress
