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PIT Lands Millions More in Federal Funding

Pittsburgh International Airport is getting a $10.7 million grant to continue work at the new landslide terminal and surrounding area. The boost will go toward reconstructing 700,000 square feet of the existing airside terminal, completing airside terraces, redoing pavement on taxiways, and replacing two emergency generators. [🔒 Business Times]

• Did yinz hear what’s going into the old terminal building? [City Cast Pittsburgh]

County Wants Feedback on Property Reassessments

Allegheny County Council is holding public meetings to hear residents’ interest in a countywide property reassessment — a move that would bring tax bills more in line with current property values. The county hasn’t done a new review in over a decade, and PA is the only state that doesn’t require regular reassessments. [WESA]

Trib Total Media Launches Investigative Newsroom

The Newsworks Lab will publish original accountability reporting focused on issues that matter to Western PA communities. It's led by award-winning journalist Andrew Conte, who’s leaving his post at Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation. The newsroom, based on the North Shore, is funded by a $1.25 investment from Trib Total Media. [TribLive]

Joint Theater Group Announces First Show

Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO are in the process of merging their organizations and will debut their first joint production this fall at the O’Reilly Theater. Mark your calendar for “How Shakespeare Saved My Life,” a one-man play by Broadway actor and Pittsburgh CAPA High School graduate Jacob Ming-Trent. [City Cast Pittsburgh / WESA]

Ready to do your civic duty? Allegheny County’s primary election is next Tuesday, May 19.

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If you’re voting by mail, your application for a mail-in or absentee ballot must be received by the county election office by 5 p.m. May 12. Once you receive and complete your ballot, it must be received by election officials when polls close at 8 p.m. May 19.

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Reminder: PA is one of just eight states with a closed primary system, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans get to vote in their respective parties’ spring primaries. Independents and third-party voters can, however, vote on ballot measures.

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Stay Engaged

How well do our elections actually work? Here are seven ways PA could improve its voting process, from opening our primaries to making Election Day a holiday.