💸 Your property tax is going up

💸 Allegheny County Passes 2025 Budget

County Council voted 10-5 to approve a budget with a property tax increase of 1.7 mills — the first increase in more than a decade. Residents whose homes are assessed at $110,400 (the median value in the county) will pay about $13 more each month. The compromise tax hike is lower than County Executive Sara Innamorato’s initial proposal, but higher than council’s first counterproposal. [TribLive]

• ➡️ County leaders say the budget doesn’t include any layoffs or cuts to critical services. It also preserves funding for emergency rental assistance and childcare programs. [Allegheny County]

📚 Pgh Schools Are Too Segregated

A report from the nonprofit A+ Schools found that student attendance is improving at Pittsburgh Public Schools thanks to new intervention strategies, but racial and economic segregation persist in local schools. A+ Schools is calling for the district to create a less segregated system as it considers school closures and consolidations. [PublicSource / 90.5 WESA]

• 🎒 Why might the district close schools? Here's what to know. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🚑 EMS Union Reaches Contract Agreement

A new contract between EMS paramedics and the city aims to address staffing shortages by offering pay incentives for new employees, including a 6% raise in the first year. Last year, paramedics and EMTs earned more than $6 million in overtime pay — much of it for forced overtime. [KDKA]