🚎 No buses after 11 pm?

🚎 PRT Proposes Massive Service Cuts

Pittsburgh Regional Transit could raise fares from $2.75 to $3 and cut services by nearly 40%. If the plan takes effect, three city neighborhoods and 19 municipalities would no longer have public transportation, and there would be no service after 11 p.m.

• 💰 Why the drastic cuts? PRT is facing a possible $100 million deficit and says it needs more funding from the state. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
• 📣 Want your voice to be heard? Send a letter to your representative or participate in PRT’s public comment period. [Pittsburghers for Public Transit / PRT]

🔍 CMU Subject of Federal Probe

Carnegie Mellon University is one of 45 schools under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for its DEI initiatives. The probe is focused on the school’s partnership with a nonprofit that supports Black, Latino, and Native American doctoral students. [Axios Pittsburgh]

• ⚖️ Pittsburgh law firm Reed Smith is also being targeted for its DEI practices. [TribLive]

🛑 Pitt Suspends Student Justice Group

The university put its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter on interim suspension, saying the group ”improperly engaged in communications” to board members during a conduct hearing. SJP can’t host events or request funds from the school while it’s suspended. [Pitt News]

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