(Pittsburgh) August 17, 2020 “The decision by the City of Pittsburgh and police administration to deploy authoritarian tactics resembling a criminal abduction against a peaceful protest leader on Saturday is as inscrutable as it is distressing. Weeks after national...
(Pittsburgh) July 28, 2020 The growing focus on the injustices caused by mass incarceration in the United States has also shed light on the significant profits made by private corporations providing services to prisons. In a September 2019 letter to major...
(Pittsburgh) July 17, 2020 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said strong credit ratings issued to the County by Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings show the benefits of the independent fiscal oversight of the Controller’s Office. “The...
“Given that the County has paid Deloitte more than $150 million for DHS projects since 2003, the County’s failure to elicit greater detail on its invoices creates the potential for significant overpayments.” (Pittsburgh) June 23, 2020 Allegheny County Controller...
Calls for hazard pay for Glen Hazel personnel and limitations on sharing staff across locations(Pittsburgh) April 17, 2020 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner raised concerns with County administration and Kane Regional Centers officials today that sharing...
“…the Oversight Board is being kept on a ‘need to know’ basis by the County administration, receiving more rhetoric and talking points than actual information.”412-350-4157, Louis.Takacs@AlleghenyCounty.USAllegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following...
“Why is this County having workers report for reporting’s sake–meanwhile putting them, their families and our entire community at major risk?”MEDIA CONTACT:Lou Takacs412-350-4157, Louis.Takacs@AlleghenyCounty.US(Pittsburgh) March 24, 2020 The following testimony will...
“…government should be leading in the effort to promote the best practices necessary to ‘flatten the curve.’”(Pittsburgh)March 13, 2020 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following statement regarding operations of her office during the continuing...
