Mayor Ed Gainey and Democratic challenger Corey O’Connor are deadlocked in campaign fundraising ahead of the Democratic primary in May.
Sources have told KDKA-TV that Ragland, who has been serving as acting chief, will be named to the position full-time.
The Pittsburgh mayor, who said the city will remain a "sanctuary city" despite President Donald Trump's plans to increase immigration enforcement, spoke to reporters and political observers on Monday.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said his administration will not work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an appearance in Harrisburg Monday.
After 11 hours of public comments Tuesday night, the city Planning Commission voted 8-0 in support of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's inclusionary zoning proposal. It was a packed house at the commission meeting downtown. On the table were two plans, with each drawing their own supporters.
Pittsburgh's Planning Commission has recommended Mayor Ed Gainey's inclusionary zoning plan after a meeting that lasted more than 11 hours long. Pittsburgh Planning Commission recommends Mayor Gainey's inclusionary zoning plan after 11+ hour meeting.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is close to nominating the city’s acting police chief, a 30-year veteran officer, to lead the police bureau on a permanent basis, City Council President R. Daniel Lavelle said Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey told the Pennsylvania Press Club Monday that he would not work with ICE but instead work to make his city “more welcoming."
Surveys with false or misleading questions are often called “push-polls.” They may seem like efforts to gauge public opinion but are really an attempt to shape it.
Pittsburgh’s planning commission on Tuesday voted to support a zoning package Mayor Ed Gainey has presented in an effort to bolster affordable housing. The commission voted against a dueling proposal pitched by Councilman Bob Charland.
After a slew of executive orders targeting America's immigration system from President Trump, Mayor Gainey said the city will be welcoming.
Highmark Health, one of the four biggest purely public charities in the region that have been criticized by Mayor Ed Gainey over property tax revenue, have committed to providing an additional financial contribution to the City of Pittsburgh if the others do.