As budget deadline looms, pressure mounts on Pittsburgh council to reject Gainey spending plan

There’s a rebellion underway in Pittsburgh’s city hall.

Frustrated with outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey’s 2026 budget proposal, City Council members are increasingly plotting how to blow up his spending plan.

Gainey’s budget avoids tax increases and layoffs. But critics have derided it as dishonest and “sloppy.”…

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