Getting Cell Phones Out of Schools & Non-Profits To Pay Up
It’s the Friday news roundup! The City Cast team is discussing one school’s attempt to keep cell phones out of classrooms, why more teens are gathering Downtown, and Mayor Gainey’s plan to review whether Pittsburgh non-profits should start paying property taxes.
As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism.
- Terryaun Bell in PublicSource on cell phone bans in schools
- An-Li Herring and Sarah Schneider with WESA on high schools students spending more time Downtown — and the reaction from local businesses
- Kiley Koscinski with WESA on city council shifting its focus from enforcing a youth curfew to opening resource centers
- Kiley Koscinski with WESA on Gainey’s plan to review tax-exempt properties
- Charlie Wolfson in PublicSource with more on Gainey’s plan
- Our episode “You Pay Taxes, So Why Don’t Colleges & Hospitals?”
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