The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pennsylvania voters can now apply for an absentee ballot online.

Pa. to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots online

By Erica Guthrie, Assistant News Editor • September 9, 2019
Beginning next week, any Pennsylvanian voter with a PennDOT card will be able to apply for an absentee ballot online.
Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed legislation mandating that all universities in the state must create anonymous online reporting systems for complaints about sexual harassment and violence.

New state law breaks down barriers to reporting sexual harassment

By Jon Moss, News Editor • July 9, 2019
A new Pennsylvania law requires universities to make reporting incidents of sexual harassment or violence incidents easier for victims and witnesses.
Tom Wolf, Incumbent and Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania attends a student forum in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 10, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS)

Tom Wolf wins second term as Pa. Governor

By Hannah Schneider, News Editor • November 6, 2018
Incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf will remain governor of Pennsylvania after defeating Republican Scott Wagner in the midterm elections Tuesday.
Alex Trebek attends SNL’s 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza Feb. 15, 2015.

Editorial: Stop treating politics like a game show

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 5, 2018
For a man who asks questions for a living, Trebek should know how to phrase one without dwelling on information that has no bearing on how the people of Pennsylvania will vote this November.
Naloxone is a widespread opioid antagonist that is used to treat acute opioid overdose. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Pitt, community push opioid crisis solutions

By Sid Lingala | Staff Writer • January 18, 2018

Nearly 3,000 Pennsylvanians died of opioid overdoses in 2015, according to the Pitt Public Health Dynamics Lab. But researchers at Pitt are working to change that statistic. Michael Mallon, the...

Maggie Kennedy, a junior who is double-majoring in Political Science and Communications, is Pitt's representative for the It's On Us campaign. (Photo by Sarah Cutshall | Staff Photographer)

Local leaders address sexual assault

By Luke Stambaugh / Staff Writer • September 12, 2017

When Alexandra Hope Erickson took her own life during her senior year of high school, her friend Maggie Kennedy couldn’t comprehend it. “I felt like I couldn't breathe. Numb and empty, I shook and...

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Editorial: Wolf must compromise to pass budget, save schools

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 29, 2015

Our state has been without a budget since July, meaning public services — like education — have been without funding for more than 100 days. This lack of a budget exemplifies Harrisburg’s inability...

Editorial: Gambling an inefficient way to solve Pennsylvania budget crisis

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 13, 2015

One hundred seven days into the fiscal year without a budget, it’s safe to say that Gov. Tom Wolf is having a difficult time working with Republicans in Harrisburg. The main talking point over this...

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