Dan Onorato

Drink tax opponents deliver on petitions

Opponents of Allegheny County’s 10 percent drink tax on Tuesday delivered what might be twice the 23,006 signatures they need to get a referendum on the November ballot.

The referendum asks voters to slash the tax to 0.5 percent and would compete with another ballot question approved last week by County Council which seeks to replace the drink tax with higher property taxes.  read more »


Allegheny councilman: 'the people's voice'


Governing bodies often have a voice of dissent, a lightning rod or a self-styled independent.

Allegheny County Councilman Matt Drozd could be all three.  read more »


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