Kate Giammarise | WESA
Kate Giammarise focuses her reporting on poverty, social services and affordable housing. Before joining WESA, she covered those topics for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for nearly five years; prior to that, she spent several years in the paper’s Harrisburg bureau covering the legislature, governor and state government. She was part of the P-G staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
She has won numerous state and local awards for her reporting and was honored with a 2020 Keystone Media Award for her beat reporting on poverty. She can be reached at kgiammarise@wesa.fm or 412-697-2953.
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Advocates say they are concerned a critical program for parents of young children will expire soon without Congressional action. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more.
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Patrick Cicero was recently confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to serve as the state's new Consumer Advocate, a role that aims to be a 'consumer's voice' in utility issues. Cicero recently sat down with WESA’s Kate Giammarise to talk about the work ahead.
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Half a million Medicaid consumers in Pennsylvania will have to select a new health plan by the middle of next month. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.
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Advocates are calling for additional funding in the state budget to give childcare teachers a raise. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.
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The Wolf administration has dropped a controversial contract provision that would have penalized health providers that had labor disputes. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more.
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The state will delay the scheduled closures of two centers for people with intellectual disabilities. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more.
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A nationwide shortage of some types of baby formula has local parents scrambling. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.
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Black Pennsylvanians still face substantial barriers to homeownership. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more on a new statewide report.
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The pandemic accelerated what was already a staffing crisis for providers that serve people with disabilities. Now, WESA’s Kate Giammarise reports, advocates are pushing for additional millions in the state budget to raise wages and fight staffing shortages.
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Nearly a dozen people were shot and two were killed early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.