Police Chief Search, Passover Primaries & Another Train Derailment

It’s the Friday news roundup! The team is discussing the finalists for Pittsburgh police chief and renewed calls for federal train safety regulations after a train derailment in the West End. Plus, why Pennsylvania might finally move up its presidential primary date — because of Passover. As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism: A little background on the Penguins robo logo from The Athletic’s Rob Rossi The Post-Gazette’s Megan Guza wrote a great explainer on the three candidates for Pgh police chief PublicSource’s Rich Lord reports that complaints against Pittsburgh police dropped in 2022 The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Gillian McGoldrick explains why it’s a problem that the 2024 presidential primary falls on the first day of Passover. City Cast Pittsburgh spoke with environmental health reporter Kristina Marusic about the Ohio train derailment WESA’s Jillian Forstadt looks at calls for train safety legislation after the latest Norfolk Southern derailment The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Kim Lyons breaks down proposed legislation to strengthen train safety regulations Want some more Pittsburgh news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh! Not a fan of social? Then leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices