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‘We Are Going to Push Pause’ on Ohio Marijuana Legislation, Says Republican Lawmaker
“We’re going to take the summer and come back and potentially take another crack at it.”
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New Ohio Higher Education Law Banning Diversity Efforts and Faculty Strikes Takes Effect This Week
“In the long term, my concern is that we won’t be able to retain people, that we’re going to see a brain drain in Ohio.”
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How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail
An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Geauga County Continues its Fight to Keep ICE Contract Secret
The ACLU has sued over the records and is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order the county to turn them over
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Northwest Neighborhoods CDC Forms Advisory Board to Help Steer Capitol Theatre’s Uncertain Financial Future
With ticket sales slumping in recent years, “We need to lean into the fact that the Capitol Theatre can do cool and interesting things that your local cinema can’t do.”
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Lakewood, Cleveland Heights and Solon Among Suburbs Looking to Crack Down on Smoke Shop Oversaturation
“Coventry is starting to look a lot like Vegas,” said one Cleveland Heights councilman
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Republican Proposals Will Devastate Poor Ohioans, Analyses Say
Ending Medicaid expansion in Ohio would cost 770,000 people — most of whom are working — their health coverage.
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Buckeye Flame’s Ken Schneck Launching New LGBTQ+ Reporters Roundtable Podcast
This News Is So Gay, a queer reporter’s roundtable, debuts on July 2
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There’s a “Significant Challenge in Securing a Sustainable Future” for the Cleveland International Film Festival, Board Chair Says
Falling attendance and revenue, a shrinking staff, and a reports of ‘toxic’ work environment mean big changes are needed before the festival’s 50th anniversary, Joe Marinucci wrote in an email
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Families Rally at Ohio Statehouse for Support in State Operating Budget
“If our elected officials really believe in families and want families to move to Ohio, to stay in Ohio and to thrive in Ohio, we really need the support for working families.”
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‘Christian’ Lobbyists Embrace Ohio Republican Budget That Guts Programs to Help the Poor and Hungry
A budget that takes resources away from hard-working Ohio families to give handouts to the rich is not pro-family, pro-life, or pro-children.
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Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren Falls 154 Verified Signatures Short in Bid to Make Ballot for November Election
And an effort to recall the mayor before the upcoming November election may succeed in putting the vote to the public