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Ohio U.S. Sen. Moreno Urges U.S. Attorney General to Reexamine Consent Decrees Like the One in Cleveland

“Law enforcement officers need to be able to do their jobs and enforce the law without politicians holding them back,” Moreno said

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal February 7, 2025February 18, 2025

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CentroVilla25, a New Hispanic Food Hall and Business Incubator, Opens in Clark-Fulton Amid Mass Deportation Unease

Community, food and culture are taking precedence over ICE-raid anxieties

by Mark Oprea February 6, 2025July 10, 2025

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Text Thread on Joe Jones Investigation Reveals a Fractured Cleveland City Council Concerned With Retaliation, Allegiances

“The last thing this body needs is for members to be taking sides not knowing all the facts,” one member said

by Mark Oprea February 4, 2025May 28, 2025

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Economists: Ohio School Funding Cuts Would Hurt Economy, Increase Inequality

Fresh off championing nearly $1 billion for vouchers last year, Senate President Matt Huffman last month said Ohio’s public school funding was “unsustainable”

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal February 4, 2025March 20, 2025

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Cuyahoga County Okays $2 Million for Carriage Co. Development in Ohio City

The $50.8 million mixed-use project is fully-funded and ready to start construction this year

by Mark Oprea February 4, 2025July 7, 2025

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Cleveland Leaders Announce New Coalition to Once Again Say Poverty Is Bad, Promise to Finally Do Something About It

They held light-up pens up high. They took group photos for press. They didn’t, however, share any details about how they were going to build economic equity in the region beyond continuing to talk

by Mark Oprea January 31, 2025May 8, 2025

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Cleveland City Council Cuts $1 Million From DigitalC Contract After it Fails to Meet 2024 Subscriber Goal

They had promised 3,500 connected households for their low-cost internet. They were short by roughly 700

by Mark Oprea January 31, 2025March 8, 2025

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Wary Cleveland City Council Cautiously Vets Mayor’s Picks to Rebuild Fractured Community Police Commission

Council scrutinized nine nominees on a wide range of subjects—from drones to how to deal with bad officers

by Mark Oprea January 31, 2025February 25, 2025

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Cleveland City Councilman Joe Jones is Sorry

In a statement, which marked his first public comments since news broke of misconduct allegations and an investigation which found them credible, Jones expressed remorse

by Mark Oprea January 30, 2025June 15, 2025

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City Council-Commissioned Investigation Finds Joe Jones Has a “Sustained Pattern of Inappropriate and Unprofessional Behavior”

At least five accusers over two years have said that Jones behaved inappropriately, either in speech or action

by Mark Oprea January 29, 2025May 29, 2025

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ICE Raids Start in Northeast Ohio as Trump’s Mass Deportation Policies Play Out Nationwide

“There are so many rumors and so many stories going around, I’m really having a tough time trying to keep track of them all,” a local immigration attorney told Scene

by Mark Oprea January 27, 2025July 10, 2025