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Another Ohio Sheriff’s Office is Sued for Not Turning Over ICE Records

“The public has a right to this information,” the ACLU of Ohio said in a statement. “Local law enforcement must be accountable; it cannot shroud itself in secrecy.”

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal August 14, 2025September 9, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland State University Reinstates U-Pass Program in Optional Form Following Backlash

About 40% of students had been using the program. Outcry after the school’s announcement it would cancel it forced CSU to reconsider, but only for full-time students

by Mark Oprea August 14, 2025August 21, 2025

News & Views

Ohio Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour by 2029

Ohio’s minimum wage is $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for tipped employees. “People are getting squeezed,” said one sponsor

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal August 13, 2025August 22, 2025

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Eric Carmen’s Widow Sues Rolling Stone, Alleging January ‘Hit Piece’ Defamed Late Musician

That piece, published seven months after Eric’s death, “was a Frankenstein monster born of a warped alliance between embittered family members with axes to grind,” the complaint says

by Mark Oprea August 13, 2025August 23, 2025

Food & Drink

Why Little Arabia and its Melting Pot of Cuisines Is One of Cleveland’s Best Dining Destinations

Through waves of change and immigration, the Arab American enclave offers a culture-spanning tour of Middle Eastern cuisines

by Douglas Trattner August 13, 2025September 8, 2025

News & Views

Trump Executive Order on Voting Machines Puts Many Ohio Counties in Limbo

“It’s going to be boards of elections going to their county commissioners and saying, ‘I need to replace my voting equipment.’ And we’re talking millions of dollars.”

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal August 12, 2025August 19, 2025

News & Views

Get Pulled Over by Cleveland Police? You Might Get a Recruitment Card to Join the Force Along With Your Ticket

The cards also have a QR code to rate your experience with the cops

by Mark Oprea August 12, 2025September 6, 2025

News & Views

Ohio Finally Ends Subsidies for Two Scandal-Linked Coal Plants

Under the state’s infamous HB6 law, customers had to pay over half a billion dollars to keep the two 1950s-era plants running. A new law ends the subsidies this month.