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Hundreds Push Back Against Bill Prohibiting Foreign Nationals From Buying Property in Ohio
“These bills represent a step backwards into the darker history of racism in America.”
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‘I Am Not Your Negro’: A Defiant Kahlil Seren Tells Off Cleveland Heights Council in Tense Emergency Meeting
“There was this golden opportunity to bring this community together, and it didn’t happen,” Council President Tony Cuda said. “I’m heartbroken.”
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Cleveland Heights Mayor Denies Wife Made Antisemitic Remarks, Despite Her Allegedly Calling One Public Commenter a “Jewish Bitch”
“Some of the most important people in our lives are Jewish people,” Seren said in the video statement
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With LGBTQ Ohioans’ Rights Under Assault, Cleveland Pride Supporters Are Set to Resurrect the Event’s Political Roots
“We are fighting for our lives.”
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Geauga County Sued to Release Contract for ICE Detainees
“None of the federal statutes (the county’s lawyers) have cited, however, prohibit the disclosure of the requested records,” the ACLU’s writ said
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Ohio Property Tax Repeal Campaign Preparing to Collect Signatures
The most recent annual report from the Ohio Department of Taxation puts 2023 property tax collections at about $18.5 billion.
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Antisemitic Remarks by Wife of Cleveland Heights Mayor Lead to Protest at City Hall, Calls for His Resignation
“Hate, verbal abuse, volatile behavior, bullying, intimidation are NOT welcome in Cleveland Heights,” said the group leading the protest. Seren said he’ll issue a statement today
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Ohio Library Systems, Advocates Push Back on House Provision to Hide Certain Materials
A provision in the Ohio House budget proposal would require libraries to place content on sexual orientation and gender identity out of view of minors
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Four Progressive Cleveland City Council Candidates Endorsed by ‘A Better Cleveland for All’ PAC
Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer and challengers Tanmay Shah, Alana Belle and Nikki Hudson say they are fighting for all residents, not just those with power and influence
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Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill to Designate Month Honoring Heterosexual Married Families
The group behind the legislation says that each family must have “a clear male leader and that leader must come from the family’s lineage.”
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What Would Happen If Ohio Abolished Property Taxes?
Grassroots organizers want to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot eliminating property taxes in the state
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Study: Ohio Among Hardest Hit if Congress, Trump Cut Medicaid
About 770,000 Ohioans are covered by expanded Medicaid