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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Talked Cleveland Browns Stadium Funding, Higher Education Policy at Weekly Forum

“We’re crazy if we don’t do this,” DeWine said of his funding proposal to pay for stadium projects in Ohio by upping a tax on sports betting companies instead of using state bonds

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal March 28, 2025June 25, 2025

As Cleveland Makes Stadium Pitch, Optimism in Brook Park After Meetings With Haslam Reps for New Dome

The team met with Brook Park officials the day before Bibb unveiled Cleveland’s latest offer and put a deadline on a response from the Haslams. “They’re building that dome,” a source said

by Mark Oprea August 3, 2024March 30, 2025

At Recent Panel, Sports Stadium Financing Experts Warn Against Massive Public Subsidies for Cleveland Browns

“There’s zero evidence in 30 years of peer-reviewed academic research that a professional sports team in a city generates any substantial jobs, raises wages, raises income, raises property taxes”

by Mark Oprea June 26, 2024June 1, 2025

Cleveland State’s Waterfront Line Study Urges Apartments on the Muni Lot, New Loop Connections

With all the development along the river and lake, the Waterfront Line’s promise remains even as it sits mainly dormant

by Mark Oprea May 30, 2024August 10, 2025

‘I Say Go For It’: Brook Parkers Cautiously Optimistic About a Potential Browns Stadium in Their Backyards

But, “If it’s going to cost us an arm and a leg,” Brook Park councilman Jim Mencini said, “then that’s that.”

by Mark Oprea May 6, 2024May 14, 2025

More Taxpayer Money Benefits Pro Sports Owners Amid ‘Stadium Construction Wave’

Research shows stadium and arena projects are poor public investments.

by Kevin Hardy February 21, 2024April 4, 2024

Ken Silliman Gives a Front-Row Seat to Cleveland Sports Stadium and Arena Financing History, and Ponders What’s Next

His book is a true behind-the-scenes look at Cleveland’s deals with the Browns, Cavs and Guardians

by Mark Oprea December 5, 2023July 2, 2025

Cleveland Debuts Lakefront Development Corporation to Guide Plan for North Coast

“The development authority model is a best practice that ensures the work continues, regardless of future leadership changes,” Bibb said

by Mark Oprea October 28, 2023May 1, 2025

In North Coast’s Latest Draft, a Refinement of Design and Purpose for Cleveland’s Lakefront

The updated plan, which would finally reconnect downtown to Lake Erie, would take years and enormous sums of money to complete

by Mark Oprea October 24, 2023February 27, 2025

RTA Waterfront Line Will Reopen in September, But Only for Browns Home Games

The line, which has been inoperable since 2021, won’t see a return to full service until 2024

by Mark Oprea August 1, 2023July 23, 2024

North Coast Lakefront Master Plan Reveals Cleveland’s Big Goals

The city hopes to connect the east and west side and give Black and Hispanic residents better lakefront access

by Mark Oprea July 28, 2023June 12, 2025

You Can Still Call it the Jake with This New Chrome Extension

Sam AllardDecember 9, 2016August 3, 2023