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The Bail Project Ends Operations in Cleveland
The organization, which provided cash bail relief, will also stop taking new cases in a handful of other cities due to a drop in funding.
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Lakewood Mental Health Facility Could Close Next Year After County Funding Cut
Future Directions, a space for those in recovery, will no longer operate come 2027 if new funding isn’t secured, its director said.
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Cuyahoga County Launches New Site to Push for Transit-Oriented Development
The county development department hopes the one-stop site lures developers to build more units in transit-rich areas.
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Sunshine Week in Ohio: Public Records Power Accountability — If We Can Get Them
Sunshine Week highlights the power of public records and the growing barriers that limit transparency and weaken public oversight.
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Eyeing Easy Re-election, Chris Ronayne Promises Growth for Cuyahoga County in Second Term
“I’ve fought good fights. Some we win, some we lose,” Ronayne told Scene. “But I can always look at myself in the mirror and say I’m fighting for the people.”
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Coalition Urges Cleveland Public Power To Reconsider Solar Project on Abandoned Slavic Village Site
Advocates and neighbors want CPP to be more transparent as to why it reneged on a plan to install solar panels on a former landfill site that’s been an eyesore for the last decade in Slavic Village.
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Cuyahoga County Reaches $1 Million Settlement in 2019 Death of Man at County Jail
Colbert, a U.S. veteran, died by suicide while being detained for a drug charge at the county jail. His family’s lawyer has long argued that staff ignored warning signs before his death.
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Ronayne Reminds Us Everyone’s Welcome in Cuyahoga During Third State of the County Address
“That is Cuyahoga County,” Ronayne said. “We welcome and we lead with a welcoming nature.”
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Cuyahoga County Unanimously Passes Ohio’s First County-Wide Ban Targeting Conversion Therapy on Minors
Penalties include fines and losing license to practice.
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Cuyahoga County Debuts Loan Program to Boost Development Along Public Transit Lines
Developers will be able to borrow up to $2.5 million to fund their projects—as long as they’re a half mile from one of the county’s 22 highly-frequented transit lines
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A Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant Has Been on Paid Leave for Two Years
He was accused of groping a subordinate officer. It’s unclear why the investigation has taken two years
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Headwater Connector Could Be Ohio’s Next Rail Trail if Solon Can Raise the Money
Mayor Ed Kraus needs to raise $2 million to secure, by summer’s end, seven miles of track line from Northfolk Southern