Council members questioned roughly $960K in subsidies for Highland Park Golf Course and pressed West Side Market funding during budget hearings. Numbers and staffing gaps left the committee divided.

The Ohio BWC approved a 1% workers' comp rate cut for private employers effective July 1 — the ninth straight annual reduction and roughly $10M in statewide savings.

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne gave Port Authority chair Dave Wondolowski a Friday deadline to reject a mayoral nomination or resign his county seat.

Boardman trustees say a missed certification left a 2.5‑mill levy off the May ballot, costing the township about $2M and prompting immediate budget cuts. Officials plan procedural fixes and tighter spending until revenue options are sorted.

A PUCO-approved settlement will return roughly $275 million to FirstEnergy customers, credits and low-income programs begin appearing on February bills.

At a Painesville forum, local officials warned that abolishing property taxes could hollow out school budgets and critical community services.

A bipartisan pair of Ohio bills would create a state hate‑crime law and expand penalties for politically motivated crimes. Republicans are split over who gets protection and whether motive should change punishment.

A House committee substitute for HB 58 would require state certification of recovery homes, expand inspections and give prosecutors new enforcement tools.

Undercover footage from Accuracy in Media shows UC and Kent State staff saying DEI remains part of coursework, prompting questions about compliance with Ohio’s SB1.

House Speaker Matt Huffman says he’ll "vigorously" block any repeal push after Gov. Mike DeWine signals he may oppose the death penalty, setting up a Statehouse fight.

Lakewood City Council is reviewing six charter amendments — from ranked‑choice voting to a ward-redraw — that could appear on the November 2026 ballot.

Fairview Park moved to ban short-term rentals after recurring party complaints and a federal probe unearthed suspected prostitution activity at a rental property.

Receipts show Cleveland spent roughly $50,000 to send Mayor Justin Bibb to Martha’s Vineyard last August, including luxury rooms, a chauffeur and a rental SUV.