Shayleen Agarwal has submitted her resignation as Cleveland’s public safety inspector general, citing a family health issue and uncertainty about the office. The city has posted the job with a $100K–$140K range.

State auditors found nonresident recipients and hundreds of missing compliance forms in Cleveland’s grocery gift-card distributions; council leaders say they will tighten rules.

A calendar quirk means many SSI recipients will get two deposits in July and no separate check dated August 1. Here’s who will be affected and why.

Lorain County Children Services is asking voters to approve a 0.45‑mill levy on Nov. 3 to shore up funding as placement costs and demand strain the agency.

Holmes County has set a quick timeline to appoint a short-term sheriff before Tim Zimmerly retires, with applicants to be screened by a judge and a GOP committee named to finish the term.

The Ohio Controlling Board approved a $4 million, one-year renewal with Case Western Reserve to operate the state's Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, keeping OhioRISE-linked training and evaluation funded through June 2027.

Brunswick's push to opt out of Medina County's flow-control rule has put the county's solid-waste plan at risk and could shift about $680,000 in costs.

Strongsville leaders are weighing a 1‑mill property tax this November to add firefighters and outfit a new station, with council set to decide at a July 27 meeting.

Gov. DeWine appointed Sen. Nathan Manning to the Ninth District Court of Appeals, reopening House District 52 in Lorain County and prompting a GOP scramble while Democrats smell a pickup.

Council will review zoning rules to allow cannabis dispensaries in commercial zones with buffers, security plans and operating limits.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 251, which sets when Ohio police must get search warrants for drone use, bans lethal‑weapon drones and creates public‑records rules for footage. The law has drawn both bipartisan support and sharp privacy concerns.

County Executive Chris Ronayne has drafted a 0.15% sales‑tax ordinance to fund repairs at Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as repair funds run low. Local leaders are split over whether to send the question to voters.

Retired Ohio justices joined a Midwest tour and a statehouse push to defend a nonpartisan judiciary, warning that party labels and endorsements are eroding public trust.