Ohio House Bill 920 is a little-understood state law from 1976 that essentially locks many school districts’ tax levies in at the same rate as when they were passed. Schools say it's causing them to go back to the ballot more than they should, while they struggle to keep up with rising costs.
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"You are Welcome" discusses what makes a positive school climate with students and educators at Ellet Community Learning Center.
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Republicans have a new bill that would further strengthen voter ID requirements and would also allow for hand-counting of ballots but Gov. Mike DeWine has said he wouldn't sign additional election law changes.
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The annual opera and humanities festival offers plenty of musical power, from classical to jazz to vocal, alongside discussions of what power means.
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A Republican lawmaker who’s leaving the Ohio House at the end of the year has introduced a bill to allow law enforcement to stop a driver for not wearing a seat belt – which Gov. Mike DeWine endorsed in his State of the State speech last month.
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Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His mother's office said he had "prior commitments."
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A top Cleveland safety advisor resigned Thursday afternoon, the same day Ideastream reported the former roommate of Mayor Justin Bibb helped draft his own job description before it was posted.
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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s pick for a new top safety position helped draft his own job description before it was posted, records obtained by Ideastream Public Media show.
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A retrospective at the Akron Art Museum offers a way to get to know the late artist whose paintings drew attention to social issues in the city.
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Akron City Council on Monday approved a move to replace 1,500 of the remaining 2,000 lead service lines in the city's public right-of-way. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2025.
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Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities.
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