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Cleveland City Council and the mayor have come to an agreement on the budget, which will get a second reading Monday night.

Clevelanders will decide in November whether residents will be able to directly propose and vote on how a portion of the city’s budget is spent through a process called participatory budgeting.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's proposed 2023 budget focuses on violence prevention and public safety, East Side neighborhood development and transforming the lakefront.

A Cambridge, Ohio Marine was among four who died when their aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town during a NATO exercise; Ohio’s unemployment rate is the lowest since 2019; the Ohio Redistricting Commission moves to hire consultants as another map deadline looms; and more stories.

The council underwent three days of hearings before the budget committee last week and is expected to make a decision today.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan's budget includes a plan for spending $65M in COVID relief aid; a new study shows that gun violence in Ohio has skyrocketed in the past two decades; Ohio nursing homes have met a federal vaccine mandate despite low rates; and more stories.

The new two-year state budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine after overwhelmingly bipartisan votes in the House and Senate late Monday evening; Lawmakers pass bill banning Ohio’s public schools and universities from requiring students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19; Ohio is now the 18th state to allow college athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness; and more stories.

Cincinnati venture capitalist J.D. Vance is expected to announce that he’s running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio; state lawmakers have just two days to come to a deal on a new two-year budget for Ohio; a new low-cost airline, Breeze Airways began service in Akron over the weekend; and more stories.

Cleveland City Council approved Mayor Frank Jackson’s $1.8 billion budget Monday afternoon, increasing operating spending slightly after the COVID-19 pandemic dented last year’s revenues.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, March 3: Summit County judge self-quarantines after Italy trip;Lake Erie records most ice-free…