Mayor Dan Horrigan

At a recent encampment sweep, an Ideastream Public Media reporter witnessed workers take personal belongings - such as tents - to a disposal site. A consent decree instructs the city to store belongings for 30 days.

While city council unanimously approved a conditional use permit for White Pond Reserve, a residential and retail development, residents are speaking out with concerns about the environment and potential endangered species.

Issue 10, which would codify a police oversight board in the city charter, was sparked by the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man.

Akron City Council Vice President Jeff Fusco introduced a resolution to oppose the police oversite charter amendment during a committee meeting Monday, calling the proposal "flawed."

The 11-member board will review complaints against Akron Police. A different review board proposal and structure will be on the ballot in November.

The Ward 8 Councilman is launching his campaign for mayor, focusing on public safety. The municipal primary will be held in May 2023.

There are two different plans for a civilian oversight board that would monitor complaints against the Akron Police. One is a charter amendment going before voters in November, and the other is legislation approved by city council.

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

The Ohio Redistricting Commission took the first steps this weekend at a new bipartisan process to submit a fourth set of maps; a labor dispute between Playhouse Square union film projectionists and the Cleveland International Film Festival has been settled; Akron City Council is expected to move quickly in adopting Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposed operating budget; and more stories.

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.