Toledo

The Toledo NewsGuild is negotiating for higher wages, the continuation of current health care coverage, and protections for certain jobs so they can’t be outsourced to freelancers.

The number of young children with lead poisoning in Ohio remains high. Advocates in Toledo hope more housing regulations can change that.

Ohio added 879 new jobs in the solar energy industry in 2021.

An arrest has been made in the 2020 shooting death of an 18-year-old Akron woman; Peloton is ending its plans to open its first U.S. factory in Ohio; a court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now; and more stories.

Cleveland voters on Tuesday will decide the two mayoral candidates who will face off in November; The Cleveland Clinic is tightening visitation policies at all its hospitals as COVID surges in Ohio; Attorney General Dave Yost is looking into possible action against President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees; and more stories.

The proposed legislation would increase penalties significantly, and cities that repeatedly are cited could face more than $1 million in fines.

More people have drowned in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than were reported by this time last year; the former Columbus police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill wants the trial moved, saying publicity has made it impossible for a fair proceeding locally; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described as a tragic accident on the Fourth of July; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine will give a statewide address Wednesday night; Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is encouraging residents to stay home as the city hit a single-day record of 146 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday; Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman has issued a statement about last week’s election; and more stories.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took aim at President Donald Trump's values and economic policy during a drive-in style rally at a United Auto Workers Hall in Toledo Monday. “I don't respect people based on whether they own a mansion,” Biden said. “I don't judge them based on whether they belong to a country club. You and I measure people by the strength of their character.”

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