Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable

A funding cut for libraries in the state's proposed two-year budget is now a funding increase, but the money would no longer be a guaranteed percentage of the state budget under the house's version, which passed this week.

The Ohio House unveiled its state operating budget. In: $600 million bond package for the Browns stadium. Out: Ohio’s schools Fair Funding formula.

A third of Cleveland voters will cast ballots in new polling places this year, raising concerns about even more dismal voter participation.

The general counsel of the Haslam Sports Group laid out for an Ohio House committee the details of financing for a planned domed stadium complex in Brook Park, saying the risk to taxpayers on $600 million in state-backed bonds would be minimal.

This week, Cleveland City Council and the mayor squabbled about how much of the next budget should be spent in city neighborhoods.

The Ohio Senate passed new regulations on recreational marijuana this week. Voters approved adult-use recreational marijuana in 2023.

Federal workers rallied in Cleveland yesterday to protest the slashing of federal jobs, and further pending cuts, by President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Northeast Ohio is home to thousands of federal workers.

The Ohio Senate easily passed Senate Bill 1 this week that supporters say aims to combat “wokeness” on college campuses in the state.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's biennial budget tops our discussion of the week’s news on the “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable.”

The impact of the federal crackdown tops our discussion of the week’s news on the “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable.”