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Friday, September 03, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights is Tearing America Apart
Jamal Greene is Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and author of the book "How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights is Tearing America Apart." His work reveals how our approach to rights is dividing America...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Voters First (Part 2)
In May 2021, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced he would not be seeking a fifth term as Mayor of Cleveland—opening up a race for new leadership not seen in 16 years. In the lead-up to the 2021 Cleveland Mayoral election, The...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Voters First (Part 1)
In May 2021, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced he would not be seeking a fifth term as Mayor of Cleveland—opening up a race for new leadership not seen in 16 years. In the lead-up to the 2021 Cleveland Mayoral election, The...
Friday, July 16, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Decoding the 2022-23 State Budget
As it happens every two years, the 2022-23 state budget was passed in late June after months of debate in both the Ohio House and Senate. The state budget ultimately determines how public resources will be spent on many things...
Tuesday, July 06, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
There's roughly a billion dollars in federal aid coming to governments in Cuyahoga County as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funds are supposed to be used to respond to the COVID emergency and its negative impacts....
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
No More "Snake on the Lake:" The Future of Redistricting in Ohio
In May, the U.S. Census Bureau announced population statistics following the completion of the 2020 census. Ohio, for the sixth consecutive time, will lose a seat in the House of Representatives, bringing the number of representatives from 16 to 15....
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic reached Ohio, Cuyahoga County and the rest of the state are beginning to see signs of hope that we're at the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Vaccine distribution is accelerating, confirmed cases...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Breaking the Silence: A New Tradition of Public Comment in Cleveland?
The lack of public comment at Cleveland City Council meetings has been a source of resident anger and frustration for decades. Except for a brief time in the 1920s and 1930s when the city was under a city manager form...
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