Regional Features: Archive by Date

April 2011

Northeast Ohio Funders Pledge $1 Million in Effort to Attract Immigrants
Posted Tuesday, April 5
Local funders are putting up a million dollars to back an effort to attract immigrants to Greater Cleveland.

Kasich Policies Draw New Protests
Posted Tuesday, April 5
Advocates of some government programs are protesting spending cuts at the capitol.

Women Seek $150M from Eaton Corp.
Posted Tuesday, April 5
Cleveland's Eaton Corp denies managers discriminated against and harrassed female employees.

State Sends $36 Million In New Money To Fight Rx Drug Abuse Addiction
Posted Tuesday, April 5
The state will send $36 million to treatment programs to help people fighting prescription drug addiction to get into recovery.

Governor Says He’s Confident Voters Will Decide To Keep Collective Bargaining Law
Posted Tuesday, April 5
It’s expected union groups will spend as much as 20 million dollars on the campaign to repeal the law.

Youth Violence As A Health Concern Draws Attention To Cleveland
Posted Monday, April 4
Cleveland was the initiation point for a national program tying youth violence to health issues rather than criminal.

Ethics Commission Gives Prisons Chief Green Light To Do Job
Posted Monday, April 4
The Ohio Ethics Commission has given its opinion regarding the privatization of prisons.

Different Perspectives On The Financial Impact Of Senate Bill 5
Posted Monday, April 4
Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler says both sides are still arguing over what the real financial impact of Senate Bill 5 will be.

Unions Link Fight Against Collective Bargaining Law With MLK
Posted Monday, April 4
Critics of Ohio’s new collective bargaining law are using the anniversary of King's murder to make their case.

Sustainable Communities Consortium Tabs Leader
Posted Monday, April 4
Hunter Morrison has been named to direct the Sustainable Communities Consortium, and oversee a federal HUD grant of $4.5M.

Jackson, Fitzgerald Question GOP Goals And Tactics During Forum
Posted Friday, April 1
Two Northeast Ohio leaders say the worst of their expectations will largely come true with passage of the governor's 2 year budget proposal.

Elimination Of Private College Grant Affects Students
Posted Friday, April 1
A private college grant was cut from the state budget four years ago and there's no sign that it will be restored.

Preview Of Legislative Activity For Coming Week
Posted Friday, April 1
Pensions, school bullies, abortion, and a new two-year state budget for Ohio are some of the topics of the week.

Getting To The Bottom Of SB5: Ohio’s Collective Bargaining Law
Posted Friday, April 1
Our Changing Gears team gets beyond the rhetoric to answer why some of the provisiosn are in SB5 in the first place.

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