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The second-term suburban mayor told Ideastream Public Media on Tuesday that she is suspending her campaign. According to a news release, Blackwell will instead focus on serving out the remaining two years in her term.
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The county executive may not carry the history or gravitas of the Cleveland mayor, but the county exec holds plenty of power. The county government runs the jail, owns a Downtown hotel, provides a constellation of social services and manages a $1.5 billion annual budget.
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Updated: 4:01 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish will not seek reelection to a third term. In a YouTube video released Tuesday announcing his decision, Budish cited the need to set a term-limit precedent and a desire to spend time with his family.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the opioid epidemic, Cuyahoga County announced plans to use millions from its 2019 opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson to support women and infants dealing with substance use disorders.
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Cuyahoga County’s COVID-19 numbers are improving, although vaccination rates have slowed, according to health officials. The county is averaging about 120 new COVID-19 cases per day, and hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions have remained stagnant, said Jana Rush, the county’s director of epidemiology, in a Friday press conference.
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Cuyahoga County’s health board is expected to begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21, to emergency medical services (EMS) responders, as well as residents and staff of group homes, health officials said in a press conference Friday.
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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 4: 1,600 COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes;Canton reviews police response to protests;100 march through…
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Cuyahoga County plans to inject another $5 million into its coronavirus response as it competes with other local government bidders for personal protective equipment. County council has scheduled a vote on the spending proposal Tuesday afternoon in a livestreamed remote meeting. The county has already spent $1.75 million, much of it to buy protective equipment including gloves, face shields and N95 respirator masks, according to a spending breakdown posted online.
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Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 9:Vaping illnesses confirmed in NE Ohio;Early voting begins for November election;Akron schools…
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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, September 26:Northeast Ohio poverty rates climb;Akron receives $2M grant for sexual assault cases;Cleveland…