Blaine Griffin

Some residents criticized council Monday night for cutting an additional $224,000 in funding for the commission that Mayor Justin Bibb had included in his budget.

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin said the city is working on a new process to declare neglected rental buildings a nuisance.

The group helped frame Mayor Justin Bibb's proposal to city council for a participatory budgeting pilot program.

A group yearning for "participatory budgeting" in Cleveland's ARPA funding could get a pilot program from the mayor.

Just days after Cleveland announced it was requiring residents to bag their leaves, the Bibb administration reversed course and announced it would resume curbside leaf collection in previously designated high-generation areas. The decision comes after an outcry from residents and city council members.

The flyer that surfaced Wednesday suggests Blaine Griffin supports Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in the upcoming governor's race; Investigators are probing body camera footage released by Columbus police after an officer shot and killed an unarmed Black man in his apartment; and more stories.

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin says he is not breaking ranks with fellow Democrats to support Gov. Mike DeWine, despite a flyer that surfaced Wednesday listing him as part of a host committee for a fundraiser for the Republican governor.

Mayor Justin Bibb on Thursday said he intends to form a new, independent entity to run the market’s day-to-day operations, while retaining city ownership of the historic venue.

The announcement is the latest move by a local Democratic official to support abortion access and minimize prosecution under the state’s six-week abortion ban, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration is putting $110 million away in reserve funds in a bid to gird for a future recession and boost the city’s bond rating.