Cleveland City Council

For the first time in half a century, Cleveland City Council members voted Monday to censure a sitting councilman.

Downtown rep Kerry McCormack is stepping down for a new job and before an election to replace him.

Cleveland City Council incumbents, including the recently reprimanded Joe Jones, handily secured their spots in the November general election after Tuesday's primary election. Jones nearly doubled the vote of his general election opponent, Juanita Brent.

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin said a second investigation into Joe Jones' conduct found credible allegations of workplace violence and harassment.

Under an agreement between the city and Cuyahoga County, fees to house detainees will increase by about 40%.

After conducting street-level inspections of all 8,507 homes in his ward, City Councilmember Kris Harsh mailed more than 1,500 property owners letters detailing issues and offering resources without escalating to city enforcement.

FirstEnergy says local infrastructure improvements are coming as part of a multi-year plan, but business owners, residents and public officials say they're fed up with frequent outages.

Music lessons and instruments for kids are expensive. The Inspiration through Music program ensures cost doesn’t stop Cleveland kids from making their music.

Voters in the September primary will have a chance to winnow down the field for the city's newly redrawn 15 wards and weigh in on the candidates for mayor.

Cleveland City Council will fund more than $100,000 to arts and marketing training for city youth this summer.