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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan's budget includes a plan for spending $65M in COVID relief aid; a new study shows that gun violence in Ohio has skyrocketed in the past two decades; Ohio nursing homes have met a federal vaccine mandate despite low rates; and more stories.
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The University of Akron says federal restrictions enacted under the Trump Administration last year means it will have to close its Confucius Institute by next June; Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law allowing Ohio residents to set off fireworks on certain holidays; consumer advocates are asking the PUCO to reopen one of its audits of Akron-based FirstEnergy; and more stories.
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Mayor Dan Horrigan has introduced a five-point plan that draws on the city's American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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Thursday saw another huge jump in new COVID-19 cases in Ohio; the Ohio Redistricting Commission has selected a proposed map that details new state House and Senate district lines; Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security investigated reports of a shooter on the campus; and more stories.
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Although gun violence has been rising in all kinds of communities — white, Black, suburban, rural — Little Giants tries to reach Black and urban kids in particular, because of the problems stemming from the systemic racism that has long affected Black people and Black city neighborhoods.
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The University of Akron’s football program has been hit with NCAA sanctions for improper loans to players; Columbus is on pace to exceed last year's record homicides; the Ohio Attorney General's Office has approved summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state; and more stories.
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The Gun Control Issue Group for the Summit County Progressive Democrats is protesting gun shows at the Summit County Fairgrounds.
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There were fatal shootings in Cleveland, Akron, and Wayne County over the weekend; Gov. DeWine says more vaccine incentives may be coming when Vax-a-million ends this month; The USS Cod struck a Coast Guard vessel as it departed its Cleveland dock; and more stories.
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The statewide average of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents has decreased from 200 to just over 186 this week; the Akron Public School Board has selected to Christine Fowler-Mack for superintendent; Akron mayor Dan Horrigan is joining a group of other mayors and the organization Everytown for Gun Safety in calling on the U.S. Senate to take up two bills the House passed last month; and more stories.
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Body camera video shows a Columbus officer fatally shoot a Black teenage girl Tuesday afternoon; Cleveland officials say they’re working to address what they call an alarming increase in homicide and gun violence; Ohio’s lieutenant governor met with a group of Asian American neighbors following "Wuhan virus" tweet; and more stories.