Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable

Mayor Justin Bibb says choppy headwinds face Cleveland and Washington will not be there to help. Plus, he said in his state of the city that the lakefront development will go forward regardless of what the Browns do.

The board of the Akron Public Schools this week placed Superintendent Michael Robinson on paid administrative leave after a report by a law firm found credible allegations of bullying and retaliation.

A funding cut for libraries in the state's proposed two-year budget is now a funding increase, but the money would no longer be a guaranteed percentage of the state budget under the house's version, which passed this week.

The Ohio House unveiled its state operating budget. In: $600 million bond package for the Browns stadium. Out: Ohio’s schools Fair Funding formula.

A third of Cleveland voters will cast ballots in new polling places this year, raising concerns about even more dismal voter participation.

The mayor of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County executive tag teamed this week to hammer the Cleveland Browns' plan to build a new complex in Brook Park with a domed stadium as its centerpiece.

The general counsel of the Haslam Sports Group laid out for an Ohio House committee the details of financing for a planned domed stadium complex in Brook Park, saying the risk to taxpayers on $600 million in state-backed bonds would be minimal.

This week, Cleveland City Council and the mayor squabbled about how much of the next budget should be spent in city neighborhoods.

The Ohio Senate passed new regulations on recreational marijuana this week. Voters approved adult-use recreational marijuana in 2023.

Federal workers rallied in Cleveland yesterday to protest the slashing of federal jobs, and further pending cuts, by President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Northeast Ohio is home to thousands of federal workers.