Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable

Cleveland public school administrators proposed a major restructuring this week that will result in the closure of 23 buildings, 29 fewer schools and big mergers, including Glenville and Collinwood High Schools.

SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, for roughly 1.4 million Ohioans could run out on Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues.

It seems like everyone at the Statehouse is in property tax mode as several measures are being proposed, debated and passed to deal with rising tax burdens.

The city of Cleveland dropped its opposition this week to the Browns' plan to move off the Downtown lakefront and into a new covered stadium complex planned for Brook Park.

Gov. Mike DeWine, declaring a consumer product emergency, has ordered a temporary ban on the sale of intoxicating hemp products, like THC infused drinks and edibles sold outside of licensed dispensaries in Ohio.

East Cleveland's books are a mess, and a court-appointed state receiver should take control of the city's finances, according to Ohio Auditor Keith Faber. East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz is fighting it, laying blame on the state.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's administration accused a city council staffer of improperly downloading unredacted public records from a city database he has legal access to, and demanded he be fired. Council President Blaine Griffin said council's policy analyst did nothing wrong and the mayor is trying to strong arm council.

A local congressman wants the National Guard deployed in Cleveland to make it safe, saying suburbanites are afraid of the city. Meanwhile, the governor says a multi-agency team from the state, not the National Guard, is coming to Cleveland.

Democrats in the Ohio legislature, likely to be unsatisfied with political mapmaking process once again, offered their own maps pre-emptively, saying they want to end gerrymandering. The Republican speaker of the house called that map a gerrymander.

As the Browns kick off the season Sunday, the battle over relocation to Brook Park continues.