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This Week in the CLE is a review and analysis of the week's news in Northeast Ohio by the reporting and editing team that brought you that news, the team at cleveland.com. Listen each week for perspective and inside information you can find no where else.

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 3, 2025 Unlike with the last federal shutdown, Cleveland's immigration court is open and ordering deportations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 33:07


    Ohio prepares for an onslaught on unemployment claims from federal workers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 2, 2025 Federal shutdown impact: The national park is open, with no one to tend it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 34:02


    We look at what is closed and what is at least partially open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 1, 2025 Mike DeWine's task force fails miserably in coming up with real solutions to the property tax crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 31:06


    Ohio's Republican lawmakers abdicate their duty to attempt drawing Congressional maps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 30, 2025 Nice try, JD Vance, but America won't blame Democrats for a shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 28:05


    We have a Republican president and a Republican Congress. America is smart enough to know who is messing this up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 29, 2025 The missing ingredient in Ohio's congressional mapmaking? Good faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 31:27


    Geauga County government continues to refuse to share the public's business with the public who pays for it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 26, 2025 Ohioans voted to legalize abortion, but lawmakers try to restrict it, anyway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 31:20


    Ohio keeps putting more public money into charter and private schools while choking the public schools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 25, 2025 Ohio lawmakers offer another feeble idea for reforming property taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 37:46


    Is anyone in Cleveland City Hall an adult? The latest spat is ridiculous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 24, 2025 Jim Jordan says he scored one for free speech with concessions from YouTube

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 31:42


    Ohio has booted 30,000 kids of healthcare while giving giant piles of money to the wealthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 23, 2025 Might Nasa Glenn help make Northeast Ohio a national center for nuclear power research?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 30:40


    First Dave Yost drops out. Now Jim Tressel declines to run. Why won't a genuine Ohio Republican step up to challenge pretender Vivek Ramaswamy for governor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 19, 2025 Mike DeWine, who signed the law making it hard for Ohio colleges to recruit students, tell colleges to do better at recruiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 36:08


    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, September 18, 2025 Max Miller paints Cleveland as a war zone to please Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 34:18


    Packing heat in the People's House: Ohio lawmakers push guns into the Statehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Sept. 17, 2025 5,400 violations later, Campbell's Soup finally admits to poisoning Ohio's waters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 31:50


    A Charlie Kirk meme threatens to take down Cleveland's fire chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 16, 2025 Ignore the overall rating - the state report card for Cleveland schools is quite good

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 33:37


    And it's way too early to assess whether the changed approach to the teaching of reading is having an impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 15, 2025 Ohio has given out $12 billion in tax breaks without ever asking voters for approval

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 31:08


    Who knew? Ohio has a Revolutionary War fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 12, 2025 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine made a solemn vow to us last year. And he broke it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 35:28


    Would Ohio gain a Congressional seat if President Donald Trump successfully violated the Constitution and removed undocumented immigrants from the Census? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 11, 2025 A hot debate on the fairness of Ohio's new driving requirements for teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 32:55


    Should federal grants to save rural hospitals go to urban hospitals serving rural residents? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 10, 2025 The JD Vance response to the Epstein birthday book gets shredded on social media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 33:20


    Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb goes to far with statements about MetroHealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 9, 2025 JD Vance, Bernie Moreno support killing foreign nationals without due process

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 32:00


    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says the new Model Law is in effect, so the city can't sue retroactively under the older version. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 8, 2025 Here it is, the absolute truth about how the big beautiful bill impacts Ohio Medicaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 32:29


    Attorney General Dave Yost issues an opinion that profoundly alters Cuyahoga County government Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 5, 2025 Blame Donald Trump for Sherwin Williams workers losing retirement cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 31:28


    MetroHealth works to get out of the red Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 4, 2025 Ohio Republicans want to double down on party primaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 34:28


    What to do about feral cats at Hiram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 3, 2025 Is Ohio's far right swing diverting conventions from Cleveland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 32:12


    Can the Browns overcome safety concerns about a big stadium near airport flight paths? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Sept. 2, 2025 How much worse is Cleveland crime than suburban crime?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 33:46


    A big step forward in diabetes treatment, thanks to artificial intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 29, 2025 JD Vance defends his "thoughts and prayers," but has he ever proposed action to stop school shooting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 32:26


    The anti-science people running Donald Trump's health agencies are having an impact, and Ohio children could die as a result Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 28, 2025 Poll shows Ohioans will abolish property taxes. Meanwhile, Republicans bumble with false fixes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 32:51


    More alarming news about the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's out-of-control downtown patrols Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 27, 2025 How does an opioid-like product such as Kratom become so widely available?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 32:10


    Cleveland's latest argument in court against the Browns move seems desperate. Why make it when it has other arguments that are much stronger? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 26, 2025 Why Donald Trump could not be more wrong about cash bail for accused criminals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 33:05


    The Presidential Physical Fitness test was always stupid and ineffective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 25, 2025 Big name Democrats and Republicans file court briefs basically asking to legalize bribery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 32:23


    Another clumsy idea for artificially address the property tax crisis, by the people who created that crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 22, 2025 Who are the Ohio Luddites who want to outlaw voting machines and hand-count all ballots?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 33:33


    Vivek Ramaswamy demonstrates once again that he is unfamiliar with the state he seeks to govern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 21, 2025 How the crypto industry has changed Ohio politics, and why some in Washington D.C. celebrate that

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 32:41


    Yet another massive Ohio unemployment scam from the days of the pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 20, 2025 -- Ohio Justice Pat Fischer wisely comes to his senses, aborts move that undermines age limit law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 31:52


    Sherrod Brown raises a lot of cash immediately after entering Senate race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 19, 2025 Mike DeWine sends the Ohio National Guard to Washington D.C. without judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 32:52


    We have more details about Cleveland's stealth move to block the Browns' Brook Park stadium plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 18, 2025 So, you can't build a big football stadium near an international airport after all?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 32:02


    Is it time to rethink property tax exemptions and abatements so that everyone pays a fair share? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 15, 2025 Let's be real: Can any Ohio Democrat beat Sherrod Brown in a party primary for Senate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 32:05


    A proposed law to help Cedar Point fans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - August 14, 2024 Cleveland's crime is worse than Washington D.C.'s, so will Trump send troops here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 33:22


    Will Cuyahoga County soon have a social worker crisis because of a hiring freeze? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 13, 2025 Acton-Brown vs Ramaswamy-Husted. Ohio will have choices in 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 32:01


    How can Ohio lawmakers, who caused the property tax crisis, think the solution is to abolish property taxes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 12, 2025 Jim Jordan takes on sports blackouts on television

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 34:08


    Is Cedar Point gouging customers in Halloweekends? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 11, 2025 That time when the city of Lorain was in the running for the Intel plant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 30:47


    Ohio needs more electricity any way it can get it, but Donald Trump spikes solar plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - August 8, 2025 Another local Donald Trump impact: Long delays for people calling Cuyahoga County for social services

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 22:42


    More information about the gunman who ambushed Lorain Police Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 7, 2025 Why won't Ohio's "honest" lawmakers repeal the on remaining part of corrupt HB6?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 32:27


    The National Association of Black Journalists convenes in Cleveland as the U.S. president wages war on what the association stands for Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 6, 2025 Why would any sports fan, let alone a lawmaker, work to preserve the prop bets that spark cheating?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 33:00


    It's not your imagination. Road construction in Ohio is at a record pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 5, 2025 A money-grubbing, unconstitutional speed trap strategy ends for Willoughby Municipal Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 30:36


    How much secrecy should be permitted when local governments get hacked and pay a ransom? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 4, 2025 Last time Ohio had a property tax crisis, lawmakers fixed it. This time, they caused it

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 33:40


    Why all the traffic circles showing up in Northeast Ohio are a good thing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Aug. 1, 2025 Here's who would own a new Browns stadium and who would pay to maintain it

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 33:20


    Mike DeWine has an idea to help fix baseball's gambling problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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