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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 - 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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    Today in Ohio - July 31, 2025 Has Amy Acton found the secret sauce for Democratic Party success -- in small donations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 32:10


    Why did it take Cleveland 14 years to detect a ghost employee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 30, 2025 Truckers drive drowsy in Ohio because there's no place to sleep. Mike DeWine is fixing that.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 32:23


    County fairs can't block fairgoers from carrying guns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 29, 2025 Let's face it: Cleveland Clinic's heart center is phenomenal even if it's not number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 34:03


    Why won't the Browns come clean on the entire Brook Park plan, including who owns the stadium? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 28, 2025 Will Ohio regulators finally drop the hammer on FirstEnergy for all the outages?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 34:26


    Jim Jordan spend two years trying to prove Biden weaponized government, but he sees no weaponization with Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 25, 2025 A debate over the severity of the punishment FirstEnergy should get for corrupting Ohio government

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 44:57


    Did MetroHealth's $1 billion expansion put the hospital system into financial distress? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 24, 2025 Mike DeWine suddenly opposes gambling, but with Statehouse super majorities, does he matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 31:23


    Trump administration bureaucracy could cost a lot of Cleveland's their homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 23, 2025 The Trump administration gives Cleveland cash for the lakefront

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 31:55


    The Cleveland Heights mayor tries to veto a recall effort. He fails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 22, 2025 Why the Ohio House override of a Mike DeWine veto is good for property tax transparency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 34:43


    And Mike DeWine's property tax reform committee should be abolished immediately, to start over with one that is representative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 21, 2025 Here's how to fix Ohio's single-subject rule and halt secret lawmaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 33:56


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

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    Today in Ohio - July 18, 2025 Bernie Moreno gets a sobering slap down to his latest on-the-floor buffoonery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 30:54


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

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    Today in Ohio - July 17, 2025 A rare moment when cruelty was halted in Cleveland's immigration court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 34:14


    How does America stop the violence being directed at elected officials, like the road rage directed at Congressman Max Miller on a Cleveland highway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 16, 2025 Ohio lawmakers did not make clear they plan to permanently steal your unclaimed funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 36:31


    Are Ohio lawmakers going to make life worse for the unemployed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 15, 2025 The cruelty meted out by Cleveland's immigration court is un-American

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 34:54


    Why didn't Ohio's lawmakers figure out the cost of Jerry Cirino's disastrous higher education bill before passing it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 14, 2025 Jerry Cirino's destructive college bill means Ohio high schoolers are ripe for recruiting by out-of-state schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 35:20


    Does Bernie Moreno have a conflict of interest in proposing laws to benefit the car industry? How dare you ask such a question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 3, 2025 Should it be easier for Cleveland City Council to spend casino dollars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 28:56


    Online automation is saving Ohioans a lot of time at the BMV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 2, 2025 Why have Mike DeWIne and Ohio lawmakers passed a budget prioritizing wealthy people?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 36:18


    And why didn't DeWine take a stand to defend our libraries? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - July 1, 2025 Mike DeWine signs massive tax cut for the wealthy, at the expense of the rest of us, into law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 32:38


    And the Browns get everything they asked for Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 30, 2025 Ohio's Legislature breaks the law, again, with secret laws inserted into the budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 35:25


    Why is the Bengals' stadium deal so much cheaper than the Browns? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 26, 2025 The best example to date of the sleazy operations of your Ohio Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 39:19


    Unless Ohio voters do something, Ohio's Legislature is a runaway train of abuse of the citizenry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 25, 2025 Ignore Dave Yost's blather: The judge rationally lays out why Ohio school vouchers are unconstitutional

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 33:21


    Why do voters tolerate it? Ohio lawmakers stick it to working families to give a bundle of cash to the wealthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 24, 2025 How Congress' ending of Medicaid "money-laundering" could close 11 Ohio hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 32:35


    How much is Cleveland spending on Browns lawsuits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 23, 2025 Ohio Senate cuts $10 million for childcare but gives $20 million to faith-based fatherhood program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 34:16


    Bernie Moreno, the former auto dealer, wants to crush the railroads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 18, 2025 The frightening Ohio connections to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 31:49


    Cuyahoga County Council starts getting involved in the Browns stadium debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 17, 2025 Another authoritarian move from Trump: seeking informants at federal parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 33:17


    Northeast Ohioans lay out the fears they overcame to participate in No Kings protests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 16, 2025 Donald Trump's policies spell doom for Cleveland 17 food pantries and serve the hungry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 35:47


    The "No Kings" protests in Northeast Ohio send a powerful statement to Donald Trump about the direction he is taking the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 13, 2025 Here's how Ohio could make it easier to get your unclaimed funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 30:43


    Cleveland has some interesting Council races this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 12, 2025 What is Jerry Cirino's motive for removing childcare help from the budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 28:31


    He's giving plenty of money to the wealthy, but for parents who need help with their kids, he cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 11, 2025 The Ohio Senate removes two of the House's anti-democracy moves from the budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 30:19


    We'll keep electing coroners and state school board members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 10, 2025 Why fighting to preserve Nasa Glenn's budget is about supporting science and intelligent thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 32:10


    Cleveland has a critter problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 9, 2025 Ohio lawmakers keep giving tax breaks to the rich, so why do we keep voting for them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 35:07


    Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's driver finally facing justice for his crash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 6, 2025 The Ohio Legislature proposes to legalize bribery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 33:09


    Recklessness by the Trump administration incorrectly labels Lorain County as a sanctuary county Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - June 5, 2025 How did Ohio's unclaimed funds -- your money -- grow to more than $4 billion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 32:51


    Strong evidence of the severity of the property tax crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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