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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 - Dec. 5, 2025 A heroic act by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to protect children from morally bankrupt lawmakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 33:54


    Is Cleveland making a mistake in coming up with a vision for the lakefront? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 4, 2025 What is Jim Jordan so afraid of? Why won't he depose Jack Smith in public?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 30:49


    New research reveals more about Cleveland's best known prehistoric creature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 12, 2025 Ask yourself why Sen. Bernie Moreno really wants to abolish dual citizenship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 33:55


    Ohio legislators, who conduct massive amounts of public business in secret without public comment, now want to force all other public officials to hear public comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 2, 2025 Ohio's Mike Turner wants answers from the Trump administration on the U.S. bombing of drug boats

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 31:06


    After all their bombast, Cleveland City Council makes minor tweaks to Browns stadium deal and sets up possibility of neighborhood slush funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 1, 2025 After all that fussing and whining, Strongsville does not actually need a new highway interchange?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 31:59


    Who gets hurt most from the demise of the penny? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 25, 2025 Will NIL be the end of high school sports as we know them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 30:10


    Ohio lawmakers propose a path for more regional thinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 24, 2025 How can the Justice Department justify collecting Jim Jordan's phone records?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 34:09


    The Rock Hall uses a photographer's image without paying for it, and a court says that's okay? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 21, 2025 Ohio lawmakers miss their deadline for regulating intoxicating hemp but say they will get there

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 30:44


    JD Vance obfuscates, yet again, this time on the latest jobs report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 20, 2025 FirstEnergy collected millions to fix the grid but didn't, so now it has to pay us back

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 32:57


    Why didn't the PUCO simply force the utility to spend the money to fix the grid instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 19, 2025 Congress upends all of Ohio's plans for regulating hemp like marijuana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 31:38


    Something stinks in Mentor. Why can't authorities identify the source? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 18, 2025 Is it murder if the killer didn't intend to kill? That's a hot debate over the death of a firefighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 32:17


    Lawmakers are making sure we never again get socked by big tax hikes because of assessments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 17, 2025 The verdict is in: Ohio has the worst taxation system in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 34:07


    Out-of-control property taxes, a confusing and unfair municipal income tax system and lawmakers who keep giving billions to the wealthy. What is we started with a blank slate and redesigned it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 14, 2025 Cleveland now wants automated parking cameras? Is that just a cash grab?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 32:07


    Meanwhile, a Lake County man takes aim at ending Willoughby Hills' notorious speed trap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 13, 2025 U.S. Supreme Court has three big cases affecting Ohio, including one saving us millions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 32:32


    The Cleveland State radio station scandal deepens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 12, 2025 Send them to the coal mines! Ohio lawmakers throwing out decades of child labor laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 31:30


    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine waffles on banning prop bets in sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 11, 2025 -- Major League Baseball balks, so Ohio lawmakers should be the ones to shut down prop bets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 30:35


    With Cuyahoga County's budget woes, how can the sheriff even think about expanding his out-of-control downtown patrol unit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 10, 2025 Why voters who are angry about property tax bills still voted to increase them for schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 32:53


    Cleveland's many ties to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 7, 2025 Sen. Bernie Moreno embarrasses Ohio yet again, this time by creeping out a colleague

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 34:57


    Cleveland school officials put together a thoughtful plan for school closures, but should they have been more transparent throughout the process? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 6, 2025 Report: Ohio's JD Vance is part of secret group pushing for an oligarchy to direct U.S. government

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 36:43


    With so many Ohioans angry about property tax bills, why did so many school taxes on the ballot get approved? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 5, 2025 Will Ohio Republicans stick to their guns in trying to regulate AI or cave to Big Tech?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 32:24


    Restauranteur Bobby George doesn't get to say he's vindicated of attempted strangulation when he pleads guilty to doing it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 4, 2025 Why does Ohio need a law to compel people to ID themselves when pulled over?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 34:27


    A Republican drops from a race from Congress because of redistricting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Nov. 3, 2025 Cleveland can learn a lot from Detroit about vision for the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 33:20


    Should the Democrats have caved to the Republican blackmail over Congressional seats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Oct. 30, 2025 Why are Ohio's most powerful defendants getting special treatment in the FirstEnergy scandal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 36:08


    Ohio lawmakers want to make sure your chatbot doesn't become your spouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Oct. 29, 2025 What happens when Head Start shuts down? Working parents across Ohio may soon find out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 35:37


    Will Ohioans ever see the millions in COVID relief DeWine refused? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Oct. 28, 2025 Ohio's redistricting farce enters the final week with no maps in sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 32:07


    Bernie Moreno's viral lie: The truth behind the fake Mentor Schools ‘porn' claim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Oct. 27, 2025, Shaker Heights schools promised equity, but did they punish the man who pushed for it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 33:04


    No bias, really? Cleveland police say the numbers clear them — but do they? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 24, 2025 A staggering number of Ohioans who will go hungry if the government shutdown continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 31:31


    Northeast Ohio's big ties to the sports betting scandal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 23, 2025 Will Bibb's request that Congress authorize closing Burke Lakefront Airport work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 33:38


    Removing hurdles from getting your unclaimed funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 22, 2025 Ohio lawmaker proposes radical school funding idea. Would it eventually end free public schools?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 34:50


    It would shift a big part of the property tax burden to an increased sales tax, but it would end all local control of school funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 20-21, 2025 What is Ohio, the new confederacy? Why do lawmakers want the state to have its own currency?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 26:38


    It's like the Republicans in the Legislature have given up on America and are preparing for the apocalypse. This episode was recorded Monday but the Amazon Web Services failure blocked its posting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 17, 2025 How does a Nazi swastika end up in the office of a Congressman from Ohio?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 32:49


    Do most Ohio drivers know they need to move over one lane when they come upon emergency and construction vehicles on the side of the road? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 16, 2025 Some legislators want to invest Ohio tax dollars in cryptocurrency

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 32:36


    Why is the lakefront beset by midges this late in the year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 15, 2025 Now it's a judge who is protecting companies marketing drugs to children

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 28:46


    When will an elected official other than the governor opt to protect children instead of the people trying to market intoxicating drugs to children? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 14, 2025 The chess match is over. Justin Bibb and the Haslams make their deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 33:54


    The completely ridiculous argument an Ohio legislator is making about intoxicating hemp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 13, 2025 Abolish Ohio property taxes? Our libraries and Cleveland Metroparks will be crippled

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 30:38


    A creature that's been seen just 10 times in history shows up in Chagrin Falls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct 10, 2025 AG Dave Yost cracks the whip on porn sites ignoring Ohio's age verification law

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 32:04


    Northeast Ohio is seeing an alarming number of pedestrian accidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 9, 2025 Mike DeWine wants to protect kids. Lawmakers would rather protect hemp. Who will win?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 31:00


    Golf carts in downtown Cleveland? What are we, the Villages in Florida? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 8, 2025 Another blot of Ohio charter schools: The kids aren't showing up for classes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 31:45


    Ohio lawmakers want to make sure school superintendents pay their share for pensions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 7, 2025 President Donald Trump's policies are crushing Ohio farmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 34:33


    Are Republican Ohio lawmakers breaking the law by refusing to draw congressional maps? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Oct. 6, 2025 Would truancy charges help reverse Ohio's crisis-level school absenteeism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 33:08


    Make no mistake about this: Ohio Republicans caused Ohio's property taxes by giving billions of our taxes to the wealthy, shifting the tax burden on to homeowners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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