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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 - Feb. 27, 2026 Appeals court slaps down Ohio's underhanded, unconstitutional abortion effort

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 32:15


    The arrogance of FirstEnergy's former CEO becomes more apparent with every witness in his corruption trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 26, 2026 Sports team in Ohio want a feeding frenzy on new source of public cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 34:14


    The real reason lawmakers oppose ranked choice voting is fear of losing their jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio, Feb. 25, 2026 Swagger and secrecy define a wild week in Ohio's biggest corruption trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 33:19


    Should people accused of violent crimes be allowed to raise money online? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 24, 2026 Ohio AG Dave Yost takes aim at monopolistic behavior by hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 28:41


    The the Cedar Point gold pass a good deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 23, 2026 Cuyahoga County faces a crisis over its controversial mental health center

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 31:43


    A yearlong series begins on end-of-life decision-making Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 20, 2026 Mike DeWine offers Donald Trump an intriguing idea on immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 32:26


    What's the real reason Cleveland wants out of its police consent decree? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 19, 2026 Cleveland's wealthy sports team owners come up with a new way to get public money

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 33:30


    Republicans in Congress are working to effectively end suffrage for a huge number of American women Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb, 18, 2026 Republican efforts to restrict voting hits home in Cuyahoga County

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 31:39


    Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb falls on his sword Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 17, 2026 Ohio's Jim Jordan is on the campaign trail stumping for other Republicans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 34:09


    Democratic lawmakers make an intriguing proposal to reduce suicide with a voluntary gun listing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 16, 2026 Ohio is going to prohibit green energy without calling it a prohibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 32:38


    Cleveland elected leaders clearly don't care about the lead poisoning of children, so who will rise to lead on this issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 13, 2026 We finally get the hard evidence that former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones himself approved a bribe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 34:52


    Sen. Bernie Moreno looks desperate as he tries to defend ICE abuse in Minnesota Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 12, 2026 Ohio Republican leaders, clearly fearing a taxpayer revolt, have another idea to cut your taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 35:07


    Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan tries to divert attention with a dog whistle about sanctuary cities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 11, 2026 Should we believe that the Trump Administration has no immediate plans for Haitians in Ohio?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 35:41


    Why does the Cuyahoga County prosecutor needlessly overcharge defendants? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 10, 2026 Ohio quietly created a tax dodge to give even more public money to private schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 32:59


    It's more evidence that Ohio leaders are working to end public education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 9, 2026 Ohio leaders who spoke up -- and those who remained silent -- about Donald Trump's racist video post

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 33:26


    Antitrust and price fixing in Ohio marijuana? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 6, 2026 Mike DeWine saying sales, income taxes will rise if property taxes end is exactly what activists want to hear

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 32:07


    The people pushing to abolish property taxes are furious about how so much of the tax burden has been removed from the wealthy through income tax cuts and placed on homeowners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 5, 2026 Those hemp-based beverages so many people love just might stay legal in Ohio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 32:35


    Ohio Democrats do all they can to get laws on the books to stop the abuses of ICE from harming Ohioans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 4, 2026 Ohio lawmakers want to avoid the NIL cash craziness in high school sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 32:31


    Cleveland City Council shows its true stripes, with evident non-caring about childhood lead poisoning and an ends-justifies-the-means approach to padding their expense accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 3, 2026 A judge eviscerates Kristi Noem in blocking deportation of Haitians

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 34:46


    The Ohio Senate president and House speaker get heavy-handed in protecting private school boards from scrutiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Feb. 2, 2026 We welcomed Haitians into this country, and without justification, Donald Trump plans to eject them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 33:16


    The Cleveland Clinic rejects politics, sticks with science on childhood vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 30, 2026 Jim Jordan and Bernie Moreno are leaders in quest to end birthright citizenship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 30:00


    Cleveland gets creative in battling neighborhood nuisances, but are the tactics fair? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 29, 2025 Mike DeWine talks on ICE, regrets on sports gambling, standing firm on hemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 32:52


    The governor is focused on what happens if ICE agents invade Springfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 28, 2026 Ohio lawmaker has idea to stop cities from gouging people on parking tickets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 31:57


    Do Ohio students really need to stay home because the temperature is low? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 27, 2026 The Cleveland Clinic turns it around and has a successful 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 31:28


    Our readers say this moment in U.S. history is like no other, and the future of democracy is at stake if citizens don't stop the march of fascism now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 26, 2026 Minority communities in Cleveland are frightened by what they see in Minneapolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 31:58


    The voters' will on education in Ohio has all but been eradicated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan 23, 2026 The Ohio Senate's coziness with the oil and gas industry finally sparks an ethics investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 33:58


    How do we stop the small-minded thinking already taking hold in the Burke Lakefront Airport discussion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 22, 2026 Controversial security firm that Vivek Ramaswamy hired for protection goes out of business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 31:51


    Should taxpayers be the ones providing security for candidates for statewide office? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 21, 2026 Lawmakers aren't buying FirstEnergy's claims about power outages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 31:42


    Why does Max Miller want U.S. taxpayers to help bail out gamblers who lose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 20, 2026 Ohio leaders have saddled with us with a nightmare power crisis with data centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 34:47


    Bernie Moreno wants to end social media's devastating impact on children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 16, 2026 What's worse, cheating at baseball or torturing roosters? Emmanuel Clase thinks it's cheating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 33:50


    The Cleveland Clinic will open a trauma 1 emergency center, to handle the most life-threatening emergencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 15, 2026 Jon Husted uses a well-known feeble debate tactic in his attack on abortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 29:18


    We're about to get some money from FirstEnergy for its sins in HB6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 14, 2026 Are some Ohio leaders finally getting the message that data centers are bad for Ohioans?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 30:17


    Jon Husted gets caught between a rock and a hard place and ends up criticizing the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 13, 2026 Ohio voters spoke clearly on abortion, but the minority continues to fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 34:13


    Will a lawsuit force transparency on Cleveland State University's shutdown of its student-run radio station? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 12, 2026 Is there anything truly Christian about Ohio's Center for Christian Virtue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 32:26


    Are FirstEnergy power outages caused by the utility's failure to maintain the grid or by dramatically worse storms? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 9, 2026 When it comes to the Minnesota ICE killing, do you believe your eyes or JD Vance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 29:38


    A Cleveland City Council race cost more per vote than the most expensive U.S. Senate race in American history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 8, 2026 Credit Trump, Moreno for battling irresponsible corporate landlords, but is their plan legal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 32:36


    Mike DeWine and Frank LaRose would provide counties with the extra money needed to deal with an absentee voting unfunded mandate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 7, 2026 Ohio's Republican leaders have created a statewide energy crisis. Might the state Supreme Court rescue them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 32:50


    A lone Cleveland City Council member speaks up against the status quo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 6, 2025 Did Ohio lawmakers solve the state's property tax crisis? They think so

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 33:34


    Mike DeWine should condemn the lawmakers attacking the credibility of Ohio's childcare system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Jan. 5, 2026 With a big political year ahead in Ohio, watch for outrageous begging for your campaign donations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 38:01


    Bernie Moreno tries, unsuccessfully, to back away from part of his work to ban dual citizenship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 19, 2025 Ohio elected officials rolled out the red carpet for data centers, and we're paying for it in spiking electric bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 23:50


    Is Troy Balderson's new law a gift to electric utilities at the expense of Ohioans? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 18, 2025 With enormous stadium bills looming, Guardians, Cavs owners refuse to help raise the money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 33:10


    The absurdity of police departments hiring the officer who killed Tamir Rice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 17, 2025 Why does Vice President JD Vance say he's proud to be a conspiracy theorist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 30:00


    Did Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's audit of college teacher reading training go too far? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 16, 2025 Why doesn't Jon Husted want China to know your kid is reading 'Go. Dog. Go!?'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 33:04


    What this region told Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb it wants on the lakefront? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Today in Ohio - Dec. 15, 2025 A tax increase? What are the people at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority thinking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 33:42


    The Cleveland music scene is an economic powerhouse, but most venues are not breaking even Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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