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Department of Development awards $6 million to help combat homelessness across Ohio
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Development on Oct. 3 announced $6 million in grant awards to help three nonprofit organizations, including one serving Perry County, support more than 500 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in their communities. Funding comes from the HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Non-Congregate Shelter program, which provides a safe and private living environment for people experiencing homelessness by supporting the creation and expansion of non-congregate shelters across Ohio. ...
Historic Newark building that caught fire will soon be demolished
NEWARK, Ohio — A 124-year-old Newark building that caught fire earlier this year is set to be demolished. The Avalon Apartment building in Downtown Newark caught fire on March 23, displacing 24 people. LEADS, a community and emergency services organization, announced Tuesday that the building would be demolished. The...
As Ohioans consider Issue 1, League of Women Voters report says existing redistricting system brings ‘divisions and disadvantages’
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A prominent backer of a redistricting reform amendment Ohio voters will consider this fall says in a new report that Ohio’s existing system has divided people and marginalized communities. The League of Women Voters of Ohio on Tuesday released a report titled “Ohio’s Congressional Districts:...
Opinion: Reimagining justice: Why the death penalty should be left in the past
In January 2024, Ohio lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow execution by nitrogen gas asphyxiation. Credit: Tracy Glantz via TNS [Original caption: People advocate to stop the scheduled execution of Freddie Owens during a protest outside Broad River Correctional Institution on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. The event was organized by South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.] Brooke Tacsar is a third-year in journalism and criminology and criminal justice studies at Ohio State.
Summit County officials address skyrocketing property taxes
COLUMBUS — State lawmakers and local officials in Summit County are calling for action to address rising property taxes across Ohio. At a press conference on Wednesday, State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Veronica Sims (D-Akron), alongside Cuyahoga Falls City... The post Summit County officials address skyrocketing property taxes first appeared on Ohio Statewide.
Protect your right to vote by understanding Ohio’s new photo voter ID law: editorial
Last year, Ohio’s new election law, House Bill 458, took effect just as early voting was beginning in the May primary, so it’s no wonder that both voters and poll workers were confused about its stringent new photo voter ID requirements. One result: The statewide rejection rate for provisional ballots rose more than tenfold when looking at both the 2023 and 2024 primaries and last year’s general election and special August election compared with prior elections, cleveland.com’s Jake Zuckerman recently reported.
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