The Citizens League of Greater Cleveland

06/15/2022

https://www.clevescene.com/news/talking-policy-and-smack-with-lee-weingart-and-chris-ronayne-as-the-county-executive-race-heats-up-39134565

05/23/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/analysis-cuyahoga-county-has-paid-90-144-million-toward-the-global-center-and-the-bill-may-yet-grow.html

05/19/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-council-declines-to-vote-on-dave-wondolowskis-port-authority-appointment-effectively-confirming-it.html

Cuyahoga County Council's human resources committee was scheduled to consider Dave Wondolowski's appointment to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board on Tuesday, but instead Monday decided not to act on the nomination, making it effective within 60 days.

05/19/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-countys-2022-budget-projecting-surplus-due-to-higher-tax-collections-understaffing.html

Cuyahoga County is projecting ending the year with a higher cash balance than expected, partly due to higher tax collections and partly due to understaffing.

05/19/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/05/cuyahoga-dems-to-pick-new-party-chair-in-critical-transition-for-county-state-politics-the-wake-up-for-thursday-may-19-2022.html

05/19/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidate-lee-weingart-accuses-opponent-chris-ronayne-of-failing-to-address-racially-biased-policing-at-university-circle.html

Republican Lee Weingart, who is running for Cuyahoga County executive, says his opponent Chris Ronayne failed to address racially biased policing at University Circle, Inc., after records show 94% of traffic citations went to Black drivers, an increase over the 88% from 2015-2019.

05/18/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-gives-early-approval-to-millions-of-dollars-in-covid-19-stimulus-spending.html?utm_source=morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220517&utm_content=article2-headline

Workforce development, broadband expansion and Irishtown Bend construction all received preliminary approval at a series of Monday committee meetings of Cuyahoga County Council.

05/09/2022

https://www.crainscleveland.com/opinion/personal-view-better-site-new-jail-available-opportunity-corridor

'The Justice Center Steering Committee was not completely open about the specific reasons for its selection of three parcels at 2700 Transport Road and why additional sites weren't worthy of further consideration. They picked a poor site with several obvious problems,' writes James M. Trutko.

05/06/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-loses-public-safety-chief-sheriff-in-2-week-span.html

Cuyahoga County's Public Safety Chief Robert Coury resigned, effective Friday, to take a position as Safety Director in Parma. It comes a week after Sheriff Christopher Viland announced his abrupt resignation.

05/05/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-council-president-denies-executives-retaliation-accusations-says-investigation-request-was-simply-good-government.html

Cuyahoga County President Pernel Jones said it was "wrong" of Executive Armond Budish to accuse him of retaliation because he asked the Inspector General to investigate whether Budish misled council when he nominated labor leader Dave Wondolowski to the port authority board.

05/05/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/cuyahoga-county-sheriff-vilands-abrupt-resignation-renews-concerns-about-instability-autonomy.html

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Christopher Viland resigned last week after only a year in office, prompting renewed concerns about instability, autonomy, and whether to return to an elected position.

05/05/2022

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/investigation-clears-executive-budish-of-wrongdoing-in-wondolowski-appointment-probe-he-fires-back-with-retaliation-claims.html

The Cuyahoga County Inspector General released a report Tuesday citing "insufficient" evidence of wrongdoing relating to Executive Armond Budish's appointing labor leader Dave Wondolowski to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board. Budish responds by accusing Council President Pernel Jone...