On a Friday afternoon in January 2021, Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew living in University Heights, prepared to do what Jews have done for thousands of years: gather ten men in a quorum called a minyan, and pray.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Two Northeast Ohio state representatives are introducing legislation that would allow people as young as 16 to vote in state and local elections.Rep. Chris Glassburn (D- North Olmsted) and Rep. Sean Brennan (D- Parma) are behind the proposal, which they say is aimed at increasing youth voter participation in Ohio.Glassburn pointed…
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — If the government can take away your right to vote on a massive development project simply by calling it an emergency, then it can take away your voice whenever the stakes get high enough.
Ohio (AP) – Investors from Omaha to Chicago last year bought tens of millions of dollars worth of delinquent property tax debts from Ohio county treasurers, setting new records in several counties.This gives those institutional investors the right to collect on liens, plus up to 18% interest, from Ohioans who are buckling under the weight…
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — A mid-year budget update shows Cuyahoga County’s finances have “slightly” improved, but officials are still projecting deficits in both the county’s general operating fund and its health and human services levy fund — a situation Council President Dale Miller says leaves the county little choice but to ask voters for a tax…