The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court will review a religious discrimination case from University Heights, Ohio, where a man said he was told by the city that he needed a permit to pray. Daniel Grand filed a federal lawsuit in 2022…
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Newly released records show Cleveland’s Flock cameras were searched nearly 2,000 times to assist I.C.E. or enforce immigration laws in 2025, including cases where officers found vehicles they were looking for on Cleveland’s camera network.
A Cleveland City Council committee— the same body that voted down the Flock safety camera contract in committee just weeks ago — turned right around and reversed itself, handing Mayor Bibb the authority to extend the contract anyway.
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) – After another multi-day power outage, the city of Lakewood is now filing an updated complaint against FirstEnergy. According to a release from the city, it has filed an updated complaint with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) asking the commission to resume the noncompliance case opened last year in response…
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Cars in a parking lot at an apartment complex in Washington, D.C. In recent years, housing shortages have prompted more cities and states to scale back or even eliminate minimum parking requirements. (Photo by Scott S. Greenberger/Stateline)In 1923, the city of Columbus, Ohio, enacted the first known off-street parking requirement for new apartment buildings. The…
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