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Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference examines housing issues in Cuyahoga County
by Bruce Checefsky Frank Ford, Senior Policy Advisor, Fair Housing Center for Rights and Advisor with Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council (VAPAC), presented the preliminary findings of a mortgage lending analysis in Cuyahoga County during the 33rd Annual Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference. In a six-year review of home purchases and…
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Representative-elect to the Ohio House of Representatives shares agenda
(Plain Press, December 2022) To the Editor: When I decided to run for State Representative last January, the district maps were undecided and still being debated in Columbus. It appeared back then that there would be potentially four candidates, including myself, who would run in what was nominally considered to be House District 15.…
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Housing experts work to address Cleveland’s housing issues
Kevin J. Nowak, Executive Director of CHN Housing Network, was one of the panelists at a Brown Bag Forum held at Cleveland State University’s College of Urban Affairs on September 27th titled “How should American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds address housing issues in Cleveland.” The forum was sponsored by the Ohio Fair Lending Coalition…
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County executive candidates Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart offer different visions for Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates (L-R) Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, November 2022) Democratic candidate Chis Ronayne and Republican hopeful Lee Weingart, candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive, could not be more different. Ronayne wants to build on his long-standing relationships with civic leaders and work with the nonprofit sector…
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Guardians for Fair Work support wage theft protection
SCREEN SHOT BY BRUCE CHECEFSKYMonday, September 12, 2022; Public Comment, Cleveland City Council Meeting, Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue: Matthew Ahn, a spokesperson for the Guardians for Fair Work, says legislation introduced at Cleveland City Council to address wage theft falls short of expectations. Guardians for Fair Work support wage theft protection by Bruce…
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Additional funding needed for mental health programs and services
Additional funding needed for mental health programs and services by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2022) Individuals suffering from mental health crises often find themselves in court when it would be more appropriate for them to receive treatment that would allow them to have a path toward recovery from their illness. Instead, many end up…
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Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates’ Forum on Health, Human Services & Critical Needs
Candidates Forum on Health, Human Services & Critical Needs (Plain Press, October 2022) Join us Thursday, October 6th from 7-8:30 pm, for a Candidates Forum on Health, Human Services & Critical Needs, featuring County Executive candidates Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart. With a new County administration comes the opportunity for major changes in how we…
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Creation of care response model urged for responding to calls for mental health or behavioral health crises
Creation of care response model urged for responding to calls for mental health or behavioral health crises (Plain Press, September 2022) Progressive think tanks and mental health advocates have joined in a collaborative effort to spur the City of Cleveland to speed its implementation of a care response model for responding to calls it…
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Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?
by Stephanie Czekalinski This is part three of a series examining the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals in Northeast Ohio and how the loss of tax dollars impacts communities. (Plain Press, September 2022) Fifty years ago, when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks, or expand libraries, they relied on booming tax revenue from large…
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August 2, 2022 Primary Election official results
(Plain Press, September 2022) The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has posted the official results of the August 2nd Primary Election on its website. Below are some of the results from districts that have some precincts within the area served by the Plain Press. Cuyahoga County Turnout 10.53% of Cuyahoga County’s registered voters cast ballots…
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