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Primary Election set for Tuesday, March 17th
Primary Election set for Tuesday, March 17th (Plain Press, March 2020) The Primary Election will take place on March 17, 2020. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7: 30 p.m. Registered voters can also choose to vote early in person at the Board of Elections at 2925 Euclid Avenue. Hours for early…
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SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Sherwin-Williams Receiving $100 Million Incentive Package
SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Sherwin-Williams Receiving $100 Million Incentive Package The Fortune 500 company is set to receive $100 millions in taxpayer money even after leaving 34 Cleveland janitors and their families out in the cold (Plain Press, February 2020) CLEVELAND – The following is a statement from SEIU Local 1…
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Janitor Terry Eddy Responds to Sherwin-Williams Co. Plan to Keep Company Headquarters in Cleveland
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Janitor Terry Eddy Responds to Sherwin–Williams Co. Plan to Keep Company Headquarters in Cleveland Move comes after displacing 34 Cleveland janitors and their families, leaving them struggling to make ends meet (Plain Press, February 2020) CLEVELAND – The following is a statement from SEIU Local 1 janitor Terry Eddy in response…
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Mayor Frank Jackson explains rationale behind planned location for new police headquarters
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, December 13, 2019; CLE Small Press Roundtable, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: Mayor Frank Jackson explains the rationale behind plans to locate the new Cleveland Police Headquarters along the Opportunity Corridor in the Kinsman neighborhood. Mayor Frank Jackson explains rationale behind planned location for new police headquarters by…
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Listening Sessions: Residents express concerns about Tax Abatement Policy
Listening Sessions: Residents express concerns about Tax Abatement Policy by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, January 2020) Residential property tax abatement is an economic development policy that many people in Cleveland find confusing. Who benefits the most from tax abatement? Why raise residential property taxes 200% to 300% in some cases to compensate for an…
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Reader comments on Cleveland City Council’s examination of tax abatement policy
Reader comments on Cleveland City Council’s examination of tax abatement policy To the editor: (Plain Press, January 2020) “A tax abatement is a reduction of taxes granted by a government to encourage economic development. The most common type of tax abatement is a property tax abatement granted to a business as an incentive to come…