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Council Leadership Fund: Who are the big donors?
(Plain Press September 2025) Those attending the Co-op Circles Cleveland City Council Candidates Forum on municipal economic policy on July 31st at Pilgrim Church were greeted outside by Mike Seals carrying a protest sign. On one side the sign said, “End Kleptocracy Now”, on the other side the sign said, “County Politics is a…
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Ward 12 Meet the Candidates Forum offers look at candidates’ backgrounds and legislative priorities
Danny Kelly Andrew DeFratis Tanmay Shah by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press August 2025) On July 10th at Story Church at 99th and Madison, the Clifton-Baltic Neighbors Block Club hosted a Meet the Candidates Forum for City Council candidates seeking to be the City Council representative for the new Ward 12. Three candidates participated in…
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Issue 55 passed. Now What?
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press December 2024) Cuyahoga County voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 55, increasing the cigarette tax from a 30-cent per-pack tax, first passed in 2006, to 70 cents per pack. The tax increase would raise an estimated $160 million over 10 years for public arts funding. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC), the…
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Despite passage of the levy, Cleveland schools face “tough work ahead”
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2024) At the November 6, 2024, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education Business meeting Cleveland School Board Chair Sara Elaqad praised the efforts of the Cleveland Teachers Union, CMSD staff and Board members, endorsers, businesses and supporters that helped to pass the Issue 49 levy and…
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Ward 15 City Council member Spencer will not seek re-election in 2025
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL Ward 15 Councilwoman Jenny Spencer has decided not to run for reelection in 2025. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press December 2024) Cleveland City Council Member Jenny Spencer, who represents Ward 15, which includes Edgewater, Cudell, Detroit Shoreway, and parts of the Ohio City and Stockyard neighborhoods, is not…
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Voter registration and turnout varies greatly by City Council Ward
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2024) Data from the Cuyahoga County Board of Election’s website shows a smaller percentage of Cuyahoga County’s registered voters chose to vote in 2024 than in the previous two presidential elections in 2020 and 2016. Out of the 894,091 registered voters in Cuyahoga County, there were 587,282 ballots…
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When Ohioans Vote, We Win
PHOTO COURTESY OF STATE SENATOR NICKIE ANTONIO’S OFFICE by Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (Plain Press November 2024) In the past year, politically savvy Ohioans may have noticed an interesting phenomenon at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. When members of the legislature discussed issues like protecting abortion access or legalizing recreational cannabis,…
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What’s on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Election?
(Plain Press November 2024) Six pairs of candidates are running for President and Vice President (Vote for not more than 1 pair) Jill Stein & Anita Rios (Other party candidate) Donald J. Trump & JD Vance (Republican) Richard Duncan & Mitchell Preston Bupp (nonparty candidate) Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz (Democratic) Chase Oliver &…
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Schools seek property tax increase, while the privileged few receive tax abatements and exemptions
To the editor: (Plain Press June 2024) So now the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) wants to reach deeper into homeowners’ pockets in the form of two tax increases, euphemistically called school “levies,” that hit average Cleveland residents especially hard because it’s clear that wealthy and privileged people are simply not paying their fair…
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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley seeks re-election
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press February 2024) Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley is campaigning on a public safety platform, citing confidence from the public as the reason to keep him in office. The two-term incumbent is running against Cleveland State University law professor Matthew Ahn in the March 19 Democratic primary. O’Malley…
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