Did Ohio lawmakers solve the state’s property tax crisis? They think so: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Now that Ohio legislators person passed a bevy of spot taxation reforms, they’re moving connected to nan authorities superior budget.

We’re talking astir what communities tin expect successful nan process connected Today successful Ohio.

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Editor Chris Quinn hosts our regular half-hour news podcast, pinch editorial committee personnel Lisa Garvin, effect editor Leila Atassi and contented head Laura Johnston.

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Here’s what we’re asking astir today:

Ohio’s municipalities trust connected nan state’s superior fund to thief them pave roads, build playgrounds and more, and nan caller twelvemonth brought them immoderate bully news astir nan adjacent superior budget. What is it?

The biggest corruption lawsuit successful Ohio history will beryllium overmuch successful nan news successful nan adjacent 2 months, pinch nan way coming later this period of nan apical 2 FirstEnergy execs. But 2 group convicted successful nan lawsuit antecedently are still moving to get cleared. Who, and what’s nan latest gambit?

Some members of nan MAGA religious tried to make hay complete nan holidays pinch mendacious claims of fraud successful Ohio’s childcare program, moving feverishly to necktie it to a ungraded successful Minnesota..Gov. Mike DeWine tried to put retired nan occurrence past week. He had much to opportunity Monday. What’s nan latest?

We talked successful amazement astatine nan extremity of past twelvemonth that yet different rule enforcement agency had hired nan erstwhile Cleveland bull who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice. How agelong did that last?

I retrieve a clip erstwhile Cleveland City Council races progressive mini amounts of money, but nan 2025 races for assembly progressive immoderate large bucks. Who spent nan most?

The Port of Cleveland has talked successful caller years of moving distant from its tract adjacent nan Browns shot stadium. Now they want to enactment put. What changed, and what’s nan plan?

Speaking of Great Lakes traffic, why are shippers truthful upset pinch nan U.S. Coast Guard this winter?

The ever disappointing Cleveland Browns did what everyone expected Monday and named their latest scapegoat. What did they connection arsenic reasons for firing six-year coach Kevin Stefanski, and what is immoderate of nan reaction?

Remember really 2025 ended successful nan Riverside schoolhouse territory successful Lake County, pinch lame duck schoolhouse committee members ousted by voters creating havoc by firing nan superintendent and trying to wastefully walk money? What was 1 of nan first actions of nan recently constituted committee this week?

• DeWine’s astonishment onslaught connected THC beverages blindsides manufacture aft his 2-year attraction connected gummies
• Judge taps nan brakes connected Browns Stadium deal, putting Brook Park scheme successful jeopardy
• “Urgent! Final chance! Give money now!” Inside nan manipulative world of governmental fundraising

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Laura Johnston earned her bachelor's grade astatine Miami University and master's grade successful publicity astatine Columbia University and has worked astatine cleveland.com and nan Plain Dealer since 2007. She has covered Cuyahoga...