Ohio seeks to become latest state to ban noncitizen voting | #elections | #alabama
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans in Ohio are promoting a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, fighting back at what they see as a push for such access in liberal enclaves such as San Francisco and New York City. What You Need To Know Republicans in Ohio are […]
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Cleveland mayor proposes bet with New York City mayor
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is feeling lucky as the Guardians prepare to face the New York Yankees. Bibb proposed a bet with New York City Mayor Eric Adams early Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. “Hey @NYCMayor let’s make a deal. I’m willing to bet a freshly tapped 6 pack of @GLBC_Cleveland Christmas […]
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Ohio voters favor independent redistricting commission | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
OHIO — Election Day is just over a month away and Ohioans will vote with district maps that were ruled unconstitutional earlier this year. What You Need To Know The congressional and legislative maps were ruled unconstitutional for unduly favoring the Republican Party Ohio joins Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana in voting with unconstitutional maps this […]
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Akron City Council to vote on Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposed civilian police review board | News
Akron City Council will vote on Mayor Dan Horrigan’s proposal for a civilian police review board Monday night. The proposed 11-member review board would review complaints against Akron Police and provide input on the department’s trainings, policies and procedures. It would also create the Office of the Inspector General, (OIG) which would include an inspector […]
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan proposes civilian review board, calls charter amendment “problematic” | News
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has officially proposed an ordinance that would create a civilian police review board – a difference proposal than the one voters will get to decide on in the November election. The legislation would create an 11-member board that would review complaints against Akron Police and issue recommendations about department procedures and […]
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Akron City Council puts civilian police review board measure on ballot | The Sound of Ideas | #citycouncil
Akron City Council held a special meeting yesterday for the purpose of approving an ordinance to place an issue on the November ballot creating a civilian police review board. If approved by voters, the measure would create a 9-member board that would give input on policing matters including training and misconduct investigations. The push for the measure […]
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Akron City Council puts civilian review board on November ballot – but some disagree with logistics | News | #citycouncil
Akron City Council voted in a special meeting Thursday for a civilian police review board to go before voters in November – but not all council members agree with the plan. Advocacy groups gathered 3,315 valid signatures from registered Akron voters on a petition for a charter amendment that would create a nine-member board to […]
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Campaign to recall East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King gathers enough signatures for vote | News
Advocates of an effort to remove East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King from office have gathered enough petition signatures to put the mayor’s political fate on the November ballot. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Thursday certified that the campaign had gathered 322 valid signatures, just more than the 311 needed to force the issue. […]
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Election deniers are running to control voting. Here’s how they’ve fared so far | NPR News | #elections | #alabama
Election officials and democracy experts are sounding the alarm, as Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process in five different states. Arizona could become No. 6 on Tuesday, when GOP voters there will decide in that state’s primary whether they want to nominate one of the […]
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Some East Cleveland leaders question demolition of mayor’s home
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland city council members Korean Stevenson and Patricia Blochowiak believe the demolition of a home owned by Mayor Brandon King raises a series of questions. According to both city and Cuyahoga County records, King obtained the Oakhill Road home from the East Cleveland Land Bank for no more than $1,000 […]
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