JobsOhio: For the first time since the 19th century, Ohio soon could begin dabbling in owning stakes of private companies via a new plan in the works from JobsOhio, the state’s private economic development arm. Cleveland.com’s Andrew Tobias reports that’s a significant departure from JobsOhio’s previous approach of giving grants and loans to established companies in exchange for a promise to hire or retain workers.

Artistic response: Tamir Rice has inspired slew of creative works as nonviolent responses to Americans killed by law enforcement officers, writes cleveland.com’s Evan MacDonald. One director compares the works – many supported by Tamir’s mother, Samaria Rice -- to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 70s, which fostered black pride through creative arts.

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Safety handbook: Tamir Rice’s mother and the American Civil Liberties Union have released a booklet in the boy’s name to guide children through the stress of police interactions, reports cleveland.com’s Cory Shaffer. The Tamir Rice Safety Handbook includes six pages of clear, simple text that shows children and teenagers how to assert their rights in several possible scenarios, from being questioned on the way home from school to having police show up at your house.

Officer plea deal: A North Royalton police officer accused of lying in a police report and on the witness stand about an April 2018 drunken-driving arrest struck a plea deal Wednesday that will allow him to keep his job. Cleveland.com’s Cory Shaffer reports Steven Zahursky pleaded guilty to obstruction of official business, a second-degree misdemeanor, on the third day of his trial on felony charges of perjury and tampering with records and a misdemeanor count of falsification.

Fund for the Future: Fund for our Economic Future President Brad Whitehead is stepping down after 15 years. Cleveland.com’s Emily Bamforth reports he is moving into a “senior adviser” role while working as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program.

School funding: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on Wednesday raised the prospect of changing the state’s unconstitutional education-funding system by having the state collect and distribute much of the funding, rather than having schools rely on local property taxes. Cleveland.com’s Jeremy Pelzer reports that wealthier school districts could still collect tax revenue on top of that “adequate level of funding” given to each district.

Special ed: Special education students in 11 Ohio school districts – including in Cleveland, Akron and East Cleveland – are expected to get extra support in an attempt to improve learning and testing scores under a settlement in a 28-year lawsuit that’s finally winding to a close. Cleveland.com’s Laura Hancock reports the suit began in 1991, with different parties over the years.

AG in town: Attorney General William Barr will be in Cleveland today to participate in a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement, reports cleveland.com’s Eric Heisig. Barr will be part of a discussion at Cleveland police’s Third District station on Chester Avenue.

Terrorism sentencing: A Toledo woman who admitted to plotting an attack on a downtown bar and to blow up a pipeline was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison, reports cleveland.com’s Eric Heisig. Elizabeth Lecron, 24, pleaded guilty in August to charges of conspiracy to provide material support or resources to terrorists and transporting explosives in interstate commerce.

Thanksgiving Day events: Looking for something to do on Thanksgiving after the holiday dinner? We have you covered. Cleveland.com’s Annie Nickoloff has a unique list of more than 20 ways to celebrate the holiday this year.

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