The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920, six months before women won the right to vote through the 19th amendment. The organization – formed by leaders of the women’s suffrage movement – aimed to help American women embrace their new responsibilities as voters. For 100 years, the league says “we have been a nonpartisan, activist, grassroots organization that believes voters should play a critical role in democracy.” Last week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose accused the league of aiming to “make Ohio’s elections less secure and more vulnerable to cheating.” How so? The league and the American Civil Liberties Union sued the state over a law they argued violates the Voting Rights Act by making it a felony for someone other than a postal worker or close relative to handle a disabled person’s absentee ballot. That law was shot down by a federal judge. — Laura |
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A voter drops off a ballot at a drop box at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland. (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com) |
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LaRose allegations: Secretary of State Frank LaRose is pushing lawmakers to completely ban ballot drop boxes in Ohio and require proof of citizenship for voter registration, among other measures, reports Jeremy Pelzer. In a letter to legislative leaders, LaRose urged lawmakers to consider prohibiting ballot drop boxes outside each county board of elections, given a federal court ruling over who can return ballots for disabled voters. In a directive, he ordered that ballot drop boxes can be used only by people to submit their own early absentee ballots. Browns rights: The Browns and Huntington National Bank on Tuesday announced a 20-year partnership that includes naming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium, which will now be called Huntington Bank Field. Mary Kay Cabot reports Huntington Bank, a super-regional bank headquartered in Columbus, will also become the team’s official and exclusive banking partner. Special Olympics: Cleveland is seeking to host the Special Olympics USA Games in 2030, Marc Bona reports. The games, which are held over eight days and hosted every four years in major cities, attract more than 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean, as well as 100,000 attendees. Today in Ohio: Since U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio became former President Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, he’s gone from saying he’d like abortion to be illegal to saying he’d “absolutely commit” to not imposing a federal ban on abortion if the pair win in November. We’re talking about the shift on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Senate debate: Will there be a debate in Ohio’s ultra-contested, highly expensive U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican businessman Bernie Moreno? Andrew Tobias reports the answer is probably yes, based on recent history and comments from the major-party candidates themselves, although neither has firmly committed yet. Gerrymandering issue: Republicans are defending GOP-authored ballot language for a redistricting reform amendment as a fact-driven summary after Issue 1′s backers asked the Ohio Supreme Court to force a rewrite, Andrew Tobias reports. Chinese companies: A bipartisan Senate coalition led by Ohio’s Sherrod Brown is backing legislation that aims to keep Chinese solar and clean-energy companies from claiming federal subsidies for their U.S. manufacturing facilities. Sabrina Eaton reports the Cleveland Democrat introduced legislation called the “American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act” with Republicans Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rick Scott of Florida, as well as Democrat Jon Ossoff of Georgia. |
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Browns stadium: Cleveland City Council is returning from summer recess one week early so it can formally approve Huntington Bank Field as the new name of the Browns' stadium. Courtney Astolfi reports the special meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. today. Boys and Girls Clubs: State funding cuts put dozens of Boys and Girls Clubs across Northeast Ohio, along with other afterschool youth programs, on the chopping block, but last-minute budget tweaks and local fundraising have saved some of them – for now, Kaitlin Durbin reports. National Park: Cuyahoga Valley National Park is commemorating its 50th anniversary with special celebratory events running through the end of 2025. Visitors will have opportunities to learn park history from national speakers, connect with the arts through concerts and join enriching adventures on the park’s trails, rails and river. |
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Sculpture park: A larger-than-life sculpture — “Sitting Spaceman” by artist Brendan Murphy — is among the eye-catching inaugural artworks in the new Brenda and Marshall Brown Sculpture Park at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood. Julie Washington reports that the sculpture park — situated in a five-acre green space on the east side of Ahuja’s campus — recently opened with a dedication ceremony. AI hiring: Two professors at Case Western Reserve University are exploring a way that AI can make finding a job much easier while removing bias from the hiring process, reports Sean McDonnell. Instead of the resume, cover letters and the rest of the stack of papers applicants usually send to prospective employers while applying, researchers think AI could comb through a worker’s college transcripts, syllabuses and work history in files to decipher what skills they have. Tremont townhomes: New Tremont townhomes are another step closer to becoming reality, reports Megan Sims. The 12-unit Jefferson Hill Townhomes, the tentative name of the project, will go before the Cleveland Planning Commission on Friday for final approval. |
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East CLE shootings: An East Cleveland City Council member has questioned whether the depleted police department has enough officers to investigate a series of shootings Monday that wounded six people. Olivia Mitchell reports the department has 30 officers, including two who work part time and three who serve as auxiliaries. Traffic deaths: During the Labor Day weekend, 15 people died in traffic crashes across Ohio, according to the State Highway Patrol. Of the fatalities where seat belts were available, seven victims were not wearing them. Sentencing: The man who shot nine people outside a bar in Cleveland’s Warehouse District last year was sentenced Tuesday to at least 16 years in prison, reports Lucas Daprile. Jaylon Jennings, 26, of Cleveland, was convicted in July after pleading no contest to 31 charges, nine of which were attempted murder. |
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Ask Yadi: Is it OK to ask someone to share a power outlet in a public place? Yadi Rodriguez writes go ahead and ask nicely, “Can you please share the only available outlet?” Artis: Artis in Lakewood is a new steakhouse aiming to bring a global and lively culinary experience to Cleveland’s West Side, reports Alex Darus. Andrew Mansour debuted Artis, the first restaurant he’s owned, in August 2024 in the building at 17900 Detroit Ave., which previously housed The Side Quest. Wiener schnitzel: Paris Wolfe tried four interpretations of wiener schnitzel last weekend at the Cleveland Oktoberfest at Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The Oktoberfest has nearly 20 food vendors, many of them offering schnitzel on menus filled with traditional German and Eastern European specialties. They will be serving the same again this weekend. Ireland wine: Ireland Family Wines was born weeks before Ohio was shut down by coronavirus pandemic restrictions in March 2020, reports Marc Bona. How a kid growing up in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland came to leasing space at a California winery and developing his own wine brand is interesting. ESPN: Millions of sports fans watching the U.S. Open on ESPN or just tuning in to see the LSU-USC game on ABC were greeted with something unexpected this weekend: a blackout. Disney pulled its family cable networks from DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and AT&T U-verse on Sunday after the two companies failed to reach a new carriage agreement. Joey Morona reports these sorts of blackouts have become common in recent years as satellite and cable providers look to combat the increasing cost of programming by offering flexibility to customers. |
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