Robert Higgs
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Cleveland, OH, United States
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Daylight Saving Time 2023: When clocks will spring forward 1 hour
Check out when we change the clocks in 2023. → Read More
Cuyahoga County housing values rise, but some east suburbs lag
Housing values across Cuyahoga County, Ohio, continued to increase while home abandonment and vacancy rates continued to decline over the last year, a new study found. → Read More
MLB All-Star Game, lead-in events to bring road closures, security rules to Cleveland as well as baseball’s best
Some road closures already are in place to allow for set up of the Play Ball Park. → Read More
Mural at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport offers travelers first glimpse of Cleveland’s sites
A 500-foot long mural directly across from the terminal’s lower level shows some of Cleveland’s most famous sites and bits of the city’s history. → Read More
Cleveland City Council OKs contracts that include $15-an-hour minimums for city workers
Mayor Frank Jackson's administration has included the $15-an-hour minimum in contract negotiations with unions representing city employees. The administration hopes the new minimum rate will be in effect for all city workers by April 1. → Read More
Lawyers for Q deal opponents argue referendum right must be honored
Friday was the last day to file arguments with the Ohio Supreme Court. The case is on an accelerated schedule, which means the court likely will rule soon. → Read More
NBA won't award Cleveland 2020 or 2021 All-Star game if Q upgrades aren't underway by Sept. 15
In a letter to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the NBA says it has delayed awarding all-star events to accommodate Cleveland, but cannot wait much longer. → Read More
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to boost minimum pay for city workers to $15 an hour
The change would affect as many as 500 employees in a wide array of jobs, ranging from clerical and custodial staff to park and recreation workers to police and fire cadets. → Read More
Lots of legal arguments over Q Arena deal, but no slam dunk answers
One thing for sure, neither side has a slam-dunk argument. And it likely will take months to resolve, one lawyer familiar with municipal law and this case told cleveland.com. → Read More
Cleveland to take Q referendum issue to Ohio Supreme Court
The city of Cleveland will ask the Ohio Supreme Court to sort out the legal issues over whether a referendum on use of city tax money for improvements at Quicken Loan Arena can proceed. → Read More
Fight over Quicken Loans Arena deal becoming a fight for democracy, lawyer says
Lawyers representing activists for Greater Cleveland Congregations sent the city of Cleveland a letter threatening a lawsuit if the city does not accept their petitions to start the referendum process. → Read More
Social activists to submit petitions pressing for referendum on Quicken Loans Arena improvements (live coverage)
The leaders of the coalition plan to discuss their drive at 10:30 a.m. on the steps of Cleveland City Hall. Cleveland.com will attend the event and post comments via Twitter. You can follow those below. → Read More
Ohio attorney general rejects proposal to brand abortion as aggravated murder
Ohio attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have branded abortion in Ohio as aggravated murder. The proponents of the amendment failed to submit the required 1,000 valid signatures from registered voters needed to get their proposal considered. → Read More
Federal judge finds Ohio laws on absentee and provisional ballots violate U.S. Constitution
A federal judge agreed with advocates for the homeless and the Ohio Democratic Party that state laws requiring forms on absentee and provisional ballots be filled out without error created technical barriers that were unconstitutional. → Read More
TSA's RNC security plans: More officers, more dogs, more rules at Burke Lakefront Airport
When convention visitors flood into Cleveland in July for the Republican National Convention, they will be met by a security plan nearly a year in the works. → Read More
Planned Parenthood chief Cecile Richards predicts presidential election will set tone on women's health, abortion rights
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, predicts the November presidential election will go a long way toward determining where the nation wants to be in terms of women's health care, abortion and her organization. → Read More
Smithsonian isn't trying to save Tamir Rice gazebo, blames poor communication for creating wrong impression
A spokeswoman for the Smithsonian's Museum of African American History and Culture blamed a poorly worded email for creating the wrong impression that the museum was seeking to preserve the gazebo in Cleveland where Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police. → Read More
Is Smithsonian interested in Tamir Rice gazebo? Museum now waffling
A statement from a media spokeswoman for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture has spawned some confusion as to whether the museum has an interest in the Cleveland gazebo where Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in 2014. → Read More
Cleveland Heights's Cedar Lee vying to be best of America's Main Streets
The Cedar Lee Business District in Cleveland Heights has been named among the best of America's Main Streets in a contest sponsored by Independent We Stand. You can vote for Cedar Lee through May. The winner receives $25,000. → Read More
Distillers toast proposal that would let them sell food, drink at distilleries
Operators of small distilleries say allowing then to sell food and drink at their establishments, something proposed in a bill in the General Assembly, would allow them to host tours and draw tourists much like wineries and breweries. → Read More