Voter Information: Do Cleveland City Council Incumbents Deserve Your Vote?
By Angela Hay This article is part of the Cleveland Observer’s voter information series designed to…
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Trump’s Citizenship Order, With Historic Stakes for African Americans
By Ron Calhoun The U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming ruling on President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14160…
Ohio’s New Budget Bill Protects High Earners While Social Services Suffer
By Angela Hay On June 30, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s new budget bill for fiscal…
Trump’s Travel Ban: What You Need To Know
By Amaya Dennis According to the Associated Press, President Trump issued a proclamation that barred nationals…
House Bill 1, would change property tax for the first time since 1972
By: Mary Kate McNamee House Bill 1 seeks to provide an estimated $2 billion reduction in…
Federal Closure of Job Corps Threatens Cleveland Youth Training Programs
By Konner Hines The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a nationwide suspension of Job Corps…
Elon vs. Trump: Billionaire Feud Erupts Over Budget Bill
By Konner Hines Donald Trump’s sweeping budget bill has ignited a high-profile feud with Elon Musk,…
Ohio Will Redraw Voting Maps Soon — Here’s What That Means
By Ron Calhoun Ohio is about to go through another round of redistricting, which means the…
Editorial: Redistricting for the People VIA Unaffiliated Voters
By Ron Calhoun Why Ohio’s Maps Must Reflect the Majority of Unaffiliated Voters When most people…
First Reading Emergency Ordinances Referred May 2025
The Cleveland Observer is dedicated to informing residents about legislative activities under review. By reporting on…
Washington is Not Coming to Save Us
Highlights from Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s 2024 State of the City By Rosie Palfy During his…
Divisions emerge among House Republicans over how much to cut taxes and Medicaid in Trump’s bill
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: adds details, freshens headline WASHINGTON (AP)…
More older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Social Security Administration undergoes…
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: Updates Media. WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days…
Heather Hill’s Gubernatorial Run and Personal Motivations
Staff Writer Heather Hill, a businesswoman from Appalachian, Ohio, has announced her candidacy for governor in…
Cleveland City Council -February/March First Reading Emergency Ordinances
The Cleveland Observer is dedicated to informing residents about legislative activities under review. By reporting on…
Cleveland Police Commission Urges Caution as City Council Fast-Tracks New Police Union Contract
The Cleveland Observer March 24, 2025 Editor’s note: Within hours of the Cleveland Community Police Commission’s…
Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US ‘is no longer welcome’ in the country
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Chris Hedges Says America’s Democracy Is in Danger—And It’s Not Just Trump’s Fault
By Ron Calhoun With Donald Trump back in the White House, many Americans wonder: Is democracy…
City Council Legislation Undergoes First Reading: January – February 2025
The Cleveland Observer is dedicated to keeping residents informed about legislative activities under review. By reporting…
Middle East latest: Israel threatens to restart war in Gaza if Hamas doesn’t release hostages
By The Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the…
