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Dodging disconnection
More help is on the way, but will it be enough? This article is from Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join theirfree mailing list, as this helps provide more public service reporting. By Dan Polletta Janet Cook’s utility bills are stacking up and she doesn’t have enough money to…
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Who should keep an eye on drug seizure accounts?
Lots of forfeiture money goes to association outside of public purview; giving checks directly to kids This article is from Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join their free mailing list, as this helps provide more public service reporting. By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp When the Vinton County Fair was canceled…
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services tries to bolster its own workforce by posting jobs with no medical benefits in pandemic
This article is from Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join their free mailing list, as this helps provide more public service reporting. By Boniface Womber and Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Amid a raging pandemic, Ohio’s agency responsible for looking out for workers’ welfare has started posting full-time temporary jobs with…
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The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were overblown, and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to…
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Top regulator’s exit raises questions about utility and fossil fuel influence
Critics question whether the former Ohio utility commission chair should have recused himself more often to avoid any appearance of bias. This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism in partnership with the nonprofit Energy News Network. Please join our free mailing list or the mailing list for the…
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A Cold Covid Christmas in Cleveland
As moratoriums end Dec. 1, need grows for utility assistance; Guide to avoiding shutoffs This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Rachel Dissell and Conor Morris CLEVELAND, Ohio – The needs of…
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Coming out while stuck inside: LGBTQ+ youth and young adults face unique mental health risks as pandemic rages on
By Jordan Walker When Tyler, a sophomore at Cleveland State University, started hormone replacement therapy two months before spring break, the last thing he expected was to spend the rest of the semester with his parents in Westbrook, New York. Tyler had been living with three other trans students he befriended through CSU’s LGBTQ+ Student…
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As local schools turn to educational apps for distance learning, parents and teachers struggle to find the ones that actually work
Researchers Share Winners and Losers in Online Interactives This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Cid Standifer Educational apps aren’t new for the Brimfield family. Kristin Brimfield said she’s been using mobile…
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Home Visitation Program Reduces Infant Mortality in Medicaid Recipients
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. By Miesha Wilson Headen Miracle M. wrapped her arms around herself and rocked back and forth as she retold the story of her premature daughter’s death.…
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FirstEnergy fights against disclosing more details about alleged HB 6 bribery cases
Case filings and delay of possible nuclear bailout combine to block Ohioans from learning more before voting. This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism in partnership with the nonprofit Energy News Network. Please join our free mailing list or the mailing list for the Energy New Network as…
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