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Ohio Attorney General Sues Credit Rating Agencies
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
A.G. Richard Cordray says reckless business practices resulted in five Ohio pension funds losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Reform Backers Ok With Transition Team Choices
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
A three-person committee has already been appointed to assist in the transition process for a new Cuyahoga County Government, but Issue 6 supporters say they still plan on staying involved. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky has this report.

Port Board Explains Executive Departures
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority is facing a mounting set of challenges, exemplified or, perhaps, magnified by the departure of three top level executives in the last six weeks. Today, the leadership of the port's board of directors offered their most candid assessment yet of what went wrong and what needs to happen. Ideastream's Dan Moulthrop has more.}

Show 1347
Feagler & Friends: Friday, November 20, 2009
Mr. Feagler and guests assess the viability of the Medical Mart/convention center project.

Casino Backers’ Felony Rule Proposal Rebuffed By Lawmaker
Regional News Stories: Friday, November 20, 2009
State Senator Tim Grendell says any felony background should be a disqualification for casino ownership. From our statehouse news bureau, here's Bill Cohen.

Lawmakers At An Impasse On Budget Fix
Regional News Stories: Thursday, November 19, 2009
It appears that the impasse over Ohio's 850 million dollar budget shortfall may continue for at least another 2 weeks. That's because state legislators have gone home for a Thanksgiving holiday vacation...and don't plan to return until December. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Commissioners Appoint Cuyahoga Transition Team
Regional News Stories: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Cuyahoga County’s commissioners have appointed a three member transition team to coordinate the upcoming change in county governance approved by voters this month. Ideastream’s Bill Rice reports.

Reporters’ Roundtable
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, November 19, 2009
State lawmakers want to make Ohio a key player in a battle against childhood obesity. Ohio Senators are poised to go along with the House to stop a scheduled income tax reduction. Cleveland floats plan to impose fees on non-profits and on garbage collection to deal with revenue shortfall. And the Ohio Supreme Court chief justice says it's time to stop electing and start appointing judges to the high court. Join us for the weekly reporters' roundtable Thursday at 9:00 a.m. on 90.3.

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Resources

Carl & Louis Stokes: From the Projects to Politics
Louis and Carl Stokes rose from the poverty of life in the projects of urban Cleveland to the high-ranking political offices of long term Congressman and Mayor of Cleveland. The exhibit and this website tell the stories of how Carl and Louis Stokes "became somebody" and how they truly became American political heroes.