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U.S. Reps Marcy Kaptur and David McKinley introduce bipartisan legislation to ensure opioid settlements are used to address opioids, Kaptur's congressional district of which includes Cleveland....The Opioid Settlement Accountability Act would ensure funds from opioid related settlements are used to address the opioid crisis and are not being used as a piggy bank for other projects....Ohio had the highest rate of opioids-related deaths nationwide in 2015 and the second highest rate in 2017

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U.S.  Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), a Toledo Democrat whose ninth congressional district extends to Cleveland, and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), a West Virginia Republican Washington, D.C.  — U.S.  Rep Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), a Toledo Democrat whose ninth congressional district extends to Cleveland, and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), a West Virginia Republican, have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring the funds that states receive from opioid settlements are used to fight the epidemic and are focused towards treatment, prevention, education, and enforcement. The Opioid Settlement Accountability Act (H.R.5242) would ensure funds from opioid related settlements are used to address the opioid crisis and are not being used as a piggy bank for other projects.  Click here to read the full text of H.R. 5242. “As the opioids litigation settlements are determined, the federal government must assure Medicaid-related dollars are directed and allocated to explicitly fund

Indicted Black human resources director of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish backs out of plea deal, setting the stage for a tell-all trial, Budish in trouble too, and following two FBI raids on his county offices this year, and as the county public corruption probe broadens....County Human Resources Director Douglas Dykes' trial on felony- theft- in -office charges is set for March and comes following nine inmate deaths in the county jail, Budish also over the county sheriff, and the appointed county sheriff over the county jail deemed inhumane and unconstitutional by U.S. Marshals....Former county jail warden Eric Ivey takes plea deal granted by crooked Common Pleas Judge Nancy Fuerst, whom activists continue to picket for documented judicial impropriety in office and the documented harassment of Black people and community activists....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Cuyahoga County Human Resources Director  Doug Dykes and embattled County Executive Armond Budish Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio - A key member of the cabinet of embattled Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish has backed out of a proposed plea deal regarding felony theft in office and an array of other criminal charges in connection with a bonus, moving expenses and other amenities he  is accus

Funeral services announced for U.S. Olympic gold medalist Harrison Dillard of Cleveland, Dillard a former track and field star, and four-time Olympic gold medalist....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Four-time U.S. Olympic Gold medalist Harrison Dillard  in his older and younger years Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio - Services for four-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Harrison Dillard of Cleveland are Sat. Nov. 30, 2019 at St. Paul AME Zion Church, 2393 E.55th Street in Cleveland, with a wake at 9:00 am and the funeral at 9:30 am. Dillard, 96,  died Nov. 22 at the Cleveland Clinic following a battle with stomach cancer. At the time of

Indefinite suspension of Cleveland Browns Black defensive end Myles Garrett upheld and called harsh as claims of racism arise, Garrett saying Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph allegedly made a racial slur at him before he snatched off Rudolph's helmet and hit him on the head with it during the brawl at the Browns-Steelers game, the impetus for his indefinite suspension and fine....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . Myles Garrett CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- The NFL announced Thursday that NFL appeals hearing officer James Thrash has upheld all discipline leveled against Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett following a brawl at Thursday's game at FirstEnergy Stadium between the Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers, which the Browns won 21-7. The league upheld Garrett's indefinite suspension from the league and a $45,623 fine, Garr

Tamir Rice's mother, ACLU offer booklet for Black kids like Tamir to possibly avoid police killings on the 5th-year anniversary of his death and as U.S. Attorney General William Barr meets with Cleveland cops for a roundtable discussion, the city now under a consent decree for police reforms with the U.S. Department of Justice....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Pictured are 12-year-old Tamir Rice and U.S. Attorney General William Barr Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Samaria Rice CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio –As the fifth-year anniversary of the Cleveland police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice approaches on Nov. 22, Rice's mother, Samara Rice, and the Ohio ACLU have compiled an eight-page booklet in his memory to help other Black kids l