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Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on October 2, 2021 at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio, a sister march to marches held in cities across the country that day spearheaded by Women's March National out of Washington, D.C. ( Photo by David Petkiewicz of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper and Cleveland.com) Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article COLUMBUS, Ohio-  The language that will appear on the statewide ballot on Aug. 8 in Ohio for voters to decide whether to make it more difficult to amend or change the Ohio constitution was set Thursday by an Ohio Ballot Board chaired by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican hellbent on stopping voter approval in November of a possible ballot issue on abortion.  Led by LaRose, the ballot board voted 3-2 in support of the ballot language The August ballot issue has been dubbed state Issue

 Ohio  Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)   COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), a Lakewood Democrat whose 23rd state legislative district includes 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards, issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 83, the highly controversial "Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act." "This bill is an egregious overreach by the Republican majority to micromanage Ohio's colleges and universities," said Antonio. "It is a bill that could silence Ohio's best and brightest. How are we as a state supposed to claim to educate future generations to the fullest without the discussion and understanding of all views and perspectives?  She branded the bill, Senate Bill 83, a  Republicans effort to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion from Ohio's institutions of higher learning The measure passed the Senate 21-10 with all Democrats and three Republicans voting no.

CLEVELAND, Ohio —  Food Access Raises Everyone (FARE) is bringing Produce Perks back to West Side Market this summer in partnership with the City of Cleveland and Produce Perks Midwest to increase access to fresh, healthy food for Cleveland residents and support vendors at the West Side Market.   For more information on this program and the eligibility requirements go to   produceperks.org/ wsm  or call 216 - 400 - 9609 .    "We are pleased to bring Produce Perks back to the West Side Market," said Mayor Justin M. Bibb. "The data from last year's pilot shows that this program benefited residents across the city as well as the hardworking produce vendors at our market."   The mayor's announcement comes on the heels of city council approving a multi-million project to renovate the West Side Market, a historical figure on the city's near west side that is located at West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue. Produce Perks provide TANF (Temporary Assistance for Nee

Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb CLEVELAND, Ohio –   Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb is proposing  a new paid   parental leave  policy that will benefit employees who experience a new child life event, the city announced in a press release on Monday.    The proposed policy, a proposed city ordinance,   has been submitted   to city council  and   will be presented at   council meeting    Monday evening. If approved, the policy will be available to all   full-time,   non-union city of Cleveland employees, and to union employees as negotiations continue with the city's collective bargaining units.    " I'm excited to present this new proposal   coming out of Mother's Day   weekend.  We  want to set the standard in employee engagement by showing that we not only are listenin g , but taking significant steps forward   by   implementing what they are   seeking ," said Mayor Bibb. " We hope other   organizations in our region,   both public and private sector, will fol

Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON , DC – Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11),  a Warrensville Hts Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs of Cuyahoga County, and federal lawmakers of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DMC) joined a press call with officials of the U.S. Department of Labor to discuss the release of a report by the department’s Women’s Bureau on how caring for family has long-term impacts on a woman’s lifetime earnings.  Rep Brown and fellow DWC Communications Co-Chair Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA-07) joined Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon and Women’s Bureau Senior Advisor Sarah Jane Glynn for the discussion. The report, Lifetime Employment-Related Costs to Women of Providing Family Car ,  finds that the amount of time women spend providing essential care to childre