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  Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb CLEVELAND, Ohio— Led By Mayor Justin  Bibb, th e city of Cleveland this week filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a cadre of drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), accusing them of orchestrating a fixed pricing scheme that resulted in skyrocketing insulin prices and that has cost the city millions of dollars in prescription benefit payouts.   The city is represented in the case, which might prove to be expensive, by the city law department, the Cleveland law firm of Kelley Ferraro, LLC, and other prominent attorneys .   The main accusation driving the unprecedented lawsuit, which names pharmaceutical giant Eli Lily company as the leading defendant, is that the  nation's largest insulin makers and pharmacies are driving up the cost of the lifesaving drug through unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices. In the U.S. insulin is so expensive that many diabetics struggle to afford it even when covered by health plans

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb CLEVELAND, Ohio - in the wake of heightened city crime, including the escalating murders of Black women, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb released part of his plan Thursday on how city officials intend to fight increasing crime in the city and enhance a police department that is understaffed as the city's police shortage continues. The mayor's new plan comes days after community activists, led by the group's Imperial Women Coalition and Black on Black Crime Inc., held a stop-the-violence-rally and called for Black leaders to stop grandstanding and to do something about the problem of Black women getting murdered in droves.  The city of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice remain parties to a court -monitored consent decree for police reforms that was implemented in 2015 behind an array of excessive force killings of Blacks by police, including 12-year-old Tamir Rice.   The mayor's anti-crime plan is called " The Raising Investment in

Thomasha Ussery Staff article EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio—  Community activists, friends and family members  of the 22-year-old Black Cleveland woman who was gunned down in East Cleveland on Sun, July 9 will hold a rally and prayer vigil for justice for the woman at 5 pm  on Tuesday, July 18 at 1885 North Taylor Road where the fatal shooting occurred. Thomasha Ussery 22, was beaten and shot and killed early last Sunday morning following an alleged fight in East Cleveland, a small majority Black and impoverished Cleveland suburb where crime, poverty and police malfeasance are rampant. Her mother, Bertha Ussery, is among the speakers at today's vigil, organizers said, as are women's rights activists, and  the community in general.  "These heinous crimes against Black women of Cleveland have got to stop and instead of solutions, all we get from Black and other leaders on this issue are small talk, infighting and grandstanding," said activist and organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, wh

Ohio 11th congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH) WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Ohio  Congresswoman Shontel Brown  (OH-11), a Warrensville Ht. Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes most of Cleveland, voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 2670, which passed the House on a largely party-line vote. In an unprecedented action, House Republicans added a number of provisions to the NDAA, The measure angered some Democrats by  limiting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care for the nation's military and curtailing efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military.  The annual  defense policy  bill passed the House of Representatives on Friday afternoon after Republicans added provisions on abortion and transgender surgeries —  The legislation passed 219-210 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for review  Rep. Brown, one of three Blacks in Congress from Ohio, all of them women,  released the following statem

Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on Oct. 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). Ohio's largest grassroots women's rights group, Women's March Cleveland and its supporters  rallied and marched again, and  on June 24, 2023 outside of cleveland City Hall, a year after the Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   CLEVELAND,Ohio--As the July 5 deadline ends  Ohio advocates sekking to get abortion enshrined in the Ohio constitution  have submitted some 710,000 signatures to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in an effort to get the  issue before voters in November, fa

  CLEVELAND, Ohio –  Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11),  a Warrensville Hts Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes the city of Cleveland,  will welcome U.S.Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to Cleveland on Thursday July 6, the congresswomen said in a press release on Wednesday. One of two Blacks in Congress from Ohio, Brown and Secretary Becerra will hold a roundtable discussion at MetroHealth Hospital and tour the Lincoln-West School of Science and Health facilities located there. The round-table discussion will include Steed, MetroHealth President and CEO Dr. Africa Steed, and Lincoln-West Principal Juliette King, a recent graduate of the program and other officials.  Lincoln-West is the only high school in the nation located inside a hospital.  Secretary Becerra is a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet and is the first Latino in american history to hold such office  Media are asked to RSVP to  will.mcdonald@mail.house.gov Clevela

  COLUMBUS, Ohio —Today, Ohio  Sen. Nickie Antonio (D-Cleveland), a Cleveland area De molcrat who's 23rd state legislative district includes 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards,  issued a statement against the state budge after the Republican-dominated Ohio Senate approved it on Friday via a vote along party lines.  The controversial &!91 billion operating budget , dubbed House Bill 33, includes $1.3 billion in income tax cuts for private school vouchers, which has upset Democrats and teachers unions. among other budget provisions thry say the monies can be put to better use   "It is the responsibility of the Ohio General Assembly to create a fair and transparent budget that works for all Ohioans," said Antonio after voting againt the state operating budget. "We had a chance to pursue a bipartisan budget in conference committee, but instead, we have proposed a partisan budget that fails to prioritize the needs of all Ohioans. This budget puts Ohio on a path that will