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The Wake Up - Oct. 29, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ousts the state school board president, who authored the board's anti-racism resolution

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The Wake Up - Oct. 28, 2021 The Cleveland Guardians roller derby team sues the Cleveland Guardians baseball team for stealing its name

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The Wake Up - Oct. 27, 2021 The Cleveland Clinic begins trials for a ground-breaking breast cancer vaccine

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The Wake Up - Oct. 26, 2021 The Ohio Health Department comes to the rescue of parents stuck at home with quarantined students

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The Wake Up - Oct. 25, 2021 Three of five Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission say they had no role in the maps

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The Wake Up Oct. 22, 2021 Oops! Ohio unveils a brand new license plate, and then it unveils a corrected version

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The Wake Up - Oct.. 21, 2021 More details about what Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's former utilities chief did for his millions in FirstEnergy bribes

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The Wake Up - Oct. 20, 2021 The legal strategy to defend Ohio's new gerrymandered maps likely will fail, an expert says

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The Wake Up - Oct. 19, 2021 Cuyahoga County makes it easier to help the mentally while Cleveland makes it harder

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The Wake Up - Oct. 18, 2021 Ohio Justice Pat DeWine likely is the first judge in Ohio history to refuse to withdraw from a family member's case

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The Wake Up - Oct. 15, 2021 The Ohio School board votes to rescind its anti-racism resolution

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The Wake Up - Oct. 14, 2021 Should a high-powered Washington D.C. law firm get paid for the work it did on corrupt House Bill 6?

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The Wake Up - Oct. 13, 2021 - A record number of people are running for Ohio school boards, and not all for the right reasons

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The Wake Up - Oct. 12, 2021 No more organ transplants for the unvaccinated at the Cleveland Clinic and UH

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The Wake Up - Oct. 11, 2021 Ohioans are paying hundreds of millions for an Indiana coal plant, because of corrupt HB6

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The Wake Up - Oct. 8, 2021 Ohio expands Medicaid to help moms thrive after giving birth

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The Wake Up - Oct. 7, 2021 The Ohio House tries to have a sane conversation about vaccine mandates. It fails.

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The Wake Up - Oct. 6, 2021 Ohio's Supreme Court restores order after Republican leaders disrupt the gerrymandering case

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The Wake Up Oct. 5, 2021 The Cleveland Clinic comes in last in a national ranking of investment in the community

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The Wake Up - Oct. 4, 2021 Ohio won't tell you whether unemployment scammers received benefits in your name

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The Wake Up -- Oct. 1, 2021 Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine sees no conflict in hearing Gov. Mike DeWine's gerrymandering case

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The Wake Up - Sept. 30, 2021 Ohio Statehouse Republicans thought they had a vaccine mandate solution, until they didn't

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The Wake Up - Sept. 29, 2021 Ohio Republicans say they plan a hardline defense of their gerrymandered legislative maps

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The Wake Up - Sept. 28, 2021 A third lawsuit now challenges Ohio's gerrymandering, and the Republicans must respond to all three today

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The Wake Up - Sept. 27, 2021 A top aide to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine with strong FirstEnergy ties resigns abruptly

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The Wake Up - Sept. 24, 2021 The battle over Ohio's gerrymandered legislative maps goes to the Ohio Supreme Court

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The Wake Up - Sept. 23, 2021 It looks like Cuyahoga County residents will pay more taxes to build a new jail

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The Wake Up - Sept. 22, 2021 Cleveland's longtime Catholic bishop, native son Anthony Pilla, has died at age 88

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The Wake Up - Sept. 21, 2021 Ohio is among the worst states for Covid infections in children, and it's getting worse

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This Week in the CLE Sept. 20, 2021 Can Matt Dolan be the anti-Trump Senate candidate who restores the Ohio Republican Party's soul?

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The Wake Up - Sept. 20, 2021 -- People fighting gerrymandered maps by Ohio Republicans have a tight court timeline

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The Wake Up - Sept. 17, 2021 Orgasms? Murder? Boozing? Hudson schools in Ohio provide more information about creative writing topics in a high school workbook

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The Wake Up - Sept 16 Dan Gilbert envisions thousands of homes where he once envisioned a gleaming casino along the Cuyahoga River

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The Wake Up -Sept. 15, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine blames the Legislature for endangering children by blocking a mask mandate in schools

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The Wake Up - Sept. 14, 2021 How many Florida airports make the top 10 list destinations from Cleveland?

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The Wake Up - Sept. 13 2021 - Ohio political leaders have spent a lot of cash not coming up with acceptable legislative maps

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The Wake Up – Sept. 10, 2021 Ahead of Browns season, RTA indefinitely suspends Waterfront rapid line that services FirstEnergy Stadium

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The Wake Up – Sept. 9, 2021 Finally, Republicans on Ohio Redistricting Commission expected to unveil proposed maps today, more than a week after missed deadline

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The Wake Up - Sept. 8, 2021 Playhouse Square, Cleveland Orchestra to require patrons to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test

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The Wake Up - Sept. 7, 2021 Lake Avenue residents successfully persuade Cleveland, Metroparks officials to scuttle plans to widen sidewalks for bicyclists, joggers

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The Wake Up - Sept. 3, 2021 Ohio AG Dave Yost sued the Census Bureau so Ohio could hit a redistricting deadline, so why isn't he suing his colleagues?

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The Wake Up - Sept. 2, 2021 They really did it: Gov. Mike DeWine and six other Ohio leaders intentionally violated the state constitution Wednesday

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The Wake Up Sept. 1, 2021 -- The Ohio governor, Senate president and House speaker are prepared to violate the Ohio Constitution they swore to uphold

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The Wake Up - August 31, 2021 Two more Ohio school districts shut down classrooms because of COVID-19 outbreaks

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The Wake Up - August 30, 2021 Larry Elder, a conservative radio host who got his start in Cleveland, might be California's next governor

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The Wake Up - August 27, 2021 MetroHealth steps up to mandate all staff be vaccinated while the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals don't

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The Wake Up - 1st 26, 2021 Afghan refugees already are arriving in Ohio -- in Cleveland

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The Wake Up - August 25, 2021 One week after students return, an Ohio school district closes because of Covid and other illnesses

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The Wake Up - August 24, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine skips hearing public comments on gerrymandering so he can watch the Bengals

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The Wake Up - August 23, 2021 The Ohio Democratic Party has no candidates yet for a bunch of 2022 statewide races

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The Wake Up - August 20, 2021 Turmoil in the Ohio Republican Party over supporting or endorsing Gov. Mike DeWine's re-election

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The Wake Up - August 19, 2021 Ohioans scammed out of unemployment benefits by hackers soon can get their money

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The Wake Up - August 18, 2021 The Republicans running for the open Ohio U.S. Senate seat are quite wealthy

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The Wake Up - August 17, 2021 Will concert promoters lead the way to vaccine mandates in America?

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The Wake Up - August 16, 2021 It's getting hot for former Ohio utilities chief Sam Randazzo, as a judge orders his assets seized

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The Wake Up - August 13, 2021 Cleveland's population has dropped again, but not be nearly as much as the previous decade

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The Wake Up - Aug. 12, 2021 Ohio gets prohibited from forcing people on Medicaid to work

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The Wake Up - August 11, 2021 Ohio Republicans vying to replace Sen. Rob Portman blast his popular infrastructure deal, lining up with Donald Trump

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The Wake Up - Aug. 10, 2021 -- Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley takes on Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley in the 2022 Ohio governor's race

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The Wake Up - Aug. 9, 2021 Wildly different sentences last week for white and Black defendants sparks calls for sentencing reform

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The Wake Up - Aug. 6, 2021The deal to modernize Progressive Field and keeping the Indians in Cleveland is $435 million

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The Wake Up - Aug. 5, 2021 Cuyahoga County's health board recommends all students wear masks to start the school year

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The Wake Up - Aug. 4, 2021 Auditors question millions of dollars of FirstEnergy payments to entities linked to Cleveland businessman Tony George

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The Wake Up - Aug. 3, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's utilities chief Sam Randazzo got lots more cash from FirstEnergy than we thought

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The Wake Up - Aug. 2, 2021 Ken Johnson is the fifth Cleveland City Council member in two decades to be convicted of crimes in office

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The Wake Up - July 30, 2021 Ohio goes back over a well-known coronavirus case threshold

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The Wake Up - July 29, 2021 Will Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan's colleagues for him to testify in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot probe?

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The Wake Up - July 28, 2021 Could Ohio voters get the chance to fully legalize marijuana, like Michigan did?

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The Wake Up - July 27, 2021 What to expect in Ohio schools this fall? In person. In classrooms. In masks, for the unvaccinated

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The Wake Up - July 26, 2021 The House Bill 6 corruption scandal gets ever-closer to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

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The Wake Up – July 23, 2021 One year after scandal broke, FirstEnergy charged for its role in House Bill 6 bribery scheme

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The Wake Up – July 22, 2021 ODOT awards Cleveland $2.5 million to study Browns’ lakefront proposal

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The Wake Up – July 21, 2021 Ohio’s latest spike in COVID-19 infections could indicate that areas with lower vaccination rates are at greater risk

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The Wake Up – July 20, 2021 Federal trial against Councilman Ken Johnson should offer insight into checks and balances at Cleveland City Hall

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The Wake Up – July 19, 2021 Most Cleveland mayoral candidates oppose proposed charter amendment creating independent, powerful police civilian review board

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The Wake Up - July 16, 2021 Despite new Ohio law, Cleveland State says it will require students be fully vaccinated before returning to campus

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The Wake Up - July 15, 2021 Why isn't the Ohio Health Department tracking coronavirus delta variant cases

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The Wake Up - July 14, 2021 University Hospitals won't say how it could transplant a kidney into the wrong person

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The Wake Up - July 13, 2021 A Republican Ohio candidate for the U.S. Senate who repudiates Donald Trump? Matt Dolan could be the one

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The Wake Up - July 12, 2021 Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office solves its first cold case rape using genealogy databases

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The Wake Up - July 9, 2021 Here's great news if Ohio overpaid your unemployment benefits

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The Wake Up - July 8, 2021 Did Ohio legislators inadvertently make it illegal for elections officials to work with the League of Women Voters?

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The Wake Up - July 7, 2021 Former Cleveland cop who killed Tamir Rice sees latest appeal to get job back denied by Ohio Supreme Court

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The Wake Up - July 6, 2021 What does Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine have against people who want transparent government?

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The Wake Up - July 2, 2021 Ohio Gov.Mike DeWine defends letting doctors refuse treatment to people based on personal beliefs

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The Wake Up - July 1, 2021 - Does Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine have a conflict of interest in signing a bill about the state Supreme Court

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The Wake Up - June 30, 2021 New Loophole! Ohio lawmakers' claimed 3 percent tax cut for Ohioans is a 17 percent cut for the rich

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The Wake Up - June 29, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rescues Ohio State football recruiting from the Statehouse Republicans who endangered it

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The Wake Up - June 28, 2021 Politicking by Ohio House Republicans endangers Ohio State University's ability to recruit top football players

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The Wake Up - June 25, 2021 The Ohio House sneaks through elements of anti-vaccine law that made Ohio a laughingstock

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The Wake Up - June 24, 2021 Cramming legislation into the state budget could backfire on Ohio Senate Republicans

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The Wake Up - June 23, 2021 Are Ohio lawmakers planning crimes? Why else arrange for friendly juries if they get caught?

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The Wake Up - June 22, 2021 Urban school districts say Matt Dolan and Senate Republicans want to make the poor poorer so the rich get richer

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The Wake Up - June 21, 2021 Does Donald Trump still have the political juice to torpedo Congressman Anthony Gonzalez?

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The Wake Up - June 18, 2021 Is the pandemic in Ohio officially over? Gov. Mike DeWine ends the 15-month state of emergency

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The Wake Up - June 17, 2021 Larry Householder ousted from Ohio House nearly a year after HB6 charges

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The Wake Up - June 16, 2021 Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says Republican efforts to block city-provided broadband is a mistake and won't stand

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The Wake Up - June 15, 2021 Ohio's Jim Jordan creates new Congressional caucus to protect free speech on college campuses

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The Wake Up - June 14, With its rail cars wearing out fast, RTA starts over on finding replacements

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The Wake Up - June 11, 2021 Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish orders homeless out of Independence hotel, capitulating to the mayor