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I follow how decisions made at Cleveland City Hall and Cuyahoga County headquarters ripple into the neighborhoods. I keep an eye on the power brokers and political organizers who shape our government. I am a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and have covered politics and government in Northeast Ohio since 2012.

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Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin speaks at a committee meeting at City Hall.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Griffin urges Cleveland City Council not to be a ‘punching bag;’ Council questions DigitalC

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele January 11, 2025January 11, 2025
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne speaks at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood.
Posted inGovernment

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on keeping the Browns in downtown Cleveland

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin speaks with Deputy Clerk Allan Dreyer and Clerk Pat Britt before council's Jan. 29, 2024 meeting.
Posted inGovernment

Cleveland City Council passes new ward maps

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele January 6, 2025January 29, 2025
Mayor Justin Bibb points and holds a microphone
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Justin Bibb’s reelection bid, Trump’s impact on Cleveland, City Council races: What Weekly Chatter is following in 2025

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 30, 2024January 29, 2025
Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin speaks at an early voting rally near the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Blaine Griffin defends new Cleveland City Council map as West Side criticism heats up

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 23, 2024January 29, 2025
A campaign sign for Issue 55 on Euclid Avenue.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Arts campaign spends and wins big on Cuyahoga County cigarette tax

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 23, 2024December 22, 2024
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and Council President Pernel Jones Jr. held a news conference on August 12, 2024, to discuss their opposition to the Browns' Brook Park stadium proposal.
Posted inGovernment

Survey tests public opinion on Browns move to Brook Park, singles out Chris Ronayne

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 20, 2024December 21, 2024
Basheer Jones in a 2021 interview with Ideastream Public Media. One use only.
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Former Cleveland Council Member Basheer Jones pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charges

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Mayor Justin Bibb speaks at a voter turnout rally in September 2024.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Mayor Justin Bibb talks Democrats’ 2024 defeat; City Hall highlights crime decline

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 16, 2024December 15, 2024
India Birdsong Terry, the CEO of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, speaks ahead of the removal of jersey barriers at Public Square.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Greater Cleveland transit chief talks Trump administration, Browns stadium

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

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