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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 during council's 2023 budget hearings.
Posted inNews

2023 Cleveland budget hearings: Thursday, February 23 (live updates)

Nick Castele, Government ReporterCleveland Documenters by Nick Castele and Cleveland Documenters February 23, 2023October 18, 2024
A sign points out a bike lane on Superior Avenue, where the City of Cleveland plans to build a separated bikeway.
Posted inGovernment, News

Amendment nixing Cleveland’s Superior Avenue bikeway dropped after pushback

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 23, 2023October 18, 2024
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Finance Director Ahmed Abonamah listen to Ward 5 Council Member Richard Starr during 2023 budget hearings.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Weekly Chatter: Bibb’s travel budget scrutinized, student journalists and MetroHealth fires back

Avatar photoNick Castele, Government ReporterPaul Rochford, K-12 Education ReporterAmy Morona, Higher Education Reporter by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Paul Rochford and Amy Morona February 20, 2023February 18, 2023
Mayor Justin Bibb presents his 2023 budget to Cleveland City Council.
Posted inGovernment, News

‘Change does take time,’ Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb tells City Council in budget talk

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 14, 2023October 18, 2024
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Weekly Chatter: Public officials try public transportation; union drama and new school appointments

Avatar photoNick Castele, Government ReporterPaul Rochford, K-12 Education ReporterStephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Paul Rochford and Stephanie Casanova February 13, 2023February 13, 2023
The Bibb administration is proposing to turn the West Side Market over to a nonprofit operator.
Posted inGovernment, News

Bibb unveils nonprofit to run West Side Market

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 9, 2023October 18, 2024
A rendering shows the ArtCraft Building reimagined as Cleveland's new police headquarters.
Posted inGovernment, News, Public Safety

Here are the sites Cleveland considered for a new police headquarters

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 7, 2023October 18, 2024
Cleveland City Hall sits at the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and East Sixth Street.
Posted inGovernment, News, Public Safety

Cleveland renews contract with Peacemakers Alliance after deal lapses

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 7, 2023October 18, 2024
Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin speaks with an attendee at a news conference near Shaker Square.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Weekly Chatter: Campaign fundraising, watching ShotSpotter and the unemployment trend

Avatar photoNick Castele, Government ReporterOlivera Perkins, Economics ReporterAmy Morona, Higher Education Reporter by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Olivera Perkins and Amy Morona February 6, 2023February 5, 2023
A Cleveland police car sits on a city street.
Posted inGovernment

Bibb administration defends cuts to vacant police jobs, points to hiring shortage

Nick Castele, Government Reporter by Nick Castele February 3, 2023October 18, 2024

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