Documenters covered another slate of info-packed public meetings last week. The highlights include details on City Council’s support for abortion rights, a citywide land survey, fuss over consultants and federal funds, programming for youth who are incarcerated, and more. Get the details in this week’s episode of the Public Meetings Report.

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Side Hustle: Mikael Ellis works four jobs focused on the LGBTQ+ community (video)

By Jeff Haynes

Mikael Ellis has purposely decided to work at businesses that either primarily cater to LGBTQ+ patrons or have a large clientele from this community.

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The Public Meetings Report is a weekly five minute audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland. The show is based on the work of Cleveland Documenters — residents like you who are trained and paid to document these meetings for the public. Produced by Signal Cleveland, Cleveland Documenters and WOVU 95.9 FM. 

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