coronavirus relief

Rising food costs and increased spending on other daily expenditures are blamed for making it tough for some Ohioans to make ends meet.

The city is kicking of its community engagement efforts to gather feedback on which projects it should fund with its share of American Rescue Act dollars.

The city wants to spend $10 million in federal stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan Act to prevent foreclosure of the shopping center.

Council is beginning to work with the public to get input on how the money should be used.

Northeast Ohio venues and operators that had been shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic are recipients of more than $100 million of the federal money.

The council will offer input on how the Cleveland area should use the remaining COVID-19 funds.

And they'll do that by using federal coronavirus relief funds.

Cleveland is drafting an early plan for spending $511 million in COVID-19 relief money and will send the proposal to the U.S. Treasury Department for approval by the end of the month.

Policy Matters Ohio says the wealthiest in the state will benefit the most.

Pandemic relief funds are set aside to prevent the road hazards that have caused significant damage in some parts of Ohio.