Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish on Wednesday announced plans to pay for a new jail by extending the life of a 0.25 percent sales tax; a debate over teaching the role of racism in American history has been highlighted as a committee weighs two bills before Ohio legislators that would prohibit such instruction; a federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor; and more stories.

The purpose of the funding is to address poverty and inequity in the area, and residents and local leadership don't see eye to eye on improvements.

Just 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties remain at Level 3 red for spread of the coronavirus; University of Akron President Gary Miller has introduced a plan drawing on the school’s arts programs to give downtown a boost post-pandemic; Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announced a new program to focus county resources on economically struggling places; and more stories.

The county government leader says the county is preparing for an influx of resources for neighborhoods with the most economic needs.

The county executive says more state and local aid is needed to deal with the pandemic next year.

A county committee votes to build the facility outside of downtown.

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is calling the county’s current economic situation an unprecedented financial crisis caused by the response to the coronavirus epidemic. All non-union county employees will have to take a 10-day unpaid furlough and Budish is directing all county departments to prepare for a 15 percent budget cut. ideastream's "All Things Considered" host Tony Ganzer spoke with Budish about making these tough decisions and what comes next for Cuyahoga County.

State and federal law enforcement raided Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish’s office Thursday afternoon, a move that Budish denounced as “without justification.” About nine agents from the FBI and the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrived before noon and spent several hours in the county headquarters building, leaving just before 4 p.m., county spokeswoman Mary Louise Madigan said. They left with five boxes, an envelope of equipment and two hard drives, one of which belonged to Budish, Madigan said.

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