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The group has been working since last summer to assess current efforts and develop recommendations in four key areas.

Library levies on the ballot in Northeast Ohio overwhelmingly passed; Stow Municipal Court Judge Lisa Coates wins a heated primary race against presiding Judge Kim Hoover; school levies saw mixed results; and more stories.

The University of Akron announces Charles Guthrie as the new director of athletics.

Ohio has lost one seat in Congress as a result of new census figures released Monday; After months of speculation, 13th district Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman; an appeal from Akron legislator Emilia Sykes and her father, State Senator Vernon Sykes, has led to the opening of a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site in Akron; and more stories.

Throughout this month, residents are being asked to give their views on the police department.

It’s becoming clear that the recent rise in new coronavirus cases is more than a blip; Gov. Mike DeWine says beginning next week, college campuses in Ohio will begin offering vaccinations to students before they break for the summer by May 1; Cleveland State University says it’s planning for a “normal” fall semester; and more stories.

New coronavirus cases in Ohio jumped Tuesday to more than 2,500, the second spike in the past five days; Ohio Supreme Court decision moves Ohio closer to getting rid of cash bail; an Akron firefighter who used a fire hose to spray an activist has been put on administrative leave; and more stories.

This venture is the first of its kind in Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine is expanding vaccine eligibility; Cleveland’s mass COVID vaccine clinic opens to the public today at the Wolstein Center; billionaire investor Carl Ichan has reached a deal with Akron-based FirstEnergy to add two board seats; and more stories.

The reduction includes a 30% decrease in the cost of on-campus housing and tuition rates that will remain the same as this year.