💰 Cleveland activists reboot budget project with smaller, private funds. People's Budget Cleveland is launching a neighborhood-focused participatory budgeting pilot with $100,000 from private sources after their citywide initiative narrowly failed in 2023. The original proposal would have allocated $14 million of the city's budget for citizen-directed spending, which city council members strongly opposed. Despite the setback, organizers point to 33,000 supportive voters as evidence of public interest in budget participation. Residents can nominate neighborhoods to receive funding through April 15, with information sessions scheduled for interested participants.
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🚀 Cleveland wants NASA to make the city its new headquarters. The City Council passed a resolution urging the federal government to consider Northeast Ohio when NASA's Washington D.C. lease expires in 2028. Council President Blaine Griffin's resolution highlights Cleveland's aerospace heritage, lower operational costs, and the presence of NASA Glenn Research Center as key advantages. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has also written to President Trump supporting the move, emphasizing potential taxpayer savings and Ohio's aviation history. The push represents a coordinated effort by local and state officials to bring the space agency to Cleveland.
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💰 Cleveland's gender pay gap costs women $417,400 over their careers. Women earn just 73 cents for every dollar earned by white men, with even worse disparities for women of color. Pay equity legislation proposed in Cleveland would require salary transparency and ban questions about salary history during hiring—policies already successful in other Ohio cities. HHW Ohio, which has helped women secure careers for over 40 years, argues these changes would boost the city's economy by increasing household incomes, improving business competitiveness, and expanding the tax base.
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