Ray Leach has been named as the newest member of the board of Columbus-based venture capital group VentureOhio. Leach is the CEO of Cleveland venture development organization JumpStart Inc. which was founded in 2004 and provides investment capital and technical assistance to Ohio startups. “VentureOhio’s statewide mission aligns very closely with JumpStart’s mission in Northeast [...]
A divided Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled 4-3 that the state failed to prove the elements of aggravated murder in a Cleveland club shooting case. “The evidence did not show that this killing was done with prior calculation and design as required to sustain a conviction for aggravated murder,” Justice Judith Lanzinger wrote on behalf [...]
CLEVELAND — There’s a light in the Cleveland Browns’ locker room at FirstEnergy Stadium that splashes the phrase “Expect to Win” on the carpet for all the players and staff to see. The sign doesn’t mention anything about when the winning is supposed to start. Not that it matters. At this point, it’s anybody’s guess, [...]
CLEVELAND — Two of the country’s poorest cities are talking about a merger they say could help both. But Cleveland could need a sizeable boost in taxpayer dollars to absorb East Cleveland, a place so impoverished that some residents fill their own potholes. Cleveland officials are looking at development possibilities that exist in its struggling [...]
The federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling that Cleveland police officers were not discriminated against in 2012 after a deadly car chase and shooting. The judgment upheld the ruling of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio where nine Cleveland officers claimed that they were discriminated against [...]
CLEVELAND — There are rebuilding projects and then there are the Cleveland Browns, a floundering franchise currently on the wrong end of the NFL’s food chain. Fixing the Browns is a daunting task, some might argue an impossible one. But Hue Jackson, who has gotten a second head-coaching gig after a five-year wait, believes he’s [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court was divided this week when it considered whether to suspend a Cleveland attorney from the practice of law for making unwelcome sexual advances toward a female client. The 4-3 decision resulted in a suspension of six months for attorney Tasso Paris, to be stayed on condition that he commit no further [...]
Despite reviews that the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland successfully addressed the safety concerns of the participants and city residents alike, a state lawmaker has proposed a measure to allow cities to enact a ban on firearms for special events such as a political convention. Sen. Cecil Thomas, a freshman Democrat from Cincinnati, earlier [...]
A federal court of appeals recently ruled that United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio properly dismissed claims from a Cleveland woman that the city and several of its police officers wrongfully charged her with intimidation and harassment. In an opinion authored by Judge Ronald Lee Gilman, the 6th Circuit Court of [...]
CLEVELAND — The political courtship for 2020 is underway. The Republican party’s potential future candidates — from House Speaker Paul Ryan to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton — schmoozed with state delegations considered critical in a presidential election. The practice, while expected, is a delicate dance in which the party’s rising stars circulate among key delegates [...]