Troy Pierson – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

Cocaine Courts COVID-19 covid19 Crime Drugs Fall 2022 Stories Fentanyl Government Health Portage County Public Health Public Safety State government

Troy Pierson December 15, 2022December 20, 2022 Addiction, COVID-19, Drug Court, Fentanyl, HOPE, Judge Doherty, Portage County, Portage County Mental Health and Recovery Board

HOPE drug court helps those struggling with addiction in Portage County

As the opioid epidemic continues to take lives in Portage County amid the COVID-19 pandemic, drug courts such as the

Council Economics Fall 2022 Stories Government Public Safety

Troy Pierson December 8, 2022December 20, 2022 annual budget, ARPA, budget, COVID-19, federal funding, Pandemic, Stow, stow city council, yearly budget

Stow City Council approves 2023 annual budget, utilizes federal funding from ARPA

Stow city council convened last Thursday to approve and adopt the general budget for the 2023 calendar year. The 2023

Education Fall 2022 Stories

Troy Pierson November 26, 2022December 20, 2022 campus, Climate Study, DEI, diversity, Great Place Initiative, Inclusion, kent state, kent state university, Steering Committee, The Rock

Kent State anticipates spring 2023 report on climate study detailing campus inclusion

Kent State will release its 2021 Climate Study on Race next spring, and early analysis indicates a decrease in comfort

City of Kent Education Fall 2022 Stories K-12 Education Portage County Public Safety Technology

Troy Pierson September 6, 2022December 20, 2022

Portage County superintendents respond to House Bill decreasing firearm training hours for teachers

This month, school districts across Ohio will decide whether to adopt Ohio’s new school safety bill, which reduces the amount