Fall 2025 – Page 2 – Reporting Public Policy

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

“This is unprecedented for our industry” Local public broadcast stations deal with funding cuts

Federal funding for public radio and broadcasting officially ran out as of October 1, 2025. This comes after President Trump’s

Kent State University is preparing to phase out or merge 24 undergraduate programs after Ohio’s recently implemented Senate Bill 1

https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js A series of property tax bills are moving through the Ohio legislature to limit property tax increases on tax

In 2014, 14-year-old Jake Wherley’s parents adopted a 9-year-old calico cat, named Mackenzie, from Paws and Prayers, a pet rescue

Local food pantries like the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank and the Hudson Food Pantry are facing high demand with a

In the middle of a national battle to achieve congressional control, the state of Ohio is taking the stage as

KENT, Ohio – As the Main Street construction project moves forward, many adaptations have been made to keep traffic flowing

AKRON, Ohio. After four years of construction, the orange barrels and lane shifts that have dominated Akron’s highways are finally

Shovels are finally breaking ground around the Gorge Dam, and the process of the entire dam’s removal has begun. Starting

Across the United States, nearly 105,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2023. Of these deaths, roughly 76% were due