Fall 2025 – Page 3 – Reporting Public Policy

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

Cuyahoga Gorge Dam Removal Marks the Start of the River’s Next Era

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

Megan Dye’s parents reported the then 17-year-old as missing when she didn’t come home after her 9 p.m. curfew on

Waiting for guidance. As states start to feel the impact of President Trump’s tax law, known as the “Big Beautiful