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Reporting Public Policy

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

Carley Hull September 7, 2014September 8, 2014 0 Comments Brimfield, carley hull, City of Kent, city of kent health department, duwayne porter, Health, jeff neistadt, Kent, kent, Kent Health Department, mosquito, mosquitoes, ohio department of health, Portage County, portage county health department, west nile virus

West Nile virus positive mosquitoes found in Portage County, City of Kent taking precautions

Words by Carley Hull. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin. The City of Kent and Portage County Health Departments are taking

Alicia Balog September 6, 2014September 12, 2014 0 Comments College Republicans, government, Government, kent state, Kent State University, ohio, republicans, secretary of state, state, vote

Ohio Secretary of State discusses democracy with Kent State College Republicans

by Alicia Balog When Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted asked a man to help with his campaign this year,

Raven Brinson January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 0 Comments Agriculture, City Development, Community, development, downtown, haymaker parkway, jennifer lennox, jim bowling, Kent, kent city council, landscaping plan, Parks and Recreation, pocket park

New plan to turn Haymaker Parkway land into ‘pocket park’

Kent City Council unanimously approved last week a 35-thousand-dollar landscaping plan that will transform the land next to the new

Kyle Berg January 15, 2014 0 Comments Portage County

SNAP benefits cut with expiration of 2009 stimulus package

Starting on November 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits have been cut as a part of the government stimulus package

Adam McParlane January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 0 Comments City Development, Community, dan smith, downtown, james bowling, Kent, kent, redevelopment, west main street

Downtown Redevelopment Project continues, expands to other areas

The revitalization of downtown Kent was only the first step in the Downtown Redevelopment Project. Properties along West Main Street

Elizabeth Blosfield January 15, 2014 0 Comments bills, Crime, Government, Kent, kent, landlords, Law Enforcement, nuisance ordinance, prusha

Kent’s Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinance: Helpful or harmful?

Last fall, twelve bills totaling more than $2,000 were sent to properties in Kent with nuisance violations. This fall, only

Christina Suttles January 15, 2014 0 Comments Crime, domestic violence, Kent, kent, kent police department, Law Enforcement, marsh, police, prusha, threats

Majority of domestic violence reports uncharged in Kent

When victims of domestic assault refuse to prosecute, or testify, police and courts are left in a difficult position, sometimes

Amanda Crumm January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 0 Comments akron, amats, City Development, crashes, Kent, odot, ohio department of public safety, Portage County, traffic

State Route 59 ranked highest crash roadway in Akron region

As students scurry across one of Kent’s busiest roadways, weaving in between bumper-to-bumper traffic, the odds are increasing that the

Samara Sands January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 0 Comments Community, fraternity, Health, kelly, Kent, kent, Kent Health Department, kent state, trash violations, university drive

University Drive among most trash and litter complaints in Kent

Many of the litter, garbage and trash complaints of fraternity houses in Kent seem to come from houses located on

Caitlyn Callahan January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 0 Comments bloom, Crime, Health, Kent, kent, Law Enforcement, police, prusha, rainn, sexual assault, Student safety, townhall II, victim

Townhall II assists sexual assault victims

From Jan. 1, 2008 to Sept. 23, 2013, the Kent Police Department have taken 54 reports of rape. According to