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Reporting Public Policy

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

Melinda Stephan October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments Abbe Turner, Agriculture, farming, female farmers, Ferrum Morraine Farm, grant, Gwenn Volkert, Kent, Lucky Penny Creamery, subsidy, wage discrepancy, wage gap, women farmers

Female farmers: The field is changing

By Julie Selby & Melinda Stephan Women have faced discrimination throughout history, but two local female farmers have quite a

Shawn Wilson October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments City of Kent, downtown kent, New police department

A New Home for the Boys in Blue

A New Building, A New Location The City of Kent police department has been operating out of a building built

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Emily Mills October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments College Avenue, kent police department, Safety Administration Building

College Avenue houses prepped for demolition

By Emily Mills and Allie Johnson Several properties on East College Avenue, South Depeyster Street and Tonkin Court are being

Lauren Dargay October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments

Portage Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities depends on Issue 27

By Lauren Buchanan and Lauren Dargay Results from an American Community Survey showed that, in 2013, 39,187,600 Americans were living

Rachel Godin October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments

Attitudes on Death Penalty Evolving

By Heather Inglis and Rachel Godin The death penalty is not the polarizing, hot button American issue that it once

Alexis Oswald October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments childcare, GRADS, high school, parents, Portage County, Summit County, teen, welfare

Teen Moms Find Their Blessings

By Ashlyne Wilson and Alexis Oswald Finding out that you’re pregnant as a teenager is a hard pill to swallow.

Lillian Martis October 28, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments City of Kent, Department of Health, Kyle Kelly, Landlord, Rental properties, Tenant, Trash

Rental properties make up majority of Kent trash violators

By Lily Martis and Robert Carroll Back when students still lived with their parents, typically, Mom cooked dinner, Dad mowed

Jarrod Evangelist October 21, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments Health code violations, health inspections, jeff neistadt, Kent

Kent Health inspections: Digging Down Deeper

The city of Kent Health Department performs health inspections on every restaurant in Kent multiple times each year. The number

Taylor Williams October 17, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments electronic cigarette, ohio, Portage County, tobacco tax

Electronic cigarette culture can help local businesses

For some, electronic cigarettes can be used to begin the process of quitting cigarettes, as users can choose the amount

Elizabeth Randolph October 16, 2015January 25, 2016 0 Comments #antitrustlaw, #Cargill, #MikeDeWine, #Morton, City of Kent, Community

Rock salt settlement brings money to Kent roads

By Elizabeth Randolph and Raymond Allan When Kent facilities manager and city arborist Gerald Shanley looked at the prices of