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Reporting Public Policy

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

Cory York February 12, 2015December 8, 2015 0 Comments amats, Kent, odot, ohio, roundabout, summit street, traffic

Boulevard and roundabouts, the new Summit Street

City of Kent, Kent State team up on East Summit Street project By: Danielle Hess Kent State University and the

Photo of sign of black squirrel crossing

Jonathan Singleton February 12, 2015December 8, 2015 0 Comments City of Kent, downtown, Kent, main street kent, ohio, parking, Portage County, safety, studio graphique, taxes, wayfinding

New signs in downtown Kent provide direction, character

Story by J. Tyler Singleton Video by Mike Drake All throughout downtown Kent, new signs now direct visitors to the

Meet the Neighbors

Cory York February 12, 2015June 17, 2015 0 Comments Kent, meet the neighbors, ohio, Portage County, ward 1

Ward 1

Story by Cory York and Danielle Hess Residents and former residents of ward one in Kent agree that downtown build-up

Martin Harp February 12, 2015June 17, 2015 0 Comments abortion, northeast Ohio, ohio, Ohio legislation, Ohio Right to Life

Ohio legislation to ban abortions after 20 week mark

Story by Chelsey Milkovich and Martin Harp Audio Story by Jenson Strock A new legislation is being brought forward that

Michael Drake January 29, 2015June 17, 2015 0 Comments akron, City of Kent, Crime, Kent, kent state, kent state university, Law Enforcement, officer, ohio, police, Portage County, safety, Summit County, tamir rice, training

Hiring, training process varies among police departments

Story by Tyler Singleton Video by Mike Drake Training to become a police officer from Michael Drake on Vimeo. In

Cory York January 29, 2015June 17, 2015 0 Comments City Development, courthouse, downtown, Kent, ohio, Portage County

Former courthouse’s next chapter

City of Kent’s plans to redevelop By Danielle Hess With the January 7 release of a request for proposals, the

Final project Uncategorized

Brian Ivey December 4, 2014January 25, 2016 0 Comments Akron/Canton Airport, Aviation, bird strikes, Cleveland Hopkins Airport, government, ohio

Bird Strikes At Northeast Ohio Airports

By: Brian Ivey Airplanes flying into birds has been a problem since the start of aviation. As cities expand near

Final project Heroin Epidemic

Vivian Feke December 4, 2014August 14, 2017 0 Comments Addiction, Drugs, Fatalities, Heroin, ohio, Portage County, Portage County Sheriff Office, traffic

Portage County drug users hooked on heroin

Portage County Sheriff David Doak described heroin in one word: deadly. A rising concern among law enforcement in Portage County,

Kaitlynn LeBeau December 4, 2014June 20, 2015 0 Comments city council, Community, Health, laws, Meeting, ohio, Ohio laws, Ohio's Smoke-Free Workplace Act, Portage County, safety committee, second-hand smoke, smoking, Streetsboro

Streetsboro smoking law doesn’t look right

It doesn’t look right because it isn’t. STREETSBORO — An outdated ordinance left untouched, until now, would allow residents to

Celia Fernandez December 3, 2014January 25, 2016 0 Comments cold cases, Crime, Law Enforcement, ohio, Summit County, unsolved homicides

A look at the number of unsolved cold homicides in Northeast Ohio

In Northeast, Ohio Summit County is the county with the highest number of unsolved homicides with a total of 171