Pandemic – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

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

Fall 2023 Stories

Alyse Riffer December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Community Development, community development director, homelessness, miller community house, Pandemic, poverty

How the pandemic created a ‘perfect storm’ for poverty in Portage County

Anne Face said she has seen more people in need of services than ever before in her 17 years with

City of Streetsboro COVID-19 Data Visualization Fall 2023 Stories K-12 Education

Alexandria Manthey December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 bus, driver shortage, Pandemic, parta, short staffed, Streetsboro

Portage County schools and RTA’s experience bus driver shortage

For students nationwide, classes are winding down before holiday break, yet their school districts are still scrambling to find a

Council Economics Fall 2022 Stories Government Public Safety

Troy Pierson December 8, 2022December 20, 2022 annual budget, ARPA, budget, COVID-19, federal funding, Pandemic, Stow, stow city council, yearly budget

Stow City Council approves 2023 annual budget, utilizes federal funding from ARPA

Stow city council convened last Thursday to approve and adopt the general budget for the 2023 calendar year. The 2023

City of Kent Cops County covid19 Health Kent State University Ohio Public Health Public Safety Uncategorized

Becca Sagaris October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments Bars, CDC Guidelines, COVID-19, fall, Halloween, Health Department, Kent, kent state police, Pandemic, party, police department, risk, safety, trick-or-treat

City of Kent’s plan for Halloween during COVID-19 pandemic

KENT, Ohio — The City of Kent Trick-or-Treat event and annual Halloween party are coming up, and with the COVID-19

Lexi Biasi October 11, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments College students, mental health, Pandemic

COVID-19 Affecting College Students Mental Health

The restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced college students across the country to learn to adjust to a

Madisyn Woodring September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Environment, Pandemic, Plastic, Sustainability

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts the Environment Negatively

John Huss is a philosophy professor at the University of Akron. He received a bachelor’s degree in geology, a master’s