Summit County – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

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

Council County Diversity Health poverty Public Health

Sara Crawford September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 0 Comments NAACP, Portage County, portage county board of mental health and recovery, public health, Racism, Summit County

Portage County Commissioners declare Racism a public health crisis

On Sept 11, the Portage County Commissioners declared racism a public health crisis in the county. The Portage County commissioners

Budget cuts fundraising Health Homelessness Ohio Public Health Uncategorized

Nadine Battah March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 0 Comments Akron Ohio, funding, homelessness, public health, Summit County

Proposed New Budget Increase for Homelessness Programs Barely Makes a Dent in Akron

By Nadine Battah & Jay Shah Summit County consists of a massive homeless population including almost 2000 undocumented homeless individuals.

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.

Krandall Brantley April 12, 2015July 17, 2015 0 Comments Coyote, Kent, ohio, Parks and Recreation, Summit County

Ohio Coyotes

040915 Coyotes Story5 from Krandall Brantley on Vimeo.

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

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

Emily Crilley October 15, 2014June 20, 2015 0 Comments Community, Ebola, Health, Kent, kent state university, ohio, Summit County

Ebola virus tied to northeast Ohio

Kent State University Press Conference: Oct. 15, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed another case of

Haley Phillippi September 30, 2014 0 Comments credit card fraud, Crime, Cuyahoga Falls, Jimmy Johns, Law Enforcement, Summit County

Local Jimmy John’s Hit by Credit Card Hackers

Security breaches are happening more and more often with large companies. Earlier this month Home Depot had 56 million debit

Candace Monacelli September 16, 2014October 10, 2014 0 Comments Community, Damage, Portage County, Severe Weather, Stow, Summit County, Tornado

Severe Weather Damage

Severe weather struck areas in Portage and Summit counties Wednesday night, leaving damage from multiple confirmed weak EF zero tornados…especially

Jasmine Pace November 6, 2013 0 Comments Crime, house bill 262, human trafficking, mike dewine, Portage County, rahab ministries, Summit County

Fighting human trafficking through non-profit organizations

Bringing light to human trafficking in Summit and Portage County By: Jasmine Pace AKRON, OHIO — Human trafficking is a