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Category: Issue Backgrounder
Issue 107: Proposed Cleveland Municipal School Tax Levy
Issue 107 (“tax levy”) requests that a majority of Cleveland voters approve a 15 mill property tax for current operations, with one mill going to partner (e.g. charter) schools. The funds would be used to implement the Cleveland Plan, an attempt to transform the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) and selected charter schools. Mayor Frank Jackson, …Read the Rest…
NFL Officials Return to the Field
The professional NFL referees returned to officiate the football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27, ending a lockout by the owners due to a labor dispute that had resulted in replacement referees officiating the preseason games and the first three weeks of the regular football season. It may be …Read the Rest…
Budget Cuts Affecting American Community Survey
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to cut funding for the American Community Survey, which the Census Bureau has been using instead of the long form census. Politics The voting on this legislation was, with only a few exceptions, on party lines. Supporters of the American Community Survey, mainly Democrats and people who benefit …Read the Rest…
“Stand Your Ground” Laws – Issue Backgrounder
Links to Laws Law Review Articles Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Law, Specifically “Castle Doctrine” in General (See also Cheryl Cheatham’s post from earlier this week.) Since the Florida shooting death of Trayvon Martin rose to public attention, that state’s law of self-defense has attracted much attention. Florida was one of the first states to enact …Read the Rest…
Issue 107: Proposed Cleveland Municipal School Tax Levy
Issue 107 (“tax levy”) requests that a majority of Cleveland voters approve a 15 mill property tax for current operations, with one mill going to partner (e.g. charter) schools. The funds would be used to implement the Cleveland Plan, an attempt to transform the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) and selected charter schools. Mayor Frank Jackson, …Read the Rest…
NFL Officials Return to the Field
The professional NFL referees returned to officiate the football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27, ending a lockout by the owners due to a labor dispute that had resulted in replacement referees officiating the preseason games and the first three weeks of the regular football season. It may be …Read the Rest…
Budget Cuts Affecting American Community Survey
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to cut funding for the American Community Survey, which the Census Bureau has been using instead of the long form census. Politics The voting on this legislation was, with only a few exceptions, on party lines. Supporters of the American Community Survey, mainly Democrats and people who benefit …Read the Rest…
“Stand Your Ground” Laws – Issue Backgrounder
Links to Laws Law Review Articles Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Law, Specifically “Castle Doctrine” in General (See also Cheryl Cheatham’s post from earlier this week.) Since the Florida shooting death of Trayvon Martin rose to public attention, that state’s law of self-defense has attracted much attention. Florida was one of the first states to enact …Read the Rest…