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RECENT COVERAGE
Feagler & Friends: Friday, July 3, 2009
The foreclosure crisis. What steps are being taken in greater Cleveland to combat the fallout and is there hope for a turnaround?
Understanding Your Property Value Reassesment
Regional News Stories: Thursday, July 2, 2009
If you own property in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, or Stark counties, chances are you’ve gotten a letter in the mail from the county telling you how much the auditor thinks your property is worth. Needless to say, you might not agree with the assessment. It’s time for this week’s Upside/Downside. These revaluations are coming out in a year that property values have taken a sharp dip, and the assessments reflect that, but you still might think it’s too high. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff talks to morning host Eric Wellman to explain that and the system that exists to challenge county property valuations.
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora breaks a year-long silence on the federal corruption probe. He claims he's the victim of joint GOP-Plain Dealer conspiracy. His calls for a federal investigation into that conspiracy appear to have fallen on deaf ears. Thursday morning at 9, join the reporters roundtable for analysis of this new development, the state budget standoff, and the four candidates vying to unseat Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson.
Ohio Lottery Director in the Dark on Slot Machines
Regional News Stories: Thursday, July 2, 2009
The director of the Ohio Lottery admits he hasn't been consulted about the plan to bring slot machines to Ohio's seven racetracks, even though he would oversee those machines. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.
Another Temporary Budget in the Works
Regional News Stories: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Ohio is now operating on a one week temporary budget...and another one week budget is in the works in case state leaders don't pass a permanent budget by Tuesday. The temporary budget is meant to allow agencies to continue to operate while budget negotiations continue. But as Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, some groups are finding it's hard to get by under unsure circumstances.
New Wrinkles In Budget Standoff
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The deadlock over a new two year state budget for Ohio continues at the capitol. The governor and legislative leaders say they have already agreed on filling most of a projected 3.2 billion dollar shortfall with spending cuts, but they disagree over using revenues from gambling to fill the rest of the money hole. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports there are now a few wrinkles in the stand-off.
Biomedical Stimulus Funding On The Chopping Block
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
With the state struggling to plug a huge budget shortfall, those working to advance Northeast Ohio's biomedical industry are bracing for a disappointing rollback of state stimulus dollars. ideastream®'s Bill rice reports.
Environmentalists Say Energy Technology Could Determine Ohio’s Future
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Environmentalists say a new report shows Ohioans will spend more than $900 billion on fossil fuels during the next twenty years if major advances are not made in clean energy technologies.
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Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Facing the Mortgage Crisis is a multi-media project designed to raise public awareness, mobilize networks of community partners, and aggregate community resources to serve our Northeast Ohio communities.
Help Wanted
In collaboration with The Plain Dealer, WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream® will cover the journey of dozens of the unemployed in Northeast Ohio.
Ohio's Unemployed: Stories from the Line
As Ohio sinks deeper into the recession, more people are put on the unemployment line. These are their stories of struggle and survival. 2008
The Foreclosure Crisis
There are over 11,000 bank-owned houses in Cuyahoga County, and the number grows every day. Houses like this are dragging down local property values and hurting the bottom lines of some of the world’s largest financial institutions. During the week of May 19-23, 2008, ideastream®’s Mhari Saito talks to those wading through the mess left by the foreclosure crisis. 2008
Poverty in the City
50 years ago, Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood was a vibrant neighborhood, with shops and well-kept homes. But today, it is on the verge of a complete changeover: buildings sit in disrepair, shops are boarded up, kids become high school drop outs. What happened? What can happen now to turn this neighborhood back in the other direction? 2007
What Would Merging Mean?
Northeast Ohio's economy has drastically changed over the last decade. Municipal budgets have shrunk. Manufacturing jobs have declined and the urban core -- Cleveland -- is losing population. As leaders search for solutions, talk of regionalism has ignited conversations and ideas, including more collaboration among cities, even the possibility of merger between city and county government in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. ideastream explores that radical idea with reports and interviews on radio and TV. 2007
Making Change
Making Change is a series of radio, television and Internet products that will tackle that very question by concentrating on economic reinvention from the point of view of individual citizens. 2003-present
The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series
The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series is a sequence of discussions focusing on issues important to executives of small non-profit organizations and students of non-profit management. 2006-present
A Quiet Crisis
For three years this innovative multiple-media series focused the attention of Northeast Ohio on the region’s most serious challenge—an economic decline that was unraveling the “comeback” renaissance of the 90’s and threatening the vitality of the region. 2001-04
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