Instead of spending opioid settlement funds on new services, some places are using it to generate savings. They’re paying for staff salaries and programs typically covered by other resources. My latest for @kffhealthnews & @usatoday #opioidsettlements buff.ly/3xv2jEE

Later this year, a pilot program will add mental health crisis response to the list of emergency responders offered in two #Cleveland ZIP codes.

A CARE 1975 representative says these non-police response teams should include paramedics too.
go.signalcleveland.org/49EHLaa.

For the past year I've been writing short profiles on Detroit Documenters, and it’s been so fun to learn more about their experiences and why they value documenting public meetings. 🧵

The LeadSafeCLE coalition issued a new request to find a group or agency to help families displaced by lead poisoning. The administrator would launch two pilot programs aimed at supporting families who have to relocate. More Signal Cleveland: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-coal…

For months, tenants in the low-income senior housing complex say an unfixed busted exterior door has allowed strangers to enter the building, engaging in sexual and drug activity in common areas and sleeping in the stairwells. Ideastream News
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Check out these figures from Nick Castele on the City of Cleveland's spending of ARPA funds. See what projects are being funded and what's been spent so far. #DataDaysCLE

happy allergies season! 🤧🌷🌼

With Indiana’s near-total abortion ban and fears that legislators may try to limit access to contraception next, some advocacy groups are focused on increasing contraceptive access.

In Indy, that means a vending machine with free emergency birth control. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-p…

“We will bargain in good faith with the union to develop a contract that supports the long-term success of both our employees and CRCC,” says Cleveland Rape Crisis Center #Union North Shore AFL-CIO SEIU Ohio AFL-CIO

signalcleveland.org/cleveland-rape…

Cleveland State University is preparing to offer faculty and staff voluntary buyout packages to help close a projected $40 million budget gap.

Payments would be a one-time lump sum payment equal to the employee’s annual salary.

Amy Morona has the story: go.signalcleveland.org/4alK5UK.

We turn 7 today! We consider this birthday a mini “revolution.' It's our evolution, producing journalism that is transformative, and expanding our vision of change-making.

Celebrate this moment with us. Donate today to support our next chapter. bit.ly/mlk50turns7

As seen in the New York Times: #SignalCleveland 🤠

Beyoncé fans in #Cleveland got a shout out from #NYT after our reporting on the Beyoncé fan day at the Rock Hall.
nytimes.com/2024/03/30/sty…

Cleveland's new open data portal has statistics on crime reports, building permits, dead animal complaints and – someday soon, Mayor Justin M. Bibb hopes – cemeteries. signalcleveland.org/find-crime-sta…

Stopped by the Rock Hall Friday with some Signal Cleveland colleagues for Beyoncé Fan Day! We got to talk to members of the Beyhive about #COWBOYCARTER , Beyoncé’s art and music. 🤠🐝🪩 Had some fun with this one: signalcleveland.org/beyonce-fans-c…

Lol BEYONCÉ said giddy up, giddy up beyhive! 🤠🐝 🪕 #COWBOYCARTER open.spotify.com/track/5mUlozUY…

A wrap on Mayor Bibb's third State of the City speech, in which he argued that he is closing the deal he made to voters in the 2021 campaign. signalcleveland.org/mayor-justin-b…

Simply put: Cleveland Documenters coverage is the best crash course in local gov there is. Hundreds of Greater Cleveland residents have covered 1,000+ meetings in about 3 years. Here are some ways folks at Signal Cleveland pass along what I call the “baton of civic info” to the public:

Such comprehensive coverage of bridge collapse in The Baltimore Banner this morning. Eight separate stories on home page. Among many other local reporters rising to the moment. thebaltimorebanner.com

What we know about the six construction workers who fell to their death from Francis Scott Key Bridge:

They were 'hard-working, humble' men, dedicated to their spouses, children and families in their homelands in Latin America.

For The Baltimore Banner : thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

A fact: writers like cats.
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