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Southern Mannew

How will Jimmy Haslam, a Republican plutocrat fare, in blue-collar Cleveland?
Cleveland Scene  |  Kyle Swenson  |  08-08-2012  |  Politics

Poll: Ohioans Feeling Less Crappy About Their Livesnew

It's been a tough four years for folks in Ohio. Jim Tressel went down, Casey Anthony may or may not have made the Buckeye state her home, jobs have been hard to come by, and Ohio is neck-and-neck with Florida in everyone's favorite game, Ohio or Florida?
Cleveland Scene  |  Vince Grzegorek  |  05-10-2012  |  Politics

Mo' Money, Mo' Justicenew

Justice Maureen O'Connor says campaign money doesn't affect her rulings. Her record says otherwise.
Cleveland Scene  |  Denise Grollmus  |  03-21-2008  |  Politics

Joe Cimperman Hopes to Tear Down Dennis Kucinichnew

Eight years ago, downtown Councilman Joe Cimperman was determined to get Kucinich's portrait hung in City Hall. Since then, Cimperman's come to believe that the man he so admired is gone.
Cleveland Scene  |  Gus Garcia-Roberts  |  02-29-2008  |  Politics

Dennis Kucinich, the King of Spinnew

How he remade himself from race-baiting bomb-thrower to liberal sweetheart.
Cleveland Scene  |  Denise Grollmus  |  12-07-2007  |  Politics

A Renegade Reformer Lets Power Go to His Headnew

As soon as Judge John Plough took his seat on the Kent Municipal Court, he began making massive changes -- changes that would quickly earn him national headlines.
Cleveland Scene  |  Denise Grollmus  |  11-09-2007  |  Politics

CBS Catches Ohio Congresswoman Blowing $2 Millionnew

Stephanie Tubbs Jones secured a $2 million earmark so Sherwin-Williams could begin development of a bacteria-killing paint, despite no evidence that it's possible.
Cleveland Scene  |  Staff  |  10-19-2007  |  Politics

King Cuyahoganew

Jimmy Dimora gets fat while his county starves.
Cleveland Scene  |  Jared Klaus  |  02-02-2007  |  Politics

Cloud of Suspicionnew

The mayor's special prosecutor botches her most important case.
Cleveland Scene  |  Kevin Hoffman  |  01-05-2007  |  Politics

Elf-in-Chiefnew

Is another Kucinich vanity project in store?
Cleveland Scene  |  First Punch  |  12-18-2006  |  Politics

Blacklashnew

Ken Blackwell could be Ohio's first black governor -- if only blacks could stand him.
Cleveland Scene  |  Kevin Hoffman  |  10-27-2006  |  Politics

The Face of Incompetencenew

To understand why Cleveland government is so bad, start with the mayor's brother.
Cleveland Scene  |  Lisa Rab  |  10-16-2006  |  Politics

Meet the Revolutionnew

The anarchists are going to rise up, one of these days.
Cleveland Scene  |  Jared Klaus  |  09-25-2006  |  Politics

Up In Smokenew

People in Madison, Ohio love their councilman -- even if he is a drug dealer.
Cleveland Scene  |  Jared Klaus  |  08-14-2006  |  Politics

Missing: $1.5 Billionnew

If the Cleveland school district knows where your money went, it isn't saying.
Cleveland Scene  |  Lisa Rab  |  05-26-2006  |  Politics

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