Doug Brown

Akron

Government Reporter at Signal Akron

reporter in akron, ohio. i used to live in portland, cleveland, elsewhere. [email protected] / dougbrown8@gmail.

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Articles

Look inside the campaign donations for Akron City Council seats

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

Why we wrote this article: Legislation by Akron City Council plays a significant role in the day-to-day lives of Akronites. Public transparency about the money spent to influence elections is essential to a healthy democracy – it is important for people to know who is funding each candidate and whose interests each elected official may feel beholden to, consciously or unconsciously, once they are in office.
60th Anniversary AA's

1 week ago | trapshooters.com | Doug Brown

Found these 60th Anniversary Winchester AA's at Walmart today. Buy them up & in another 70 years they will be collectible. 1.2 MB Views: 0 See less
Mossberg 42 tr

2 weeks ago | trapshooters.com | Doug Brown

Anyone know where to locate a smooth bore extension for one of these rifles or a factory drawing and a gunsmith to do it #1 · Anyone know where to locate a smooth bore extension for one of these rifles or a factory drawing and a gunsmith to do it
Akron may send police to NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

When the City of Dayton locks down much of its downtown next month for a five-day gathering of international legislators, the Akron Police Department may be funding a team of its officers to be there to help police the large and potentially heated protests that the conferences frequently attract.
Akron school board rejects contract for school resource officers

3 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

After months of negotiations between the City of Akron and Akron Public Schools, the Akron school board voted down a new contract that would have taken away its veto power over which Akron police officers are placed in its schools. The contract would have guaranteed that officers continued working inside Akron schools through the end of June.
Akron police auditor weighs in on punching of Firestone student

4 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

Six months after an Akron police officer punched a Firestone Community Learning Center student three times in the head while trying to arrest him for bypassing a school metal detector, the city’s independent police watchdog questioned some of the tactics but ultimately backed the Akron Police Department’s finding that the officer’s actions were objectively reasonable and that the student’s arrest was legally justified.
What’s in the report about the Akron school superintendent?

4 weeks ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

After months of investigation into the embattled Akron Public Schools’ superintendent, a law firm hired by the school board concluded Michael Robinson behaved in an “unprofessional, toxic, demeaning, and hostile manner” since he was appointed to the helm of the school district in July 2023.
C-Suite Checklist 2025: Ten Actions For Health System Leaders In Times Of Uncertainty

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Doug Brown |Naomi Newman

Navigating the complexities of the current political andeconomic landscape will require health system executives to beproactive, strategic and resilient. There are risks to bothreacting too quickly and not being ready to act quickly enough. Informed by our work both with and within leading health systemsaround the country, we propose a ten-point checklist to helpleaders navigate during this time of uncertainty.
Fraternity teaches Akron students how to handle police stops

1 month ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

Alumni members of Kappa Alpha Psi, the national historically Black fraternity, went to Buchtel Community Learning Center on Thursday in an attempt to teach roughly 100 juniors and seniors how to make it through traffic stops unscathed.
Ohio House opens door to Summit County cigarette tax for arts

1 month ago | signalakron.org | Doug Brown

Inside the Ohio Statehouse, the first domino fell in a long row that could lead to Summit County joining Cuyahoga County as the only two Ohio jurisdictions legally allowed to tax cigarettes to fund local arts and cultural programs.