Jeremy Pelzer
Politics Reporter at Cleveland.com
By day, I'm the mild-mannered chief political reporter for @ClevelandDotCom. Dad, Cubs fan, @UofIllinois/@UISPAR grad. Opinions are cheap; facts are expensive.
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4 days ago |
cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio Senate Republicans’ new budget plan would require Cuyahoga County to keep giving the Cleveland Browns a third of the county’s “sin tax” revenue, even if the team moves to suburban Brook Park. Under the budget plan, unveiled Tuesday, county officials would also be permitted to double the county’s liquor tax from $3 per gallon to $6 per gallon for stadium construction and/or maintenance – but only if voters approve it.
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4 days ago |
cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer |Anna Staver
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio Senate Republicans are rejecting plans to issue $600 million in state bonds to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in suburban Brook Park. Instead, the Senate GOP’s initial state budget plan, unveiled Tuesday, would get the money from a very different source: raiding the state’s $4.8 billion unclaimed property fund.
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5 days ago |
cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer
COLUMBUS, Ohio—As far as high-profile bills go at the Ohio Statehouse, a proposal to make the walleye the official state fish of Ohio is a small fry. The idea, advanced with bipartisan support, is that the toothy, olive-gold fish deserves to be on the list of Ohio’s official state symbols, along with the Ohio buckeye (the state tree), the white-tailed deer (the state animal), and the ladybug (the state insect), among many others.
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1 week ago |
cleveland.com | Rich Exner |Jeremy Pelzer
GLENWILLOW, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine is raising concerns that legalizing online poker, casino games and other forms of betting as currently being considered in the Ohio legislature could significantly increase gambling problems, particularly among young people. “Just so everybody understands, this would be 24-7. Anybody who’s got an iPhone could basically have a casino there.
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1 week ago |
cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer
NewsPublished: May. 29, 2025, 11:26 a.m.Cincinnati Councilman PG Sittenfeld, seen here in a 2013 file photo. COLUMBUS, Ohio — PG Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati City Council member and 2016 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate convicted of federal corruption charges in 2023, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump. The move was confirmed by the White House in an email sent Thursday by the press office.
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Should Ohio eliminate property taxes altogether? Backers cleared to collect signatures to put question on the statewide ballot (likely in 2026) https://t.co/t7FnhZOELE
Kudos to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission staffer tasked with creating a legal definition of what a "bingo" game is https://t.co/XSJYdPclwR
.@ClevelandBrocks, chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, tells me he's NOT running for @OHDems chair. Ex-lawmaker @KathleenClyde and state Sen. @BillDeMora are vying for the job
