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Akron Public Schools is facing a $3.5 million deficit at the end of this academic year, with even more financial problems to come. The school district’s five year forecast, presented to the school board Monday night by Chief Financial Officer Ryan Pendleton, predicts the deficit will jump to roughly $15 million by June 2021.

In its latest salvo, the Federal Reserve announced $2.3 trillion in new lending programs in an effort to keep businesses and local governments afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ohio’s unemployment rate was up last month. It was 4.5% in June, compared with 4.3% in May – the lowest level since July 2001. But the number of...

Helen Welch has long been a fan of the Carpenters, but she didn't realize until recently how many fans of the 70s vocal group are still out there today. One night while singing at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights, she said the audience was more interested in chatting than listening to her perform. Helen Welch [photo: Susan Bestul]

A new report shows the toll of the pandemic on Northeast Ohio’s arts community last year was severe. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the agency that distributes cigarette tax revenue to support area arts activities, compiled 2020 data from 65 grant recipients, including ideastream. Executive director Jill Paulsen said the losses were drastic. “We saw almost 3,200 jobs that disappeared, people laid off, canceled contracts,” she said. “And that was quite a bit of money when we think, nearing upwards of $16 million in paychecks for local folks.”

The big oil companies come under attack for earning billions in profits as gasoline prices have soared. Oil executives say their companies' earnings aren't excessive. But lawmakers are talking about reining them in, and a debate is brewing on how to help consumers.

The agency declared a fiscal emergency in September after projecting a $13.3 million spending deficit for 2026.

By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.

The renowned chef may be famous for his Michelin-star-winning restaurants, but he also runs a string of gourmet bakeries. He shares some favorite confections for Easter, with recipes for hot cross buns, marshmallow eggs and carrot muffins.

In order to investigate how eating fish affects our health as well as the oceans, author and fisherman Paul Greenberg spent a year eating fish every day.