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The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose.

Cincinnati City Council has basically one month to come up with a balanced general fund budget for the new fiscal year that starts July 1.

Updated: 6:55 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2020. Clevelanders are preparing for a pretty unusual summer – one filled with canceled plans and social distancing. This unusual summer also means a number of Cleveland-favorite events are either canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Friday morning, the board of the Cuyahoga County Fair announced it was canceling this year's event. Board President Tim Fowler said the fair is complex and one error can ruin a year of planning and preparation.

The U.S. is preventing telecom giant Huawei from getting critical components, and is pressuring allies not to use its products. But there could be serious side effects for American companies.

California's largest utility company pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter. It marks the first time that any major utility has been charged with homicide.

Angela Sharpley opened Pipe’N Hot Grill in late January, only to see the coronavirus pandemic threaten to dry up her business two months later. This week, her seafood restaurant in Cleveland’s GlenVillage development was among 113 local businesses to win a total of $1.1 million in emergency pandemic loans from City Hall. Each loan is for as much as $10,000, and no payments are due until 2021.

Cleveland’s more than 6,500 workers are safe from layoffs for now, despite budget losses from the coronavirus, Mayor Frank Jackson told employees Wednesday. The city’s 2020 budget was written with a possible recession in mind and Jackson’s administration has been managing costs as COVID-19 chips away at revenue, Jackson said in a 45-minute briefing on the city’s finances at Cleveland Public Auditorium. About 36 minutes into the mayor’s discussion of the city’s budget position, he paused as he looked out on the audience.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Montana's exclusion of religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the U.S. Constitution.

The decisions ensure none of these cases will be decided before the November election.

Cuyahoga County Public Library is opening all of its branches to the public starting Monday, with some restrictions to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Each of the library’s 27 branches is operating at 25 percent capacity. Branches also have removed some furniture and are limiting the number of public computers in use to allow for social distancing. Computers will be wiped down after each user. Visitors are allowed to once again browse the stacks and check out materials, said CCPL Executive Director Tracey Strobel, but everyone must wear a mask.