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More than half of Gen-Z spends more than 30% of its income on rent

52% of renters ages 15 to 24 spend at least 30% of their income on rent.

Business

Six essential talking points from Cavs media day

Get to know the team and the storylines as training camp commences.

Sports

New legislative maps create tossup districts in Cleveland suburbs

Democrats still likely to win 7-10 of the 11 House seats in Cuyahoga County.

News

New moms are working at high rates in Cleveland

72% of Cleveland women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force last year.

Cleveland Clinic makes major investment to help end hunger

Hospital systems, city of Cleveland, food bank are all collaborating to fight rising food insecurity.

The effort to fight food insecurity locally is getting a big boost.Driving the news: Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Tom Mihaljevic announced Friday that the local hospital system would commit $10.5 million over the next five years toward eliminating hunger in the region.

Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic speaks at a podium, as three men in suits look on. 

Cleveland Clinic dinged for charity care levels

It's one of 12 major nonprofit hospitals that dedicate less than 2% of its revenue to charity care.

Cleveland Clinic is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="once again in the spotlight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-clinic-is-so-bad-at-equity-that-it-cant-crack-top-500-us-hospitals-when-social-responsibility-metrics-are-included-37358373" data-vars-content-id="7edeaf09-4b9d-4b34-b1f9-ccd3a304a2d3" data-vars-headline="Cleveland Clinic dinged for charity care levels" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-clinic-is-so-bad-at-equity-that-it-cant-crack-top-500-us-hospitals-when-social-responsibility-metrics-are-included-37358373" target="_blank">once again in the spotlight</a> for its limited investments in the community.Driving the news: The Clinic is one of 12 major nonprofit hospitals that dedicated less than 2% of their total revenue to charity care in 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recently found" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Charity-HELP-Committee-Majority-Staff-Report-Final.pdf" data-vars-content-id="7edeaf09-4b9d-4b34-b1f9-ccd3a304a2d3" data-vars-headline="Cleveland Clinic dinged for charity care levels" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Charity-HELP-Committee-Majority-Staff-Report-Final.pdf" target="_blank">recently found</a>.

Ohio kindergarten vaccinations trending downward

3% of kindergartners in Ohio were granted exemptions to required vaccines last school year.

Health

Vaccines enter the spotlight this month with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="COVID hospitalizations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/23/covid-ohio-hospitalizations" data-vars-content-id="b976bff4-d9d0-4b0a-9346-1052061769b1" data-vars-headline="Ohio kindergarten vaccinations trending downward" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/23/covid-ohio-hospitalizations" target="_self">COVID hospitalizations</a> on the rise as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="students head back" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/22/cmsd-school-return" data-vars-content-id="b976bff4-d9d0-4b0a-9346-1052061769b1" data-vars-headline="Ohio kindergarten vaccinations trending downward" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/22/cmsd-school-return" target="_self">students head back</a> to school.Driving the news: 3% of kindergartners across Ohio were granted exemptions for requisite vaccines as of the school year ending in 2022, compared with 1.5% in 2012.

SEIU 1199 calls out Cleveland Clinic during contract negotiations

Unionized service workers at Lutheran Hospital want same benefits as their non-union colleagues.

Service employees at Lutheran Hospital in Ohio City staged a rally and informational picket Wednesday afternoon, calling out Cleveland Clinic for refusing to negotiate a new union contract in good faith.Why it matters: The 170 unionized workers at Lutheran — including licensed practical nurses, maintenance workers and physical therapy assistants — are among the only unionized workers in Cleveland Clinic&#x27;s massive workforce.

Members of SEIU 1199 march down Cleveland's W. 25th Street, holding sign reading, "Be Fair to Those Who Care"

Cleveland and Cuyahoga County launch youth mental health task force

The goal is to address the youth mental health worker shortage.

Politics

City and Cuyahoga County leaders convened Tuesday to launch a &quot;sprint task force&quot; aimed at tackling the shortage of youth mental health providers in the region.Why it matters: Mental health issues <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="among Cleveland&#x27;s young people" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2023/06/the-youth-mental-health-crisis-is-only-getting-worse-emily-campbell.html" data-vars-content-id="152828b7-b80e-44a2-ac00-8ff2ee5b6a94" data-vars-headline="Cleveland and Cuyahoga County launch youth mental health task force" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2023/06/the-youth-mental-health-crisis-is-only-getting-worse-emily-campbell.html" target="_blank">among Cleveland&#x27;s young people</a> have been exacerbated by pandemic isolation and the stressors of poverty and violence.

Suited leaders in Cleveland sit around a conference table. 

Cuyahoga County has highest share of Alzheimer's disease in Ohio

An estimated 13.4% of adults age 65 or older in the county have Alzheimer's disease.

An estimated 11.3% of adults age 65 or older in Ohio have Alzheimer&#x27;s disease, per a new study.Why it matters: It&#x27;s crucial for public health officials, policymakers and others to have a clear look at the number of Alzheimer&#x27;s cases in a given area, the authors say, in part because caring for those with the disease cost an estimated $321 billion nationwide last year, much of which came via Medicare and Medicaid.

Map of Alzheimer's cases in Ohio by county. 

Cuyahoga County overdoses are at opioid epidemic levels

Even before a spate of July overdoses, the county was on pace to exceed overdose totals of past five years

Cuyahoga County is on pace to record more overdose deaths in 2023 than in each of the past five years.Why it matters: With unrelenting fatalities caused by fentanyl and heroin, and a significant uptick in cocaine use, the county could approach the 727 total fatal overdoses of 2017, a high-water mark that coincided with the arrival of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="potent fentanyl analog carfentanil" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019064/" data-vars-content-id="75e496ca-fa92-4348-bccc-edd8f2f3cc08" data-vars-headline="Cuyahoga County overdoses are at opioid epidemic levels" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019064/" target="_blank">potent fentanyl analog carfentanil</a>.

Illustration of skull-shaped pills coming out of a prescription bottle.

Birthing Beautiful Communities launches capital campaign

Nonprofit aims to build $15 million birthing center in Hough.

The nonprofit Birthing Beautiful Communities (BBC), Cleveland&#x27;s only organization dedicated solely to improving birth outcomes for Black mothers and children, has launched its first-ever capital campaign with the goal of building a birthing center in Hough.Why it matters: The funding will help pay for the construction of a $15 million facility in a historically redlined neighborhood that is nearly 90% Black and has an infant mortality rate far higher than the national average.

Illustration of a baby stroller with quarters for wheels.

Maternal mortality highest for Ohio's Black women

Nearly 60 Black women died per 100,000 live births in 2019, far more than any other ethnic group

Nearly 60 Black women died in Ohio in 2019 for every 100,000 live births, a maternal mortality rate far in excess of every other ethnic group, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="JAMA study" data-vars-click-url="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2806661" data-vars-content-id="d2f842e8-52df-41c7-99bc-5b459ef03df7" data-vars-headline="Maternal mortality highest for Ohio&#x27;s Black women" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2806661" target="_blank">JAMA study</a> that provides the first state-level breakdowns by ethnicity.Driving the news: Ohio&#x27;s total maternal mortality rate rose almost imperceptibly from 1999-2019, with 10.7 deaths per 100,000 lives births in 1999 and 10.8 in 2019.

Cleveland joins Fast Track Cities to curtail HIV/AIDS by 2030

Reducing stigma and encouraging testing can save lives.

Cleveland is committed to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.Driving the news: Political and public health leaders from the city and the county gathered Thursday to sign the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Paris Declaration on Fast-Track Cities Ending the HIV Epidemic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.iapac.org/fast-track-cities/paris-and-sevilla-declarations/#:~:text=Urban%20HIV%20Responses-,The%20Paris%20Declaration%20on%20Fast%2DTrack%20Cities%20Ending%20the%20HIV,hepatitis%20(HBV%20and%20HCV)." data-vars-content-id="e1749369-3db4-4858-b7eb-be94c0d0d594" data-vars-headline="Cleveland joins Fast Track Cities to curtail HIV/AIDS by 2030" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.iapac.org/fast-track-cities/paris-and-sevilla-declarations/#:~:text=Urban%20HIV%20Responses-,The%20Paris%20Declaration%20on%20Fast%2DTrack%20Cities%20Ending%20the%20HIV,hepatitis%20(HBV%20and%20HCV)." target="_blank">Paris Declaration on Fast-Track Cities Ending the HIV Epidemic</a>, becoming one of more than 500 municipalities around the globe to do so since 2014.

Mayor Justin Bibb signs a document with County Executive Chris Ronayne shaking hands with a health commissioner

George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress

The House is slated to vote to expel Santos on Friday.

Politics & Policy

Ahead of a vote that could make him the first House lawmaker to be expelled in more than 20 years, Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-expulsion-vote-republicans-majority" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-expulsion-vote-republicans-majority" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) is introducing an expulsion resolution on Thursday targeting a House lawmaker from his own state. Why it matters: Santos — who faces an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="uphill battle in a vote" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/republicans-george-santos-resign-expulsion" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/republicans-george-santos-resign-expulsion" target="_self">uphill battle in a vote</a> to remove him from office following a scathing House Ethics report — is seeking an expulsion vote on Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jamaal Bowman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/house-ethics-jamaal-bowman-fire-alarm" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/house-ethics-jamaal-bowman-fire-alarm" target="_self">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-N.Y.), who pulled a fire alarm in one of the House office buildings.

George Santos expulsion spurs rare bipartisanship among House lawmakers

Rep. Robert Garcia encouraged fellow Democrats to support Republicans' expulsion measure.

House Democrats and Republicans finally have something they agree on: booting Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/george-santos-jamaal-bowman-expulsion-resolution" data-vars-content-id="4eec0a24-5338-46c4-8b6e-5526cda73c0f" data-vars-headline="George Santos expulsion spurs rare bipartisanship among House lawmakers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/george-santos-jamaal-bowman-expulsion-resolution" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) from Congress.Driving the news: In an email sent to Democratic congressional offices on Thursday, Rep. Robert Garcia&#x27;s (D-Calif.) office advocated for Republicans&#x27; resolution to expel the embattled Long Islander.

GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early

Multiple GOP lawmakers expect former House Speaker <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kevin McCarthy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/12/mccarthy-gop-elections-2024" data-vars-content-id="dbdacc28-b2ed-40c2-a4cb-3bf4792a4d9b" data-vars-headline="GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/12/mccarthy-gop-elections-2024" target="_self">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-Calif.) to step down from his seat before the end of the year, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The potential exit of McCarthy — who privately told donors he is looking to &quot;get the hell out,&quot; according to a source familiar with the conversation — could leave the House GOP with an even narrower majority.

Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

Santos is the first Republican to be expelled from the House.

The House on Friday voted to expel Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/19/george-santos-republican-congress-biography" data-vars-content-id="235bb126-9767-4b36-a5c3-4560ae03474e" data-vars-headline="Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/19/george-santos-republican-congress-biography" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) over his many fabrications on the 2022 campaign trail and his two federal indictments.Why it matters: The vote makes Santos just the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sixth lawmaker" data-vars-click-url="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" data-vars-content-id="235bb126-9767-4b36-a5c3-4560ae03474e" data-vars-headline="Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank">sixth lawmaker</a> – and first Republican – to be expelled from the House in U.S. history.

Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social

Trump warned that his indictments have opened up a "very big and dangerous Pandora's Box."

Former President Trump has spent the last 24 hours on Truth Social unleashing a torrent of grievances, vengeful promises and links to online conspiracy theories about his political rivals.Why it matters: Trump&#x27;s online rhetoric has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="frequently dipped into violent extremism" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/trumps-words-turn-violent-pressure-builds" data-vars-content-id="4ce9173c-4439-425e-8986-ec54c92037e6" data-vars-headline="Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/trumps-words-turn-violent-pressure-builds" target="_self">frequently dipped into violent extremism</a> since he left office, escalating as his legal troubles have mounted. Public fatigue and the pro-Trump echo chamber created by Truth Social have at times softened the shock value of the GOP front-runner&#x27;s daily musings.

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