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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.

Frank Jackson appears in book on worldwide mayors

Cleveland's longest serving mayor talks about the city's history and revitalization.

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It&#x27;s been awhile since we&#x27;ve heard from Mayor Frank Jackson.<ul><li>Justin Bibb&#x27;s predecessor was in office from 2006 to 2021 and is Cleveland&#x27;s longest serving mayor of all time.</li></ul>Driving the news: Though he&#x27;s kept a low profile since his departure, he appears in a new book by Anthony Flint, a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

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Cleveland shows up in force at March for Israel

More than 1,700 filled 25 buses that caravanned to D.C. on Tuesday.

More than 1,700 protesters from Cleveland filled 25 buses to travel to Tuesday&#x27;s &quot;March for Israel&quot; in Washington, D.C.Why it matters: The local contingent, organized by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, joined tens of thousands of others across the country supporting Israel&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="military campaign against Hamas." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/world/israel" data-vars-content-id="9c360ba5-6615-4442-885f-d5d054bea67f" data-vars-headline="Cleveland shows up in force at March for Israel" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/world/israel" target="_self">military campaign against Hamas.</a>

A crowd holding signs at the March for Israel 

Cleveland City Council considers tightening public comment rules

After weeks of pro-Palestine demonstrations, council wants to restrict remarks to items actively under consideration

Only two years after a citizen-led campaign pressured Cleveland City Council into allowing public comment at its Monday evening meetings for the first time in history, the council is considering restrictions to public comment.Driving the news: At a standing-room-only caucus Monday, the council discussed limiting public remarks to matters actively under consideration by the body.

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What Ohio's abortion vote means for 2024 elections

Ohio is the seventh state to protect abortion rights through a ballot measure since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Ohio voters&#x27; decision to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution could have major implications for next year&#x27;s general election.Driving the news: On Tuesday, Ohio became the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="seventh state" data-vars-click-url="https://ballotpedia.org/2022_abortion-related_ballot_measures" data-vars-content-id="77084922-4428-42d9-b41d-4b487677b320" data-vars-headline="What Ohio&#x27;s abortion vote means for 2024 elections" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ballotpedia.org/2022_abortion-related_ballot_measures" target="_blank">seventh state</a> to protect abortion rights through a ballot measure since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

Cleveland voters narrowly reject participatory budgeting charter amendment

A local charter amendment that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="would have set aside 2% of Cleveland&#x27;s budget" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/07/21/cleveland-city-council-participatory-budgeting" data-vars-content-id="4e496b65-033b-4c3a-9568-4c3124ab00c2" data-vars-headline="Cleveland voters narrowly reject participatory budgeting charter amendment" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/07/21/cleveland-city-council-participatory-budgeting" target="_self">would have set aside 2% of Cleveland&#x27;s budget</a> for projects selected by residents failed Tuesday.Driving the news: The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections took all night to tabulate vote totals, but by early Wednesday morning, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to unofficial results" data-vars-click-url="https://liveresults.boe.ohio.gov/ENR/cuyohenr/23/en/Yhx_Index_23.html" data-vars-content-id="4e496b65-033b-4c3a-9568-4c3124ab00c2" data-vars-headline="Cleveland voters narrowly reject participatory budgeting charter amendment" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://liveresults.boe.ohio.gov/ENR/cuyohenr/23/en/Yhx_Index_23.html" target="_blank">according to unofficial results</a>, Cleveland voters had narrowly voted against Issue 38 with a margin of 51% to 49%.

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Your guide to Election Day 2023 in Cleveland

Abortion, marijuana and participatory budgeting are the three big issues in Northeast Ohio

The eyes of the nation will be on Ohio tonight as a contentious abortion-rights vote headlines the statewide ballot.Why it matters: If approved, Issue 1 would shape state abortion policy for the foreseeable future, enshrining a constitutional right that could not be undone by a conservative, anti-abortion-rights state legislature.

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Democrats slam Cleveland.com for Issue 1 non-endorsement

"The decision is nothing short of institutional cowardice," open letter says.

Due to Ohioans&#x27; &quot;strong personal passions&quot; on the abortion issue, the editorial board of Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer chose not to make an endorsement on Issue 1, the statewide <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="abortion rights ballot measure." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/10/10/abortion-november-election" data-vars-content-id="04d21ace-8c41-491d-8430-932d03294d4a" data-vars-headline="Democrats slam Cleveland.com for Issue 1 non-endorsement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/10/10/abortion-november-election" target="_self">abortion rights ballot measure.</a>Driving the news: Instead, the publication featured <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a series of personal essays" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2023/10/light-and-not-just-heat-editorial-board-members-offer-their-views-on-issue-1-giving-voters-a-chance-to-read-a-range-of-perspectives.html" data-vars-content-id="04d21ace-8c41-491d-8430-932d03294d4a" data-vars-headline="Democrats slam Cleveland.com for Issue 1 non-endorsement" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2023/10/light-and-not-just-heat-editorial-board-members-offer-their-views-on-issue-1-giving-voters-a-chance-to-read-a-range-of-perspectives.html" target="_blank">a series of personal essays</a> to demonstrate the range of staff opinions.

Cleveland leans in on lead prevention during National Lead Poisoning Prevention week

March and rally Saturday will cap off week of trainings and activities.

Welcome to National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, an annual nationwide call to action to reduce childhood lead exposure.Why it matters: The week is tailor-made for Cleveland, where childhood lead poisoning remains a scourge, despite efforts in recent years to address the crisis.

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Rich Paul's memoir is a love letter to Cleveland

Paul and Mayor Justin Bibb want their stories of success to be message of hope and inspiration.

What do sports superagent Rich Paul and Cleveland Mayor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Justin Bibb" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/23/bibb-cleveland-police-cadets-incentives" data-vars-content-id="417494a6-a6d2-4707-a4f5-bcd8ce8b5b9c" data-vars-headline="Rich Paul&#x27;s memoir is a love letter to Cleveland" 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/bibb-cleveland-police-cadets-incentives" target="_self">Justin Bibb</a> have in common?<ul><li>Quite a bit, it turns out.</li></ul>

Rich Paul in beige sweatshirt standing next to Mayor Justin Bibb in blue suit

CWRU First Amendment Law Clinic is representing council commenter

In letter to city, clinic says council's procedures violate free speech protections.

A Cleveland resident <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="whose mic was cut off" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/27/public-commenters-silenced-cleveland-city-council-meeting" data-vars-content-id="7ebf6702-8c3d-4788-95e0-43235572ee8e" data-vars-headline="CWRU First Amendment Law Clinic is representing council commenter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/27/public-commenters-silenced-cleveland-city-council-meeting" target="_self">whose mic was cut off</a> during public comment at a City Council meeting last month now has legal representation.Catch up quick: Council President Blaine Griffin silenced Chris Martin at the Sept. 25 meeting as Martin was attempting to list the contributions the council leadership fund PAC made to individual council members.

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