Cuyahoga’s taxes rise while population falls, with new jail woes, lonely Tim Ryan, airport hacking secrecy and Troy Smith on the Avengers: This Week in the CLE
In the latest episode of This Week in the CLE, we look at the the high and rapidly increasing taxes in Cuyahoga County and what they mean for the economic future. Reporter Pete Krouse offers his thoughts. He spent time with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, which sponsored a new tax study, and has been looking at how St. Louis aims to reduce taxes by consolidating municipal governments.
This Week in the CLE is our new weekly podcast discussion and analysis of the week’s news by the reporting and editing team that brings you the news.
Also this week, reporter Mary Kilpatrick questions Cleveland’s secrecy on the computer hacking that wiped out flight and baggage display screens at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Columnist Mark Naymik tries to understand the continuing dysfunction in Cuyahoga County government, politics writer Seth Richardson offers insight from his travels with presidential hopeful Tim Ryan in Iowa as well as some thoughts on FirstEnergy’s repeated efforts together the public to bail out its aging nuclear plants, and Rich Exner goes deep on the county’s population loss.
Pop culture expert Troy Smith wraps up the episode with his unique perspective on the wrap-up of the Avengers saga.
Chris Quinn, cleveland.com editor, hosts.
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