President Barack Obama brought the political spotlight to Greater Cleveland, putting former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray into a controversial federal watchdog position.
Republicans are calling the appointment of Cordray outrageous and illegal. The President picked Cordray, despite not getting the Senate's confirmation.
Will that help or hurt his campaign in Ohio? What does Cordray bring to this important job from lessons learned in Ohio offices?
The Jimmy Dimora trial is finally underway. What more will we learn about allleged corruption in county government? What will be the government's strategy? Will Dimora testify?
Earthquakes in Youngstown are sparking debate about injection wells that dispose of brine from fracking.
Is the state doing enough regarding safety concerns?
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald is getting ready to put up for sale signs and back up moving vans.
He's using a first-of-its-kind inventory of the county's 66 buildings to set priorities.
He wants to sell the County Administration Building and other vacant county properties. He hopes to get workers into a new county complex within two years.
Are his plans realistic? Why wasn't this survey done before?
Tom Beres this issue with Plain Dealer columnists Joe Frolik and Mark Naymik on this edition of Between the Lines.
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