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New SNAP work requirements start Feb. 1. Here’s what changes

New federal rules for SNAP benefits expand work requirements, cut some exemptions and change how utility payments county as income.

by Emma Sedlak January 28, 2026

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For years, landlords could get paid to comply with Cleveland’s lead safe law. That will soon end

by Celia Hack January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

‘Doomed to the sewers’: Finding traces of Cleveland history in ghosts of dead waterways

by Michael Indriolo January 27, 2026

As RTA faces service cuts this year, questions linger about how the agency can be funded in the future

by Crystal Yormick January 27, 2026

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Trial begins of ex-FirstEnergy CEO accused of leading Ohio’s biggest bribery scheme 

by Jake Zuckerman January 27, 2026

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With violence against health care workers on the rise, Cleveland considers stiffer penalties for ‘menacing’ 

by Celia Hack January 26, 2026

Political moves at Cuyahoga County Council: Sunny Simon runs for judge, Martin J. Sweeney draws primary challengers

by Nick Castele January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Bibb gave $100,000 to nonprofit that ran ad on Cleveland school consolidations

by Nick Castele January 26, 2026

Winter storm blankets Cleveland with snow. Freezing temps will follow. Here are resources to help

by Signal Cleveland Staff January 23, 2026January 26, 2026

Thousands of Cleveland students face new school routes next year — and safety plans are fuzzy

by Franziska Wild January 23, 2026

From Burke Lakefront Airport to civil rights history, take Cleveland’s news quiz

by Signal Cleveland Staff January 23, 2026

‘I don’t want to see my people get taken away’: Hundreds of Cleveland students walk out to protest ICE actions

by Franziska Wild and Michael Indriolo January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

CMSD teachers urge board to adjust Wilbur Wright proposed start times for Muslim students

by Cleveland Documenters January 22, 2026

Mayor Justin Bibb still wants to close Burke Lakefront Airport, but what it could become is far from settled

by Nick Castele January 21, 2026January 22, 2026

Inside Cleveland’s pay-as-you-can plumbing co-op that sees clean water as a human right

by Emma Sedlak January 21, 2026

St. Brigid’s Day brunch puts Irish music and women center stage in Cleveland 

by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell January 21, 2026

A program gave Medicaid and Medicare patients free fruits and vegetables. The challenge? How to keep it going

by Celia Hack January 20, 2026

Music Settlement drums up support for $12 million University Circle expansion

by Cleveland Documenters January 20, 2026January 22, 2026

‘He was a remarkable human being’: Rev. Otis Moss Jr. and Edwina Moss reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Najee Hall January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Say Yes Cleveland says yes to new leader; anti-LGBTQ+ speaker at City Club lands softly

by Mark Naymik January 19, 2026

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