The economic collapse has knocked hard and fast against many of the underpinnings of the middle class: homeownership, education, healthcare, employment and retirement, and against the economy of northeast Ohio in general. But it also has escalated change in the way we approach our individual economies and the way we, as a region, approach the bigger economy.

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Unemployment fund still brokeMay 21, 2010
Ohio's unemployment rate for April is 10.9 percent. Northeast Ohio's numbers are not yet out but, in general, have mirrored the state's rates. The fund that pays them jobless benefits is arguably in...Full story

Commission meets to discuss unemployment fund debtMay 21, 2010
The fund that pays benefits to jobless workers has been in big trouble itself - it went broke in January. This is an issue that may affect unemployed workers' checks in Northeast Ohio. The fund has...Full story

Ohio retailers battle card feesMay 20, 2010
One aspect of the financial regulation bill the Senate is debating/ passed is a dividing line for two business interests: banks and retailers. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the fight over debit...Full story

Consumer protection becomes issue in Ohio senatorial fightMay 20, 2010
REPORT AMENDED 5:05 p.m., May 20, 2010: Lee Fisher is making Chinese toy imports an issue in his senatorial campaign. This week, Wal-Mart pulled its Miley Cyrus-brand jewelry after tests...Full story

Another labor deal falling into place for AkronMay 20, 2010
The city of Akron has reached a tentative contract with another of its five labor unions. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees represents most of the city's service...Full story

Some Northeast Ohio firefighters who lost their jobs last fall and going back to workMay 19, 2010
Akron can rehire its laid-off firefighters, at least for a while. The city got word that it will receive a six million dollar federal grant from what is called the "SAFER" fundFull story

Ohio Sen. Brown has reservations, but supports financial overhaulMay 19, 2010
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown says he'd like to see more in a sweeping financial regulatory bill than the one the Senate is now debating. But he did not join two key fellow Democrats in blocking a vote on...Full story

Timken expanding Asian operationsMay 18, 2010
Eight months after ending most bearings production in Canton, the Timken Corporation has opened another factory in China . Full story

President Obama underscores the upturn in GM profits during visit to YoungstownMay 18, 2010
For the first time in three years, GM has turned a profit. The GM plant in Lordstown is adding a third shift to its work day, which means more than 45-hundred people are working there now. The...Full story

President Obama comes back to Northeast OhioMay 18, 2010
There was some "I told you so" is President Obama's speech. It wasn't directed toward the several hundred employees he was meeting with at the V & M Star plant. He was talking to critics of his...Full story

Springtime means home repair, consumer complaintsMay 17, 2010
Spring is the busy time for the home-repair industry. And for the Ohio attorney general's office. WKSU's M.L. Schultze says there's a definite cause and effect. Full story

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Two Cents	"Education: Is there still a return on this investment? " - 02/23/2010 Stacy Stevenson A New York Times article about the current economic status of the class... More

The Center for Community Solutions	"Ohio Policymakers Need to ‘Think the Unthinkable’ to Fix Next State Budget" - 06/24/2010 By John A. Begala Ohio’s elected officials are faced with the prospect of having to both... More

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