Rooting on our three major teams is the fun part, maintaining them is the expensive part. Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish introduced legislation this week to cover renovations of the three arenas. Cuyahoga County is preparing to finance $60 million worth of repairs to the arenas. The roof over Quicken Loans Arena will soon be […]
Unofficial final results for the May 6 primary election are in. With all precincts reporting, the sin tax was renewed for another 20 years. Ed Fitsgerald won the Democratic nod to run against Republican incumbent John Kasich in the Ohio governor election. Armond Budish won the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Executive. CLICK here to get results  for Issue […]
The campaigns for and against the sin tax have had their say. Now it’s up to Cuyahoga County voters to decide whether or not to extend a tax on alcohol and cigarettes 20 more years to pay for lease-obligated repairs on Progressive Field, The Q and FirstEnergy Stadium. On the day before the big […]
It was a two-on-two verbal showdown at the City Club, Backers of renewing the sin tax took on its critics. City Council President Kevin Kelley and Cavs and Q President Len Komoroski made the case for the tax. Lawyer Peter Pattakos of the Coalition Against the Sin Tax teamed with skyped-in Neil deMause. DeMause […]
Should money raised by an extension of the sin tax be used toward the $128 million in debt service the city owes on FirstEnergy Stadium? It’s been marketed as a way to pay for stadium and arena repairs that the city and county are on the hook for because of lease obligations. Hours after […]
