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I'm a journalist in Toledo covering everything from government, events, courts, and crime.

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Duplicate payments prompt federal investigation of Lucas Metropolitan Housing

Duplicate payments prompt federal investigation of Lucas Metropolitan Housing

Lucas Metropolitan Housing is under investigation by Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general for du…

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Proposed federal budget could cancel $28.5M grant for East Toledo project

Proposed federal budget could cancel $28.5M grant for East Toledo project

Officials from Toledo are sounding the alarm on the Senate's proposed federal budget that would cut millions …

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Running out of hope: Universal pre-K program's future in flux

Running out of hope: Universal pre-K program's future in flux

HOPE Toledo is putting its universal pre-K program on hold while it grapples with an uncertain future that re…

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Oregon planning for big data center as tech companies swarm region

Oregon planning for big data center as tech companies swarm region

Northwest Ohio is looking at an explosion of data centers in the next two years as technology companies and s…

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'Step up or shut up': County bails out universal pre-K program, calls out businesses

'Step up or shut up': County bails out universal pre-K program, calls out businesses

The county is propping up a universal pre-K program for the rest of the school year, but commissioners cautio…

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Fifth-grade students school teachers in quiz bowl competition

Fifth-grade students school teachers in quiz bowl competition

Educators at Jackman Road Elementary School learned they may not be smarter than a fifth grader, but that say…

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Area businessman’s family under siege by West Bank settlers

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By Alex Bracken Verified
| The Toledo Blade Verified
Loui Ridi has spent the past five days watching security footage of Israeli settlers surrounding his home in the West Bank, where his brother and nephew are rationing supplies to survive. Mr. Ridi, president of Ridi stores, says Israeli settlers have set up a tent in front of his home, putting his brother, Qusay Ridi, and his brother’s 18-year-old son, Ahmad Ridi, under siege. “It’s literally under siege.
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County officials dispel data center rumors at Waterville property

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By Alex Bracken Verified
| The Toledo Blade Verified
Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said a 150-acre industrial property being annexed into Waterville will not be a data center. The Farnsworth Business Park, being developed by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, is not a “megasite” and will be marketed to house multiple small industrial businesses. “Western Lucas County development is something that’s been fraught with some debate lately. Nobody wants a data center there — we know that,” Mr. Gerken said.
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County court cuts costs by outsourcing drug testing services, increasing fees

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By Alex Bracken Verified
| The Toledo Blade Verified
Lucas County’s Court of Common Pleas will begin outsourcing the work of its drug testing laboratory to reduce costs as departments across the county brace for funding cuts. Averhealth will begin providing the court’s drug testing services in November. The contract, if renewed for three years, will cost a total of $978,253 and save the court $133,000 annually.
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