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Cleveland, OH
Joined May 2021
Sign up today for 7 free lessons to help you find public info and request records. Each short lesson is texted to your phone. πŸ”ŽPublic Records Are PowerπŸ’ͺ is a #civicengagement gift to the Cleveland community from @NEOhioSojo & @cledocumenters bit.ly/publicrecordscourse
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I covered this years ago for @ClevelandScene, but Ohio is still paying drastically less than its neighbors on public transit. @PolicyMattersOH Ohio=$4 per capita Indiana=$36 Pennsylvania=$112 axios.com/local/cleveland/20…
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There are a lot of folks in this town who have worked really hard, for a really long time to bring the FEWB to life. Today is building on the legacy of organizers from nearly 20 years ago who initially brought the idea of the FEWB to life. It’s truly a beautiful thing πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή
Looking Forward to working with the newest members of the Fair Employment Wage Board. They will work hard to address poverty and advocate for working families.
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Packed-to-the-gills Cleveland City Council caucus meeting this afternoon, where they appear to have ordered soup by the gallon (or at least by the quart).
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From start to finish. @dmcbillion brought this cool artwork for us to build during a @cledocumenters meeting last month. He added the finishing touches and presented it to the group at our skate party with @signalcleveland last night.
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If anyone else had trouble setting up an Ohio ACE account (funding for kids extracurricular), let me tell you what I had to do. This is after you've applied and been approved, and now have to set up your account. 1/6
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Axios Cleveland now has more than 10k subscribers and is growing every day. @troylsmith and I are basically trying to be a condensed newspaper in your inbox every morning. Radical new format for both of us, but we're getting the hang of it. axios.com/signup/cleveland
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Congrats to Laura Lemermeier who not only completed the #PublicRecordsArePower πŸ’ͺcourse but also won the drawing for the BIG PRIZE - a $300 gift card! @NEOhioSojo @cledocumenters @soljourno
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Laura shared with me that learning how to request public records in β€œbite- sized chunks” really helped her understand and remember the information. ❀️❀️ Still time for YOU to join 529 curious folks who signed up and learn how access public records! πŸ” bit.ly/publicrecordscourse
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Ohio Dept of Health compares data on breakthrough cases of COVID resulting in hospitalization and death. Way more unvaccinated are hospitalized and dying. – at Powell, OH
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See how fellow community members hope the city spends our #ARPAFundsCleveland money.
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Learning how to find public records is its own reward – it’s like a treasure hunt! But if you need more incentive, everyone who takes the @ClePublicRecord course enters into a contest to win $300! So please share this opportunity with your friends! @cledocumenters
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I’m officially here for public records being the public’s property. Now we just need to make more of them open and easily accessible!!!
β€œI support open data for every government record. It’s important that the public has access to the records. Public records are the public’s property.” - @kevinkelleyCLE #CleVotersFirst #CityClub
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Good morning, Cleveland! It’s a big day for public commentπŸŽ™οΈ. @CleCityCouncil is set to take a vote on a change to its rules today that would establish a space for people to speak in its regular meetings. Here’s what we know and don’t know. 🧡
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Come and join us on Sat, Aug. 28 for a discussion on @metrohealthCLE's campus on what economic recovery and environmental justice mean to YOU in Cleveland. @LandofCLE, @MetroWestCLE @YoungLatinoNtwk eventbrite.com/e/what-do-eco…
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Woohoo!
Replying to @clmwalkscle
It says it right there in our bio, The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections exists to serve the citizens of Cuyahoga County. Public records requests included!
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It’s been an absolute pleasure helping residents who completed the @ClePublicRecord text course put it to use. One thing I didn’t anticipate was the people trying to get records to: β€’Help solve the murder of loved one β€’ Help prove a loved one was not involved in a crime
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Make sure you go sign up for the free course through @ClePublicRecord! rfa.arist.co/courses/6089ada…
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Professional lawyer (non-mascot) adviceπŸ‘‡
Scoop is absolutely right! Generally you want to be as specific as possible, and don't be afraid to break out into separate requests. If you want correspondence, it's generally best to identify an account or custodian.
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Maybe the @CityofCleveland can help? πŸ™ƒ
Replying to @GenniferwithaG_
Folks, we broke the internet. Gen and I spoke with a couple other records sleuths and actual results from the Cleveland Public Records Center are, well....sporadic.
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