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Ohio Senate passes plan to give Browns Brook Park project millions

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10 months ago

June 12, 2025

Ohio Senate passes plan to give Browns Brook Park project millions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday in favor of its portion of the 2026-2027 biennial budget, which includes funding for the Cleveland Browns’ Brook Park Project.

While the budget covers many areas, including education, mental health, and environmental issues, the stadium funding was front and center.

As expected, the majority of Senate Republicans voted for the bill, while Democrats voted against it.

Republicans hold a majority in the Senate, 24-9.

The Senate’s plan, which is much different from the House’s, is to use money from Ohio’s unclaimed funds to create the Sports and Cultural Facility fund.

There is currently $3.7 billion in unclaimed funds that belong to Ohio residents who may not even know they are owed money.

These funds are from multiple sources, like lapsed bank accounts, insurance claims, or class action lawsuits and are generally less than $100.

Of the $3.7 billion, the plan is to take $1.7 billion of the funds that have sat for 10 years or more, and create the Sports and Cultural Facilities fund.

$600 million will instantly be earmarked for the Browns stadium project, and the rest can be applied for by teams, museums and cultural projects from around the state.

The $600 million will be paid back over the course of 16 years with the increase in tax revenues brought in by the massive Brook Park project.

Just in case the revenue estimates fall short, the Haslam Sports Group is required to put $50 million in an escrow account and have another $50 million in a line of credit that can make up for missed payments.

In April, the Ohio House approved a $600 million bond for the project, which is taking out a loan against the state’s credit.

Now that there are two competing plans, in the coming weeks, a committee made up of both House and Senate members will have to debate and negotiate out a compromise.

That compromise will make it in the final House Bill 96, which will then have to be voted on again by the House and the Senate, and end up on Governor Mike DeWine’s desk by June 30th.

Once the Governor has the budget, he has the right to veto any line in the budget, which could include the plan to fund the Browns.

DeWine has said in the past he does support state funding, but he has not said if he would veto either bonds or the use of unclaimed funds.

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Reward offered for information on fugitive who violated parole in Northeast Ohio

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7 hours ago

April 7, 2026

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Reward offered for information on fugitive who violated parole in Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for a fugitive wanted for violating parole.

Terence Barnwell, 53, is known to frequent the Youngstown, Warren, and Cleveland area, according to the U.S. Marshals.

Barnwell is 5′6″ and about 156 pounds.

Terence Barnwell(Julia Thyret | (Source: U.S. Marshals))

If you have any information, please contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or you can send a web tip at the following webpage www.usmarshals.gov/what-we-do/fugitive-investigations/submitting-a-tip.

Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals – Cleveland Today

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April 6, 2026

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LeBron James adds Cleveland to list of cities he doesn’t like playing in: ‘And I’m from there’

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April 6, 2026

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LeBron James adds Cleveland to list of cities he doesn’t like playing in: ‘And I’m from there’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made headlines for signaling out Memphis and Milwaukee as places he doesn’t enjoy playing when he was on a golf YouTube video with Bob Does Sports. Those comments — particularly saying he doesn’t enjoy playing in Memphis — made people angry.

“A random f***** Tuesday in Milwaukee,” James said on the YouTube video when talking about life in the NBA. “Staying at the f****** Hyatt at 41 years old. You think I want to do that shit? Being in Memphis on a f****** random ass Thursday? I’m not like the first guy to even talk about it in the NBA. We’re all like, ‘You guys have to move. Go over to Nashville.’”

James was asked to clarify those comments on Saturday. And in the process, he decided to do a drive-by on his hometown.

“41 years old, it’s two cities I do not like playing in right now,” James said on Saturday. “That’s Milwaukee, and that’s Memphis. What is the problem? I don’t like going home either. Shit, and I’m from there.”

James tried to clarify that he wasn’t taking a shot at the city or their people when listing places he doesn’t enjoy going to.

“I’m not talking about the city, like the people in Memphis,” James said. “I don’t like staying at the Hyatt Centric. What’s wrong with that?”

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How much you want to read into him saying he doesn’t enjoy going home to Cleveland for games is up to you. In context, it seemed like he was saying he doesn’t like going to the hotel and traveling there in the winter, as was the case this season when the Lakers made their lone trip to play the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, you could read it another way if you wanted to as well.

What we do know is that James is in the last year of his current contract with Los Angeles. And while things have been working out well for him and the Lakers over the last month, it’s clear that he isn’t the focal point of the franchise anymore. He’s adjusted to that well on the court, taking a tertiary role alongside both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves when the trio is healthy, which they won’t be heading into the playoffs. Whether or not James wants that to continue to be his reality off the court remains to be seen.

Some of the buzz about James joining the Cavs next season has died down. Even last week, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said that he’s not seeing a return to Cleveland “at the top of the probability list” for James next summer.

That said, it’s difficult to picture James playing anywhere but Cleveland and Los Angeles next season. We’ll see how this all unfolds this summer. A lot can change between now and July.

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