Three new contenders, each with a name familiar to voters, have emerged for the maiden voyage of the Cuyahoga County Council. Strongsville City Council President Michael J. Gallagher, former Garfield Heights Councilman Henry Warren Jr. and former Cleveland Municipal Judge C. Ellen Connally are the latest to submit petitions to the Board of Elections for […]

Democrats and Republicans have until June 24 to file for the Sept. 7 primaries. Primary winners and independents will meet in the Nov. 2 general election

Former state Rep. Matt Dolan is extolling integrity, government efficiency and economic development in his bid to become the first Cuyahoga County executive. The Republican has been prepping since at least December, when he moved from his Russell Township home in Geauga County to next-door Chagrin Falls to be eligible for the $175,000-a-year post, created by voters last November.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Leaders planning Cuyahoga County’s transformation to charter government want to shave county spending by 15 percent and funnel $50 million in savings to spur job growth. Chief organizers of a transition team announced the goal Thursday as they listed a dozen committees that will brainstorm ways to make county government more efficient. […]