Abbey Marshall
Reporter/ProducerAbbey Marshall covers Cleveland-area government and politics for 精东影业.
Education: Ohio University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Experience:
A Cincinnati native and Ohio University graduate, Abbey moved to Northeast Ohio as a Report for America fellow before later joining the Akron Beacon Journal as its city government reporter. She has reported on a variety of issues, including housing, abortion access and police reform.
Awards and highlights:
- 2025 Public Media Journalists Association Award for best sports feature
- 2025 Regional Murrow Award for best sports feature
- Press Club of Cleveland鈥檚 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards:
- Best audio reporter in Ohio (2025)
- First place: sports feature (2024 and 2025), neighborhood/community news (2024), news feature (2024), solutions journalism (2024)
- Second place: government and politics (2024)
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As many Ohio communities consider or have already enacted data center moratoriums, Governor Mike DeWine urged local leaders not to completely rule out what he said could be a good deal. -
JobsOhio, the state's private economic development corporation, is investing $300 million into a new job readiness fund benefitting Ohioans and employers.
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The May 5 Primary was the first election under new rules that eliminated a four-day grace period for late, mail-in ballots. Now, any ballot arriving to the Board of Elections after 7:30 p.m. on Election Day is invalid. -
The new law bumps up the offense to a first-degree misdemeanor, with up to thirty days in jail and a $1,000 fine. -
Short-term rentals in Cleveland will have to be registered with City Hall. It's one of the new requirements approved by City Council to restrict and manage the properties council members say have become problematic. -
Not all council members think the "one size fits all" approach works across neighborhoods. -
Cleveland City Council approved sweeping plans to bring new housing and jobs the East Side neighborhoods of Hough, St. Clair-Superior and Central. -
Just months after the administration of Mayor Justin Bibb increased Downtown parking rates, City Council wants to roll back some of the changes. -
Using a suite of economic development tools, including waived permit fees for new construction, modernized zoning codes and a new tax increment financing district, the city plans to put millions toward spurring new housing, businesses and walkable communities in the historically disinvested neighborhoods of St. Clair-Superior, Hough and Central. -
Mayor Justin Bibb said hyperscale data centers "have no future" in dense city neighborhoods. Bibb's statement comes after Cleveland rejected a Slavic Village project.
