All 13 Akron City Council seats were on the ballot in the May 2 primary. Find out more about who won, who lost and what the next council could look like.
GREATER AKRON The May 2 Primary/Special Election includes mayoral and council candidates in a number of local communities, as well as school and other issues. The registration deadline to vote in the May Election was April 3. Early in-person voting and absentee voting began April 4 at the Summit County Board of Elections, 470
DOWNTOWN AKRON A special Summit County Grand Jury seated to review whether to indict any of the eight Akron Police Department officers involved in the June 27, 2022 shooting death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, of Akron, decided against it. Attorney General Dave Yost announced the decision April 17 at 3:30 p.m. in a press
DOWNTOWN AKRON Akron City Council approved the approximately $792 million operating budget by an 8-5 vote March 27. Voting against the budget were Council members Nancy Holland (D-Ward 1), Russel Neal (D-Ward 4), Tara Mosley (D-Ward 5), Shammas Malik (D-Ward 8) and Linda Omobien (D-at large). Prior to the vote, Council held a lengthy
A number of Akron City Council members take issue with a provision in the budget that has allowed mayors to approve millions of dollars in contracts without council's approval since the 1960s.