August 9, 2025

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Ohioans sound off on $600 million plan to use unclaimed funds for Cleveland Browns stadium

Kim Stone is a Cleveland Browns fan. Jackie Tank isn’t. The old friends from Delaware County may not see eye to eye on football, but they agree the state using $600 million in unclaimed funds for a new Browns stadium in Brook Park doesn’t sit right. Stone leans against the funding plan, but Tank is

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Ohioans sound off at state fair over Browns unclaimed funds plan

Ohio State Fair 2025 DeWine opening day ribbon cutting Governor Mike DeWine was present during the ribbon-cutting on opening day of the 2025 Ohio State Fair. Ohioans have mixed reactions, with some supporting the use of unclaimed funds and others criticizing it. Concerns about the stadium’s location and ticket affordability were also raised. Ohio is

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Cleveland Browns stadium funds could have been used for better

Browns fans react to news of new stadium, move to Brook Park Fans gave their reactions after team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam announced the Cleveland Browns are moving to Brook Park to build a new dome stadium. Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. Hi Brian: Regarding the Browns’

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Lawsuit filed over taking unclaimed funds to help build new Browns stadium

CLEVELAND — Three Northeast Ohioans with unclaimed funds filed a lawsuit on Monday afternoon against state officials, calling Ohio’s plan to take legal ownership of people’s missing money to help pay for a new Browns’ stadium in Brook Park an “unconstitutional and unlawful misappropriation of private property.” The lawsuit was filed by DannLaw, a firm

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Plan to use Ohio unclaimed funds on Browns stadium hit with lawsuit

See how to find out if you have unclaimed funds in Ohio Ohio’s new budget gives the state control of $1.7 billion in unclaimed funds. Here’s how to check if your money is in that pool. A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of using Ohioans’ unclaimed funds to finance a new Cleveland Browns stadium. The lawsuit

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Ohio plan to use unclaimed funds for Cleveland Browns stadium hit with lawsuit

A plan to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium with Ohioans’ abandoned money is unconstitutional and should be stopped, according to a new lawsuit. Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and former state Rep. Jeff Crossman, both Democrats, filed a class action lawsuit July 7 on behalf of three Cuyahoga County residents and

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Veto Cleveland Browns stadium funds

Gov. DeWine explains why child care is a budget priority Gov. Mike DeWine held a news conference Monday to unveil his budget recommendations. He opened his conference speaking about how the state can fund child care. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urged Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a provision in the state budget that would

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Browns stadium will be funded by unclaimed funds after budget vote

Browns fans react to news of new stadium, move to Brook Park Fans gave their reactions after team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam announced the Cleveland Browns are moving to Brook Park to build a new dome stadium. Northeast Ohioans could be days away from knowing whether the Cleveland Browns will move their home games

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Ohio lawmakers settle on unclaimed funds to put $600M into new Browns stadium

CLEVELAND — Ohio lawmakers are forging ahead on a plan to use unclaimed funds to provide a $600 million grant for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park. The proposal survived compromise talks to make it into the final draft of the state’s two-year budget bill, said Rep. Brian Stewart, an Ashville Republican who

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Ohio Senate wants to use unclaimed funds to build new Browns stadium, including money owed to ex-Cleveland QB

Getty Images A recent proposal for funding the Cleveland Browns‘ new stadium, has become a controversial topic as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and other state legislators want to pull from publicly unclaimed funds to help build the $2.4 billion project. And according to Cleveland.com, some very notable names are among the residents who are owed

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