Quinn: A big part of our job is providing context for the news, and we do that by asking questions. With such an unprecedented story as this one, we had no end of questions, and Courtney has been seeking the answers. Look for her story, or stories, soon.
City Hall reporter Courtney Astolfi published the news story when it broke, but what happened next is where you’ll find insight into how our newsroom works. We put aside the abortion debate for the moment, and talked about the purpose of taxes. With multiple people participating, the conversation, in fits and starts, went something like this.
But Bibb is proposing to spend tax dollars on individuals, who must now go out of state if they wish abortions. That’s unusual. How unusual, though? Do any parallels exist, or is this an entirely new and radical idea from the new mayor? Of course, government spends our taxes on lots of projects we might adamantly oppose. The entirety of Cuyahoga County appears dead set opposed to spending another public cent on the failed Medical Mart, but the out-of-touch Cuyahoga County Council is about to borrow $31 million to do just that. Taxes will be paying that money back for years.
What about public health, we wondered. Cleveland runs a Health Department. Part of the city mission is to ensure the health of city residents. Is providing access to abortion a legitimate expenditure for healthcare?
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