In some ways, the idea represents the culmination of broader recent political trends that have left cities holding the bag in all sorts of policy areas, given federal inaction and state laws that don’t align with the needs or preferences of urban voters.
Hundreds of protestors gather on the steps of Cleveland City Hall on June 24 to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Using public money to help Clevelanders obtain out-of-state abortions may draw opposition from some taxpayers.
It’s also a natural extension of cities’ traditional role as policy innovators and as units of government most attuned to the day-to-day realities of the people they serve. And, in some ways, it represents the culmination of broader recent political trends that have left cities holding the bag in all sorts of policy areas, given federal inaction and state laws that increasingly don’t align with the needs or preferences of urban voters.
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