For Megan Martin, the tipping point came when she passed several men slumped over the steps of a Broadway church in the middle of the day.

State health programs are facing calls to address poor housing, food insecurity, and other social conditions that have worsened the impact of the pandemic on marginalized communities.

The Cleveland Clinic, where the heart-bypass operation was perfected, boasts not one but two Intercontinental hotels that cater to wealthy patients from around the world. Visitors can stay in $800-a-night suites and dine on short ribs with blue cheese grits, washing them down with an expensive Bordeaux before seeing a cardiologist.

A Kentucky grand juror involved in the decision not to bring murder charges against police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman in her apartment, asked that the transcripts and recordings of the secret proceeding be made public so that “the truth may prevail.”

The EPA must bulk up oversight of its civil rights program to make sure agencies that receive its funding aren’t discriminating against racial minorities, according to a Monday report from the EPA’s internal watchdog.

The U.S. economy can’t reach its potential unless the country addresses gaps in economic opportunity, said Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester.