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On the final day of June, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a two-year state budget that provided $600 million from the state’s unclaimed property fund for the Browns’ proposed $2.4 billion covered stadium in Brook Park.

The budget also cleared other big roadblocks for the Browns, including gutting the state’s “Art Modell Law” and guaranteeing the Browns can keep their share of Cuyahoga County sin tax money.

But the budget didn’t dictate ODOT approval for the stadium project. The state agency this month denied a permit because of the proposed stadium’s height, which is located near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

The city – which owns the airport – has been filing

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