Rotunda Rumblings

Hitting cruising altitude? Ohio Department of Transportation officials granted the Haslam Sports Group a construction permit Thursday to build a new Browns stadium in the Cleveland suburbs, Rich Exner reports . Just over a month ago, ODOT denied the permit, based on recommendations of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which said the stadium would obstruct air traffic.

Major decisions: Gov. Mike DeWine encouraged public college and university trustees meeting at a conference in Columbus on Thursday to recruit students from both inside and outside the state and to try to keep them in Ohio. This could bring more students permanently to the state, at a time when Ohio’s population is projected to decrease by 5.7% by 2050, Laura Hancock reports.

The heat is on:

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