Law's Michael Benza discusses questions surrounding county jail and courthouse funding discussions

What happened to the Cuyahoga County-court deal? Funding options remain on the table

cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said behind-the-scenes dealmaking between government entities is normal—“you scratch my back; I’ll scratch yours.” The bigger issue is transparency, as secrecy around the jail and courthouse funding discussions leaves the public with limited insight into major spending decisions.