COLUMBUS, Ohio—Two Democratic former state officials said they’re preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the Ohio legislature’s plan to put $600 million from the state’s unclaimed property fund toward a new Cleveland Browns stadium in suburban Brook Park, should the proposal become law.
It remains to be seen how the threatened lawsuit, which ex-state Rep. Jeff Crossman and former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann unveiled to reporters Wednesday, might fare if the budget proposal is signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine.