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| What you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 WEATHER
There is a chance of snow showers before 8 a.m., but skies are expected to clear. It will be cold, with highs struggling to reach 20 degrees. Clouds move in overnight, bringing chances of snow showers. Temps will dip to around 5 degrees, but wind chills could make it feel like it's below zero. Read more.
Local scores: Cavs 95, New York Knicks 93 OVERNIGHT
West Side Market: Mayor Justin Bibb’s commitment to revamping operations at West Side Market has stirred optimism that Cleveland could adopt an approach that sets up independent management with expertise to allow the market to flourish. This comes at a time when the market is at a crossroads, reports Bob Higgs.
PUCO: A year and a half after the House Bill 6 scandal broke, more than a third of the council tasked with picking nominees to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio consists of men who backed, lobbied for, or even co-sponsored the infamous energy law. Jeremy Pelzer reports that Michael Koren, who helped FirstEnergy Corp. lobby for the passage of HB6 in 2019, is the chair of the Public Utilities Commission Nominating Council, while David Wondolowski of the Cleveland Building and Trades Council, a vocal supporter of HB6, is a member.
Redistricting Commission: Now that Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission have approved a new set of state legislative maps and sent them to the Ohio Supreme Court for review, what’s next in the process? Once the court gets the maps, the groups that originally sued over the last set of maps and successfully got them thrown out will get three days to file their objections with the court over the new maps, reports Andrew Tobias.
TODAY IN OHIO Ohio Republicans on Saturday passed a revised version of a state legislative district plan, favoring Republicans to win 58% of House or Senate seats. We’re talking about how Republicans appeared to meet the Supreme Court’s requirements while drawing as many slightly Democratic districts as possible on Today in Ohio. STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Mandel debate: Two candidates will hold the first cross-party debate of the Ohio U.S. Senate campaign this week, with a leading Republican candidate and a progressive Democratic underdog scheduled to face off in Columbus. Former state Treasurer Josh Mandel and Morgan Harper, an activist and attorney, are scheduled to debate Thursday, reports Andrew Tobias.
LaRose tests positive: Secretary of State Frank LaRose is quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday, days after he met with Gov. Mike DeWine and other members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission during an hours-long meeting to negotiate and approve new state legislative maps, Andrew Tobias reports.
METRO Property taxes: Most homeowners in the Greater Cleveland area have seen or will soon see their property tax rates decrease this year. That can be deceiving, especially if a homeowner’s property value rose because of a recent county appraisal, reports Eric Heisig.
Body cameras: The Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority and Euclid police department are among 109 law enforcement agencies across Ohio receiving $4.7 million in grants to start or maintain body camera programs, Olivia Mitchell reports. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the grants on Monday as part of the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program.
Dollar stores: Cleveland City Council has approved limitations on where new discount stores can be built, a years-in-the-making effort spurred by complaints from some residents and council members about the stores’ rapid proliferation in impoverished areas and the drawbacks they say come with them. Eric Heisig reports Council on Monday night unanimously approved restrictions to ban such new stores – commonly known through companies such as Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Dollar General and Five Below – from being built within two miles of an existing discount store.
Balloon ban: Cleveland City Council on Monday banned the release of 10 or more balloons at a time – an environmentally-conscious law intended to stop balloons from causing power outages. Violators of the ban will be subject to the same penalties as violators of the city’s littering law: a minor misdemeanor citation, and a $150 fine, Courtney Astolfi reports. The ban applies to both latex and mylar balloons.
NBA All-Star Game: As Cleveland prepares to host the NBA All-Star Game, organizers briefed City Council members Monday about the event’s impact on the city’s budget, safety forces, local businesses and residents. Courtney Astolfi reports on the details.
Imagination Library: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping to prepare children for kindergarten, reports Alexis Oatman. The program mails one age-appropriate book to children each month until their fifth birthday.
Hockey reffing: Brandon Chrostowski has to know a lot to run a fine-dining establishment like Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute. But Marc Bona reports that Chrostowski has carved off time to officiate hockey games. Recently, he had a dream come true: To officiate a game between Division I colleges.
Snow damage: About 40 vehicles were damaged Sunday when a snow plow tossed slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, Olivia Mitchell reports. Several vehicles were struck by the debris, causing them to crash into other vehicles or guardrails.
Wrong forecast: On Friday, the National Weather Service predicted that temperatures would be cold throughout the weekend, but there would be plenty of sunshine. Yet Sunday, much of Northeast Ohio got 6 inches of snow, reports Alexis Oatman. An Alberta Clipper is a low-pressure system that often causes traces of snow, or at most 2 to 3 inches. But a region can occasionally experience more, especially with arctic air making snow dry and fluffy. That is what Northeast Ohio experienced on Sunday.
COVID-19 & HEALTH Daily cases: The state of Ohio on Monday reported 9,774 new cases of COVID-19, the second day in a row with a COVID-19 case count below 10,000, reports Julie Washington.
COVID deaths: The number of Ohio deaths from all causes in 2021 again far exceeded previous years, with an increase thousands above the 17,529 that have been attributed to COVID-19 for last year, reports Julie Washington.
Medical marijuana: The State Medical Board of Ohio will study medical marijuana’s potential efficacy for a handful of conditions that nine state residents want to add to the list of qualifying conditions. Laura Hancock reports that the board will consider nine petitions, including anxiety and insomnia.
CRIME Doctor overdose: A suburban Youngstown doctor admitted Monday that he illegally prescribed opioids to his patients, two of whom died of overdoses. Martin Escobar, 58, of Lake Milton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cleveland to 85 charges involving his work as a pain-management specialist, reports John Caniglia.
BUSINESS CLE to Europe: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport officials plan to make a major push this year to land nonstop service to Europe. Susan Glaser reports the region has more than enough travelers to support a new trans-Atlantic flight. What it doesn’t have – at least not yet – is enough financial support from the community, including businesses and other groups.
Ohio State: Ohio State University is again ranked among the top 10 universities for online programs, according to the 2022 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. No other Ohio colleges cracked the top 50. Bowling Green State University tied for 68th. Mount Carmel College of Nursing and Ohio University tied for 116th. Ashland University is tied for 138 and the University of Toledo was tied for 153, Sean McDonnell reports.
Giant Eagle: Giant Eagle is taking over the operations of a cold-storage facility in Solon, according to the city’s economic development director. The facility, which is on Cochran Road in Solon, has 233 employees and is owned by Novi, Michigan-based Lineage Logistics Services, reports Sean McDonnell.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Kacey Musgraves: Sunday’s “Star-Crossed Unveiled” tour at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was an extravagant showcase with all the lights and confetti you’d want from Cleveland’s first major concert of the year. Troy Smith reports that nothing shone brighter than Kacey Musgraves, who strutted on stage just after 9:30 p.m. with cozy jeans, long hair and a smile beaming across her face.
'Jeopardy!' streak: Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider just keeps on winning. The engineering manager originally from Dayton rolled to her 39th straight win on Monday, moving her past Medina native Matt Amodio into sole possession of second place on the all-time list, Joey Morona reports. Only current “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings, with 74 victories, has won more games in the show’s history.
Snow unicorn: A magical being appeared on Lakewood’s Wagar Avenue this weekend, snow-blowing the sidewalk after Northeast Ohio got hit with inches of snow on Sunday. Check out photos of a person dressed in an inflatable unicorn costume, which grabbed neighbors’ attention. OTHER HEADLINES Boy, 2, wounded in shooting in Akron home, police say Read more
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