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| What you need to know Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 WEATHER
A cloudy, cool day is in the forecast, with highs staying in the low 50s. It will be windy, with gusts near 30 mph. There is a 30 percent chance of showers after 5 p.m. until about midnight. Winds will calm a bit and lows will be in the mid-40s. Read more.
Local scores: Cavs 99, Denver Nuggets 87 OVERNIGHT
Redistricting: Ohio’s new redistricting process, meant to promote collaboration and bipartisanship, in practice unfolded like Ohio’s much-criticized old redistricting process: A handful of politicians and staff, with ambivalent support of members of their own party, pushed through new maps with limited outside input. Jeremy Pelzer reports that a flurry of depositions filed in three redistricting lawsuits show that maps were drawn by Republican staffers with oversight from Senate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Bob Cupp, but with little input from anyone else on the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission.
School distress: The state has taken over the Lorain, East Cleveland and Youngstown school districts because of low standardized test scores. District report card grades have largely stayed the same since. Laura Hancock reports the Ohio General Assembly has created a path out of state control that lawmakers and education experts say can realistically be achieved, and all three districts have taken the first steps to return to local control.
THIS WEEK IN THE CLE The three statewide Republicans on the seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission say they “had no involvement” in creating of Ohio’s new legislative maps. Why not? We’re asking about the failure on This Week in the CLE, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS School quarantine: The Ohio Department of Health announced new quarantine guidelines Monday, called Masks to Stay and Tests to Play, which would allow children who are exposed to the coronavirus to stay in school unless they start experiencing symptoms of the illness or test positive. Laura Hancock reports the guidelines are not orders, but the goal would be less time parents would have to stay at home with their children. Abortion: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and attorneys general from 11 other states sued the Biden administration Monday, seeking to stop federal funds from going to clinics that offer abortion referrals. The states filed suit in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati over recent rule changes to the Title X federal family planning program. The lawsuit says the changes will cost Ohio millions of dollars, as it will have to share money with Planned Parenthood, John Caniglia reports.
METRO Mayoral races: Heading into Tuesday’s election, new leadership is a certainty in only four of the county’s 22 mayor’s races, including in Cleveland Heights, where residents are electing their first mayor in the city’s 100-year history. Kaitlin Durbin and Cameron Fields preview suburban mayoral races across Cuyahoga County.
Police reform: A handful of Cleveland City Council members are standing in the way of legislation that would position the council squarely against Issue 24 – the ballot initiative that would bolster civilian oversight of the police. City Council President Kevin Kelley acknowledged that a handful of members had expressed reservations about the resolution, Robert Higgs reports. Without an overwhelming consensus from the council, Kelley said he was reluctant to take the measure to the floor.
Stimulus spending: Cleveland City Council’s working group to develop a spending plan for the city’s stimulus money – separate from outgoing Mayor Frank Jackson’s plan – will not be complete by the group’s self-imposed deadline of Nov. 1, Robin Goist reports. The group held its third meeting Monday in an effort to organize council priorities in a way that can be reconciled with Jackson’s plan. It is unclear how or when the city will pass a plan for spending the millions of dollars in federal stimulus that have been in city coffers since June.
Lead removal: The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition is nearing its halfway mark of raising $99.4 million needed to make all Cleveland homes lead-safe within five years, Robin Goist reports. And an additional $17.5 million from Cleveland’s American Rescue Plan funds could be a major boost to their fundraising efforts, coalition members told City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee on Monday.
Rate increase: Cleveland City Council on Monday voted to increase rates for both the city’s water service that reaches the entire region and the sewer service within the city itself. Fees charged just for consumption of water would increase by 3.5% -- about 87 cents a month for an average Cleveland residential customer, Robert Higgs reports. Increases in the city’s sewer rates will push up an average consumer’s bill from about $12.27 a month to $17.39 in 2024.
Unfilled jobs: Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish fired back at County Council’s repeated questioning over his decision not to budget for long-unfilled positions, erroneously claiming that the body has approved the practice in previous years, Kaitlin Durbin reports.
CWRU: Case Western Reserve University has received a $16 million, five-year federal grant to launch a multi-institutional research effort dedicated to understanding the relationship between substance use and HIV. Julie Washington reports the CWRU Center for Excellence on the Impact of Substance Use on HIV will be established at the School of Medicine as a resource for researchers locally and across the country.
Kent State: Kent State University’s Board of Trustees in a special meeting Friday approved the construction of a new College of Business Administration building and renaming the college in honor of Edward F. Crawford, an entrepreneur and the former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, reports Megan Becka.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Cedar Point: A theme park report found that attendance at Cedar Point declined nearly 72% in 2020, about average across the amusement industry. Susan Glaser has a list of big parks and their attendance.
Houseplants: Do you wish your own home was decked out with a lush array of green girls? Christopher Griffin, AKA Plant Kween, breaks down everything you need to know about the plants you've seen in celebrity homes in this video from cleveland.com's sister site, Architectural Digest, and how to care for them in your own space.
RiverFest: Merwin’s Wharf will once again transform into a winter wonderland at this season’s Winter RiverFest, set to begin on Nov. 26. Anne Nickoloff reports the experience will include an ice-skating rink, Santa appearances, fire pits, a beer garden and an igloo village, according to Cleveland Metroparks’ website. OTHER HEADLINES Driver leaves scene after crash kills passenger in vehicle Read more
Man dies after shooting in Cleveland’s Corlett neighborhood Read more
Medina council discusses demolition protocol within the city’s historic district Read more
Mayfield Heights council chooses Nino Monaco to fill Finney’s unexpired term Read more
Solon City School District withstands pandemic to retain state’s top score on report card Read more
Bay Village man is new director of strategy for Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio Read more
Rocky River council, school board candidates turn out for forum Read more
Bay Village musical playground to honor teacher’s memory Read more
North Ridgeville updates end-of-year street repairs, paving projects Read more
Broadview Heights seeks state funds for bike lane, sidewalks along Avery Road south of Ohio 82 Read more
Avon Lake’s future railway museum signals ‘all aboard’ Read more
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