When we bought our first house, property taxes were an afterthought. The couple of thousand dollars listed on the MLS sheet was so small next to the price of the house. I wasn’t doing the math of paying the taxes every six months for the rest of my life. When we searched for our second, forever house, a lower tax rate was at the top of my wish list. Of course, taxes are a necessity to pay for services: school districts, libraries, the Metroparks we all love. But no one likes paying them – and if you live in the cities that rank among the highest tax rates, you have even more reason to complain. By the way, in Cuyahoga County, taxes are due Feb. 9. - Laura |
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Homes in Cleveland Heights have some of the highest property taxes in Ohio. (Photo by Jadloski Media) |
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Property taxes: Six Cuyahoga County areas are among the 10 places in Ohio with the highest property tax rates - all above $3,200 per $100,000 of home value. Zachary Smith reports a small part of South Euclid in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district ranks second in Ohio at $3,871 per $100,000 of home value. COVID-19 relief: Cleveland officials say the city would have faced financial chaos and potential layoffs had it not received hundreds of millions of COVID-19 stimulus dollars from the federal government. Lucas Daprile reports a combination of federal programs aimed at alleviating the city’s financial troubles from COVID-19 prevented the city from having to cut wages and even potentially lay off employees. Today in Ohio: Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor is working on a constitutional amendment to reform Ohio’s redistricting process that could go before voters in November 2024. We’re talking about taking elected officials out of mapmaking on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Abortion pills: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost signed a letter sent to CVS and Walgreens arguing that the companies’ plans to send abortion pills through the mail is illegal under state and federal law. Laura Hancock reports Yost joined 19 other Republican attorneys general in sending the letters, written after President Joe Biden announced a new regulation that would allow retail pharmacies to dispense the medication in stores or through the mail as more states restrict abortion. Householder trial: Early drafts of legislation that eventually would become a law worth more than $1 billion to FirstEnergy Corp. began to circulate in December 2018, weeks before a group of new Republican Ohio House members backed by ex-Speaker Larry Householder were sworn into office. A Dec. 12, 2018, email that circulated among lobbyists and others included draft legislation for a “clean-air credits program” that would ultimately become the nuclear subsidies for FirstEnergy’s subsidiary, Jake Zuckerman reports. Delphi pensions: An effort to restore the pensions of Delphi salaried workers that the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. cut by as much as 70% during the General Motors bankruptcy passed the U.S. House of Representatives last year but fell short in the U.S. Senate. Sabrina Eaton reports Dayton Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Turner and Michigan Democrat Dan Kildee have vowed to get the necessary U.S. Senate support to obtain relief for the more than 20,000 non-union retirees from around the country who lost the retirement benefits they earned during their decades of work for Delphi. Omar removed: The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday removed Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee by approving a resolution from Rocky River GOP U.S. Rep. Max Miller after a spirited debate where both sides accused the other of bigotry, reports Sabrina Eaton. School safety: At Lakewood High School Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced $68 million will be dispersed among 945 Ohio K-12 schools to improve security. John Tucker reports the announcement marks the fourth round of Ohio’s K-12 School Safety Grant Program, with a total of $217 million available. |
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Photographer barred: Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration on Thursday barred a Plain Dealer/cleveland.com photographer from attending a public meeting of City Council’s Safety Committee in which council members toured the proposed site of the new Cleveland police headquarters, Courtney Astolfi reports. Council President Blaine Griffin told cleveland.com that he intended to have council’s legal team look into the matter to determine council’s role in what may be considered a violation of the open meetings law. |
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Income taxes: The real question to ask in filing a tax return is “Do I have enough expenses that I can itemize my deductions?” Most people take the standard deduction, which for tax year 2022 is $12,950 for single filers and $25,900 for married couples. Itemized deductions almost never add up to more of a tax break than the standard deduction, reports Sean McDonnell. Weekly COVID-19: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio stayed nearly steady, registering 8,260 this week as compared to 8,155 last week. This marks the third straight week below 8,300. The last time the state’s weekly case number was about 8,000 was in April, reports Julie Washington. |
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Child-porn charges: Three men are facing dozens of criminal charges on accusations that they were involved in obtaining and sharing child pornography online. Eric Bartlett, 39, of Cleveland Heights, John Orr, 23, of North Royalton, and Christopher Perry, 53, of Euclid each are charged with multiple counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor, illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, and possessing criminal tools, Cliff Pinckard reports. |
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Comedy museum: Johnny Carson’s understated comedic excellence over 30 years at the helm of "The Tonight Show" is on exhibit at the National Comedy Center. Susan Glaser reports the museum opened five years ago in Jamestown, New York, an easy 2½ hour drive from Cleveland. The city, population 28,400, is the birthplace of Lucille Ball, the queen of American comedy, who had big dreams for her hometown. 'Hadestown': Chances are you’ve never seen or heard anything like “Hadestown” before, writes Joey Morona. Making its Cleveland premiere with a three-week run at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical is a modern retelling of a Greek myth full of heart and soul set to a bluesy, jazz-infused score. This version of the ancient tale is told by Hermes in a Depression-era, New Orleans-style jazz club. Best museums: From classic Impressionism to creative takes on sculpture to the latest dinosaur discoveries, there is something everyone will appreciate at a museum these days. And many of them are now wired for the 21st Century, outfitted with all manner of high-tech and interactive exhibits and displays. We checked with our partner Stacker, which compiled a list of the 30 best museums in Ohio. Things to do: February has arrived and with it a range of indoor and outdoor activities. Huddle or cuddle around a fire at Bright Nights in Cleveland. Or travel to the tropics via the orchid show at Cleveland Botanical Garden. Paris Wolfe has 20 things to do this weekend. |
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