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| What you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 WEATHER
Highs temperatures today will be in the low 40s with partly sunny skies, but it will be a bit breezy. Clouds move in overnight, bringing chances of rain showers. Lows will be in the mid-30s. Read more.
NBA: Cavs 93, New Orleans Pelicans 90 OVERNIGHT
Anti-Bibb PAC: Records filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission show who funded Citizens for Change, a Super PAC accused of circulating a racist attack mailer against now-Mayor Justin Bibb during last fall’s mayoral campaign, Courtney Astolfi reports. The top donors, whose contributions ranged between $42,000 and $50,000, were the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, former Forest City CEO Albert Ratner, and The Southern Strategy Super PAC, according to the filing.
Tamir Rice: The Justice Department again has declined to reopen the civil-rights investigation into the death of Tamir Rice, who was killed by a Cleveland police officer in November 2014. John Caniglia reports Kristen Clarke, an assistant U.S. attorney general, sent a letter to a lawyer for the Rice family on Friday, saying that prosecutors concluded that information the family presented in recent months does not change the Justice Department’s decision in 2020 to close the case.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE Senate race: Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates are reporting their campaign finances for the final three months of 2021, making their final disclosures before early voting begins in April. Andrew Tobias reports the Republican field is among the country’s most expensive and competitive Senate races, with multiple wealthy candidates spending millions of their own money on their campaigns.
DeWine campaign: Gov. Mike DeWine is entering the 2022 midterm election year as financially dominant as ever, Jeremy Pelzer reports. The Greene County Republican’s re-election campaign reported just over $9.2 million its account, which is more money banked than all other Ohio gubernatorial candidates combined. Dolan contributions: Members of the Dolan family, including retired Cleveland Guardians owner Larry Dolan, have donated $3 million to a recently formed federal Super PAC with no publicly stated purpose. Andrew Tobias reports Larry Dolan, his wife, Eva Dolan and Charles Dolan, in October and November, each gave $1 million to a group called the Buckeye Leadership Fund Inc., according to a Monday filing with the U.S. Federal Election Commission. Charles Dolan is Larry’s older brother and founder of Cablevision and HBO, two centerpieces of the Dolan media empire.
Max Miller: Former Donald Trump aide Max Miller of Rocky River raised and spent more money in last year’s final quarter than any other candidate seeking to win Ohio’s newly reconfigured 13th congressional district seat. Sabrina Eaton reports on the campaign finances of congressional candidates in Northeast Ohio.
Supreme Court: Republican candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court, who are all sitting justices, raised over $1.1 million last year for seats on the bench, compared to the Democrats’ $189,000, Laura Hancock reports.
TODAY IN OHIO Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission asked the state Supreme Court to issue a ruling on their newly drawn legislative districts by the middle of February – or potentially stay any decision until after the 2022 general election. We’re talking about how Republicans want to keep gerrymandered districts and kick the can down the road on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Betting: The Cincinnati Bengals may have hit on their opportunity to go to the Super Bowl, but the state of Ohio will miss out when it comes to the potential revenue generated by Super Bowl wagers. Seth Richardson reports that how much Ohio is losing out on betting action is – to borrow a phrase – something of a crapshoot.
METRO Police hiring: The monitor overseeing the reform of Cleveland police attacked the city’s hiring of officers from outside departments, saying the decision to offer jobs to three candidates last year “illustrates a disregard” for background investigations, John Caniglia reports. The monitor, Hassan Aden, filed a report in U.S. District Court in Cleveland late Sunday afternoon that says police investigators obtained information that should have prevented the officers from being hired.
Significant storm: The National Weather Service says “confidence is increasing” that a long-duration winter storm will arrive Wednesday night, bringing cold temperatures and significant amounts of snow, reports Cliff Pinckard. The storm could include sleet, freezing rain, and might drop more than 8 inches of snow, Olivia Mitchell reports.
Homeless Clevelanders: Some Northeast Ohioans experiencing homelessness would rather brave single-digit temperatures on the street than enter a congregate shelter setting and risk exposure to the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19. Many in Cleveland’s homeless population have underlying health conditions that could make the impact of the virus more severe, reports Robert Higgs.
Cold storage: Plans to build a cold storage facility along Opportunity Corridor are moving forward now that developers have secured “acceptable” funding to fill a $3 million gap that had previously put the project on ice. Courtney Astolfi reports officials aren’t saying exactly how much funding they received.
Vaccine effort: The Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA on Monday unveiled plans to help vaccinate more Cleveland residents. The team and league will offer incentives to get vaccinated, sponsor vaccine clinics, and provide tests and masks to the community ahead of NBA All-Star Game weekend in Cleveland, Feb. 18-20, Courtney Astolfi reports.
COVID-19 Daily cases: The state of Ohio on Friday reported 4,160 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest total for a single day since before Thanksgiving. The number marks a deep drop from when Ohio routinely was reporting more than 19,000 cases a day in late December and early January.
Booster shot: Barely half of fully vaccinated Ohio adults have received a coronavirus booster shot -- 52.8% as of Monday -- even though many are eligible for the additional dose, reports Laura Hancock. Just 6 million Ohioans over age 18 have completed their initial vaccination series, which means they received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna shot or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot. Only 3.3 million adults have gone in for the booster.
BUSINESS Super K: When the nation’s first Super Kmart opened in 1991 on Medina’s North Court Street, it was amid a losing battle with its fiercest competitor, Walmart. The Medina store was one of about 40 Kmart stores across Greater Cleveland and 2,300 nationwide, reports Sean McDonnell. See a photo gallery of when they opened and closed.
Starbucks union: Whether the Starbucks in Cleveland’s downtown Warehouse District unionizes might be up to baristas from other nearby stores, if the company gets it way. The company confirmed Monday that it wants a districtwide vote in Cleveland instead of letting the West Sixth Street store vote individually, Sean McDonnell reports.
Cohen & Co.: Cohen & Co.’s longest serving CEO will step down after holding the role for 25 years. Randy Myeroff, CEO since 1997, will be replaced on June 1 by Chris Bellamy, the firm’s current president, reports Sean McDonnell.
CRIME Shooting: An Elyria man died in a shooting that happened after a child custody exchange Sunday in LaGrange Township, reports Olivia Mitchell. Christopher D. Sayers, 24, died in the shooting that happened about 8:35 p.m.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT All-Star Game: Fans ages 5 and up who want to attend any ticketed events during the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland will have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or of a negative COVID test. Marc Bona reports the three-day NBA All-Star Weekend celebration – Feb. 18-20 – culminates with the All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 20, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Black Keys: You can count The Black Keys as another high-profile act returning to the road this summer. The Akron duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney will embark on a 32-date North American tour that includes a stop at Blossom Music Center on Sept. 9, reports Troy Smith.
Hose of Creole: House of Creole Cleveland is scheduled to open during NBA All-Star Weekend in February on Euclid Avenue in the former Sixth City Sailors Club, which was previously Hodge’s restaurant. The Washington, D.C.-based Miskiri Hospitality Group is behind the restaurant, which will focus on New Orleans cuisine, reports Marc Bona.
Sea dragons: Greater Cleveland Aquarium is celebrating the arrival of newborn weedy sea dragons, the rare cousin to the seahorse that is notoriously difficult to breed in captivity. Joey Morona reports the aquarium becomes one of fewer than 20 marine life facilities around the world to produce a successful hatching.
Super Bowl: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is headed to the Super Bowl ... sort of. The museum’s popular exhibit “The Biggest Show on Turf: 56 Years of Halftime Shows” presented by Pepsi will travel to Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI, reports Troy Smith. OTHER HEADLINES Man dies after being shot while standing on porch of Akron home Read more
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North Royalton Schools assistant superintendent to resign in August Read more
Medina County District Library offers Black History Month events and more during February Read more
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