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| What you need to know Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 WEATHER
It will be warm but very windy today, with gusts near 50 mph. Highs will be around 50 degrees. The strong winds will continue overnight and showers arrive, which could lead to possible flooding. Read more.
NBA: Atlanta Hawks 124, Cavs 116 OVERNIGHT
Sam Randazzo: Newly released emails show former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Sam Randazzo worked behind the scenes to hinder attempts to fully repeal House Bill 6 in the months before he resigned, reports Jeremy Pelzer. Randazzo, whom FirstEnergy admitted last year to bribing, also waited weeks after the HB6 scandal broke for the PUCO to ask FirstEnergy to investigate itself over whether it misspent any customer money.
TODAY IN OHIO Legislation backed by Ohio Republicans billed as an “anti-discrimination” measure would allow state residents to sue social media platforms that delete or bury posts and content. We’re talking about the First Amendment and also a separate bill eliminating the right to sue over privacy violations on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Chip bill: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is urging the U.S. House and Senate to resolve differences between separate bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to ensure that semiconductor manufacturing projects like Intel’s planned Ohio plant get the money they need to ramp up production. Sabrina Eaton reports Raimondo told reporters that although the chip industry was developed in the United States, it now produces just 12 percent of the world’s semiconductors.
State of the state: For the first time in three years, Gov. Mike DeWine will deliver his State of the State address at the Ohio Statehouse at noon on Wednesday, March 23, reports Jeremy Pelzer. The speech, traditionally given by Ohio’s governor every year, was canceled the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. METRO Workforce development: Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland are seeking to hire two people to beef up the area’s workforce development efforts, reports Kaitlin Durbin. The county is hiring a deputy director of workforce development, who will act as the “primary liaison” between the county, city, and Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board. The city is hiring a board executive director. And the two leaders aim to create a new vision that invests in homegrown talent while also attracting new workers.
Residency challenge: The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Monday dismissed a residency challenge filed against Cleveland City Councilman Richard Starr by former Councilwoman Delores Gray, who lost the Ward 5 seat to Starr in the November election, reports Courtney Astolfi.
Bibb cabinet: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb Tuesday announced two more hires for his cabinet – positions focused primarily on youth and education. Bibb’s chief education officer will be Holly Trifiro, and his chief of youth and family success will be Sonya Pryor-Jones, reports Courtney Astolfi.
Volatile weather: A warm front from the south is going to bring mild temperatures to Northeast Ohio over the next few days, but it also will bring wind gust up to 50 mph and possibilities of flooding. Cliff Pinckard reports that up to 2 inches of rain could fall by Thursday night. With plenty of snow on the ground and some rivers and streams still frozen, the rapid melt could cause “significant” rises on rivers, creeks, streams and other flood-prone areas.
COVID-19 COVID parties: Julie Washington lists several reasons why immunity from vaccination is better than letting down your guard and getting a COVID-19 infection to build up immunity.
Daily cases: The state of Ohio on Tuesday reported 2,121 new cases of COVID-19, continuing the trend of decreasing daily case numbers that started in mid-January, reports Julie Washington.
BUSINESS Cedar Point: Cedar Point, which made national headlines last year when it increased employee pay to $20 per hour, is planning to reduce starting wages to $15 an hour this year. Susan Glaser reports the park hopes to hire 6,500 seasonal associates in 2022, with a starting pay of $15 per hour. Among the positions available: ride operators, food and beverage, hotel operations, custodial, guest services and more.
Offer rejected: Cedar Fair, the Sandusky-based parent company of Cedar Point and 10 other amusement parks, has rejected a buyout offer from SeaWorld. SeaWorld issued a statement late Tuesday confirming that its offer, reportedly worth $3.4 billion, was turned down, Susan Glaser reports.
Kohl’s additions: Kohl’s is improving its cosmetics game by adding Sephora makeup shops inside its Greater Cleveland stores. The company announced Tuesday that “Sephora at Kohl’s” would be added to 400 stores, including more than a dozen around Northeast Ohio, reports Sean McDonnell.
City View: The former City View Center built atop a landfill along Interstate 480 in Garfield Heights is among the many applications from Cuyahoga County vying for a share of $350 million set aside by the state of Ohio for brownfield assessment and remediation. Peter Krouse reports Industrial Commercial Properties has already transformed the site into a landscaped business complex now called Highland Park, with two new commercial tenants to go along with retail holdovers Giant Eagle and Applebee’s.
CRIME 5-year-old stabbed: A Bedford Heights woman is charged in the stabbing death of her daughter, who an aunt described as a “typical 5-year-old” who was always smiling. Olivia Mitchell reports Menokka Karr Nealy is charged with murder and felonious assault in the Saturday killing of her daughter, E’Nijah Noelle Holland.
Wrongful conviction: A Cleveland man who spent 45 years in prison for a slaying he didn’t commit has sued the city and 10 of its police officers, John Caniglia reports. Isaiah Andrews is accusing detectives of withholding evidence that led to his wrongful conviction in the death of his wife.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Girl Scout cookies: The Girl Scouts normally sell close to 200 million boxes of cookies each year – earning about $800 million – through in-person sales and cookie booths. Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez rank the nine varieties of the popular cookies.
Flying fig: Karen Small’s acclaimed Ohio City restaurant Flying Fig will close on Saturday, Feb. 26, then become a new concept that will open this spring or summer. Small shared the news in a press release, stating that the new concept will be run with Jill Davis, the owner of Toast in Gordon Square, reports Anne Nickoloff.
Collision Bend: Collision Bend Brewing Co. has plans to expand from its restaurant along the Cuyahoga River on the east bank of the Flats with a brewing facility and taproom in an industrial building in Euclid, Marc Bona and Eric Heisig report.
Real Black Friday: Now in its seventh iteration, local business initiative The Real Black Friday has gone all-out for its annual business expo. Anne Nickoloff reports that during NBA All-Star Weekend at Tower City, the event will feature more than 100 Black-owned businesses in Northeast Ohio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Millennials vs. Gen X: Millennials spend more time sleeping and playing games than Generation X did back when they were their age. They spend less time doing housework. Laura Johnston reports that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compared data from 23- to 38-year-olds from 2003 with surveys of the same age group in 2019. The idea is that in 2019, Millennials were the same ages as Gen-Xers were 16 years earlier. OTHER HEADLINES Man in wheelchair struck, killed in hit-and-run in Canton Read more
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