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| What you need to know Wednesday, March 9, 2022 WEATHER
There are chances of rain showers this morning and during the early afternoon, but skies should clear and temps will reach the mid-40s. It will be clear and cold overnight, with a low around 27. Read more.
NBA: Cavs 127, Indiana Pacers 124 OVERNIGHT
AP credit: Bills in the Ohio House that aim to ban and control how teachers present social studies and civics content around civil rights, racism, sexism and other “divisive topics” could result in the College Board removing the Advanced Placement designation on high school courses here, reports Laura Hancock. The board opposes the censorship of teachers and students, wants students to become independent thinkers and says AP courses offer an “unflinching encounter with evidence.”
Tax credit: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to make permanent an expanded child tax credit that’s helped lift millions of children out of poverty, reports Sabrina Eaton. During the 2021 tax year, the American Rescue Plan gave eligible parents $300 per month for each child under age 6, and $250 for each child ages 6 to 17, including children who turned age 17 in 2021.
TODAY IN OHIO A top lawyer who handles litigation for the Ohio Public Utilities Commission involving utility companies has stepped down from four investigations involving FirstEnergy Corp. Gregory Price admitted that he helped write House Bill 6. We’re talking about why it took him so long to recuse himself on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Mike Gibbons: While he didn’t enter the race with the highest profile, Cleveland-area businessman Mike Gibbons is showing signs of emerging as a top-tier candidate in Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. Andrew Tobias reports that Gibbons, an investment banker from the Cleveland area, has led in several recent polls of Ohio Republican primary voters, overtaking former state treasurer Josh Mandel. Primary deadline: Ohio lawmakers are taking steps they believe will convince the federal government not to sue the state for failing to meet an upcoming deadline to mail absentee ballots to military members and other overseas voters. Andrew Tobias reports the Ohio Senate unanimously approved a law that would extend the time those voters would have to return their mail ballots from 10 days after the May 3 primary election to 20 days after.
Dismissal attempt: A federal judge has ruled against FirstEnergy Corp.’s attempt to dismiss lawsuits that say the House Bill 6 scandal caused the market value of the utility’s stock to drop by $10 billion. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley’s order means the shareholders’ lawsuits filed against the company over alleged securities violations can proceed, reports John Caniglia.
HB6 stay: More than a year after a Franklin County judge put on hold Attorney General Dave Yost’s civil lawsuit against FirstEnergy Corp., ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others in the House Bill 6 scandal, Yost’s office is now pushing for the case to resume. Jeremy Pelzer reports defendants in the case argue that the attorney general is wrongly attempting to break an agreement he made to put the case on hold until all criminal proceedings in the HB6 case are resolved.
METRO MetroHealth project: An early-stage schematic plan for part of a large new park on the MetroHealth main campus on the city’s West Side calls for demolishing a disused Orthodox church and a neighboring historic house owned by the health system. A second church is also likely on a path toward demolition as part of the upcoming park, alarming some area residents, Steven Litt reports.
Census data: Do you want to know more about your parents or grandparents? Or perhaps a few new tidbits about the well-known born during the 1940s? On April 1, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the 1950 census records from the National Archives and Records Administration, Zachary Smith reports. This is the raw stuff with names, addresses, family ties, and more attached, not the normal trove of numbers the Census Bureau rolls out.
House fire: A 1-month-old girl and a 1-year-old boy died Tuesday morning in a house fire in Cleveland’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood, reports Adam Ferrise. Firefighters rescued three other children inside the home on Jeffries Avenue near Warner Road.
More snow: After a weekend of temperatures reaching into the 60s, it looks like it may be time to get the shovels ready again. Alexis Oatman reports the latest forecasts say up to 3 inches of snow could be on the ground by this weekend.
Small business: Cuyahoga County Council unanimously approved $3 million on Tuesday to help four local nonprofit and lending organizations better support minority and women-owned small businesses over the next two years, Kaitlin Durbin reports.
Science center: Great Lakes Science Center is among 20 science-centric museums vying to be voted best in the nation according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice contest. Marc Bona reports that people can vote for their favorite science museum until Monday, March 14.
DREAM scholar: Brandon Woodall’s love of cooking was inspired by watching his aunt, Valerie. In 2018, Woodall started a catering business named in honor of his aunt. Now he is in his last year at Lorain County Community College’s culinary arts program and was named a 2022 DREAM Scholar by Achieving the Dream, a nonprofit focused on promoting student success and equity, Alexis Oatman reports.
COVID & HEALTHCARE Epileptic seizures: Can yoga and music therapy help control epileptic seizures? Julie Washington reports the Cleveland Clinic has launched a clinical trial to explore the link between epilepsy and stress, which can increase the number and severity of seizures.
Nursing home vaccines: Ohio is second to last nationally in the level of nursing-home staff who have completed the coronavirus vaccine – at 72.4%, Laura Hancock reports. Only Missouri comes in lower, at 71.9%. The national average is 84.4%, with Rhode Island leading the 50 states, plus Guam and Puerto Rico, at 99.4%.
Daily numbers: The state of Ohio on Tuesday reported 799 new cases of COVID-19, marking the fifth straight day with new cases under 1,000, reports Julie Washington.
BUSINESS Women’s Day: This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, a social media campaign meant to raise awareness of the societal biases that affect women daily and create action to level the playing field. A Pew Research Center analysis said that women on average earned 84% of what men earned for a similar job in 2020, reports Zachary Smith.
Breeze: Breeze Airways, the new carrier that started flying from the Akron-Canton Airport last year, is increasing its destinations from Northeast Ohio, adding nonstop flights to Nashville, Tenn., and Hartford, Conn., reports Susan Glaser.
Innovation: Greater Cleveland’s largest players in economic development on Tuesday outlined a set of short-term goals for the Cleveland Innovation Project, on the way to establishing the area as a Midwest leader for technology-led growth by 2030. Sean McDonnell reports in the short term, the group wants to advance smart manufacturing, further health innovation and grow the local talent pool.
Avalon: Avalon Precision Castings is closing its manufacturing facility in Brook Park and its machine shop in North Royalton, which will lead to 55 people losing their jobs, reports Sean McDonnell.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thirsty Dog: John Najeway of Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. confirmed the Flats East Bank brewpub with his brewery’s name on it is closing permanently but said it has no effect on him, Marc Bona reports. Najeway says he was notified by the owners that the place closed as of Dec. 31 because they could not maintain hiring levels to sustain the rent. OTHER HEADLINES Suspect in Thanksgiving Day double homicide taken into custody Read more
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Stark County man who tried to arrange sex abuse of 8-year-old gets over 12 years in prison Read more
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Driverge Vehicle Innovations to build manufacturing facility at Chapel Hill Business Park in Akron Read more
Hudson receives $4.6M in funding for highway improvements, bike/hike projects Read more
Broadview Heights hires construction manager for proposed fire station -- before voters decide whether to fund the project Read more
Cleveland Heights council to interview mayor’s pick for first-ever city administrator Read more
Westlake developer in process of purchasing former Valley Vista school in North Royalton Read more
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