  What you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021  WEATHER
Another solid weather day is expected in the Cleveland area, with mostly sunny skies and highs near 60 degrees. Clouds will move in overnight and temps will drop to the mid-40s. Read more. OVERNIGHT
Unemployment lawsuit: The Ohio Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would hear whether Ohio should be required to retroactively accept and distribute hundreds of millions of dollars in special federal coronavirus unemployment benefits rejected by Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this year. Jeremy Pelzer reports an appeals court ruled that state law forbids DeWine from declining the extra $300-per-week Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments as of June 26.
Boards of revision: Ohio senators are considering a bill that would make it harder for school districts to argue before county boards of revision over property values. If passed, Laura Hancock reports, local officials say the measure has the potential to shift more of the tax burden of funding education to homeowners and other property owners -- who will be asked to pay more in levies.
Gratitude: This Thanksgiving, we invite cleveland.com readers to share what’s best in your life with fellow readers, eager to find the joy in an era that COVID tried to deplete of it. We’ve created an online form for submissions to share the joy derived from Cleveland sports teams, acts of kindness and the “pure, undiluted love” of grandchildren.
COVID experiences: Eighteen essays and two collaborative pieces from essential workers make up Literary Cleveland’s latest anthology “Voices from the Edge.” Anne Nickoloff reports the project gives a platform to workers who experienced the brunt of the pandemic in the past two years, and paints a picture -- often a bleak one -- of the trauma that came from being on the pandemic’s front lines. TODAY IN OHIO Ohioans can finally set off consumer-grade fireworks legally in the state starting next Fourth of July weekend. But will many Northeast Ohio cities opt out of the legislation, keeping firecrackers and bottle rockets illegal, to spare dogs and veterans from the big booms? We’re discussing on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Marijuana bill: A Republican state senator is sponsoring a bill that would expand conditions for Ohio medical marijuana to include arthritis, migraines, autism spectrum disorder, spasticity or chronic muscle spasms, hospice care, opioid use disorder and any condition from which a patient could benefit or experience relief in the opinion of a physician. Laura Hancock reports that Senate Bill 261 comes as a group of business owners in Ohio’s medical marijuana industry collects signatures across the state to get a recreational marijuana initiated statute on the ballot.
Canadian pipeline: Republican members of Congress from Ohio are warning President Joe Biden that shutting down a pipeline that brings oil and gas from Canada into the upper Midwest could cost tens of thousands of jobs, cause fuel-price shocks and jeopardize billions of dollars in economic activity. Sabrina Eaton reports that environmental groups have urged decommissioning the aging Enbridge Line 5 pipeline that traverses Wisconsin and Michigan on its way to a refinery in Sarnia, Ontario. The Canadian government has formally requested negotiations with the United States over the matter under a 1977 transit pipeline treaty.
CRIME Priest sentenced: A Catholic priest was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for sexually exploiting boys, some of whom he extorted with details he gained from taking their confessions, John Caniglia reports. U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi said the public needed to be protected from the Rev. Robert McWilliams, saying the priest devastated and preyed upon the very youths who sought his help. She said he violated his position of trust to fulfill his sexual fantasies.
METRO Council replacement: At least eight candidates will be vying to fill Shontel Brown’s seat on Cuyahoga County Council when the county’s Democratic Party meets today, reports Kaitlin Durbin. Candidates include Ray Freeman from Warrensville Heights, Meredith Turner from Shaker Heights, Nakeshia Nickerson from the Village of Woodmere, Marcia McCoy from Cleveland, Andre White from Cleveland, Isaac Powell from Bedford Heights, Dontez Taylor from Cleveland, and Patrice Brown of Cleveland.
Progressive Field: Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday approved funding its portion of a $202.5 million deal to renovate and maintain Progressive Field that officials say is central to retaining the Cleveland Guardians until at least 2036. But not all councilmembers shared enthusiasm for the deal, and one voted against it, Kaitlin Durbin reports.
Nonprofit newsroom: A coalition of Cleveland-based organizations has raised more than $5.8 million in partnership with the American Journalism Project to create a nonprofit, independent newsroom in the city that aims to launch in 2022. The Cleveland newsroom will start in the Central neighborhood with a staff of 25, reports Cameron Fields.
Tamir Rice: About 60 protestors marched through downtown Cleveland on Tuesday to demand authorities re-open investigations into the fatal police shooting of Tamir Rice ahead of the seventh anniversary of the 12-year-old boy’s death. Adam Ferrise reports that advocates, including Tamir’s mother, Samaria, spoke outside the Justice Center and directed calls to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley.
BMX tricks: Huck Kurinsky has been interested in riding BMX bikes since he was 3. Last month, Alexis Oatman reports, he broke the world record for the youngest male to complete a backflip -- at age 6.
BUSINESS Retirement pushback: While many deal with the “great resignation,” a new study says older workers are actually putting off retirement and staying in their jobs. Sean McDonnell reports the survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute says one in four people over 45 with an employer-sponsored retirement plan say the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to push back retirement or prevented them from retiring at all.
Summa: Summa Health reported about $1.5 billion in total revenue in 2020, according to an annual report released Tuesday, up from $1.4 billion ahead of the pandemic in 2019. Julie Washington reports most of 2020′s revenue came from the Summa Health hospitals, with the health insurance company SummaCare contributing about $400 million, and Summa Health Medical Group adding about $184 million.
COVID-19 Booster shots: Older Ohioans are leading the way when it comes to getting a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, reports Julie Washington. The Ohio Department of Health released data of 968,880 Ohioans receiving a booster shot. Ohioans aged 65-69 topped the list, followed by those age 70-74 and those age 80 and over.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Nina Dobrev: Nina Dobrev breaks down her favorite wardrobes and costumes from her appearances on TV and film, from Mia on “Degrassi” to "Love Hard” in this video from cleveland.com’s sister site, Glamour.
1980s: Everything felt bigger in the 1980s. The stars were more famous. Troy Smith chooses the best album of the 1980s year by year. Meaning while “Purple Rain,” “Born in the U.S.A.” and “Like a Virgin” might be your top three albums from the '80s, only one could take the top spot for 1984. OTHER HEADLINES Woman’s body found in burned-out East Cleveland home; police seek 2 suspects Read more
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