Income tax: Ohio’s state personal income tax would be phased out completely over the next 10 years under new Republican-sponsored legislation introduced Tuesday in the Ohio Senate. Senate Bill 327, sponsored by nearly a third of Ohio GOP senators, would cut Ohio’s non-business income tax by 10% of what it is now every year for the next 10 years. If passed, Ohio would become the eighth state to vote to abolish its personal income tax altogether, Jeremy Pelzer reports. DeWine recovers: Gov. Mike DeWine is resuming his public schedule after recovering from COVID-19, Andrew Tobias reports. The governor is feeling better and also has surpassed the quarantine period his personal doctor recommended, said Dan Tierney, a spokesman for the governor’s office. Sentence commuted: President Joe Biden is commuting the 2009 prison sentence of a once-promising boxer from Northeast Ohio convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, reports Sabrina Eaton. Biden said many of the 75 people affected would have received a lower sentence if they were charged with the same offense today, thanks to the bipartisan First Step Act, which was signed into law by former President Donald Trump. Brownfield money: The Ohio Department of Development on Tuesday announced the awarding of more than $60 million in brownfield funding for 78 projects around the state, including 13 in Cuyahoga County, six in Summit County and five in Lorain County, Peter Krouse reports. METRO Broadband: Thousands of Cuyahoga County residents could soon get access to high-speed internet, thanks to stimulus money. Cuyahoga County formally introduced the plan Tuesday for a $19.4 million broadband expansion through PCs for People, with the goal of adding high-speed internet access in three phases, Lucas Daprile reports. Best schools: Thirty-two Ohio schools are among the top 5% of public high schools in the nation, including a dozen from the Cleveland-Akron area, reports Zachary Smith. Solon and Chagrin Falls make the top 10 in the state. Whistleblower policy: Cuyahoga County Council adopted several changes Tuesday to strengthen core government functions by improving its whistleblower policy and giving council more oversight over appointments to the county’s top three social service agencies, Kaitlin Durbin reports. RTA fares: The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board on Tuesday unanimously approved a $2.7 million contract to upgrade its fare collection system as it prepares to hire its first transit ambassadors to help enforce payment. Kaitlin Durbin reports that EZFare mobile ticketing, through the Transit app, will allow riders to plan a trip, track routes in real time and pay fares. Raised beds: Gardening columnist Susan Brownstein invited readers to share their ideas for raised garden beds. Themes were taller raised beds to address mobility issues and ideas for raised beds from found materials. COVID-19 & HEALTHCARE Gun deaths: Gun-related incidents became the leading cause of death among children and teens in 2020, reports Julie Washington. The crude rate of firearm-related deaths among people 1 to 19 years old increased by 13.5% from 2019 to 2020, according to University of Michigan research. BUSINESS Spirit Airlines: Spirit Airlines is temporarily pulling out of the Akron-Canton Airport while adjusting flights at Cleveland Hopkins, part of a nationwide reduction in service in response to a pilot shortage and other operational issues. Numerous carriers in recent weeks have announced spring and summer flight reductions in response to staffing shortages and other challenges, Susan Glaser reports. Magic Johnson: Former Lakers superstar Magic Johnson expanded his Magic Johnson Theatres chain to Greater Cleveland at Randall Park Mall in North Randall in 1999. Joey Morona reports the cinema was bought by an independent movie theater operator and renamed the O Theater. It closed, the vacant building was damaged by arson in 2016, and later torn down along with the rest of the mall to make way for an Amazon fulfillment center. Browns bets: When sports betting finally comes to Ohio, the Browns will be ready, reports Dan Labbe. The team announced a multi-faceted partnership with Bally’s Interactive, including a new lounge at FirstEnergy Stadium. CRIME & COURTS Court attack: The brother of a man slain in Garfield Heights last year attacked the killer as he was being sentenced in a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas courtroom last week, according to body camera videos and a police report officials released Tuesday. Cory Shaffer reports Travon Singleton got his hands around Jaelen Brabson’s neck and tried to strangle the man who had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery in Jaymarr Singleton’s death July 19, sheriff’s deputies wrote in a report of the Thursday incident. Whistleblower suit: A federal judge has denied MetroHealth System’s attempt to sanction an attorney who represented a former Cuyahoga County Jail nursing supervisor in a whistleblower lawsuit. Adam Ferrise reports MetroHealth wanted attorney Subodh Chandra to pay for its attorney fees accrued during the lawsuit that accused the county and hospital officials of firing Gary Brack after he spoke out against jail conditions at a public meeting in 2018. The county settled the case for $99,000, and the remaining accusations against MetroHealth were dismissed. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Baseball font: The Guardians have introduced a new typeface for player introductions and other messages, an Art Deco look meant to evoke Cleveland’s history and the bridge that inspired the team name, reports Marc Bona. 'American Idol': Emyrson Flora got America’s vote to continue on “American Idol” following Monday night’s episode, reports Annie Nickoloff. The Walsh-Jesuit student advanced through two rounds of the competition show this week, making it from the top 14 to the top 10 contestants. Aquarium: For a decade, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium has showcased aquatic wildlife from all over the world and from Northeast Ohio in its tanks. On Tuesday, the organization officially welcomed its 2 millionth walk-in visitor, reports Annie Nickoloff. Heavy metal: Only two true heavy metal artists – Black Sabbath (2006) and Metallica (2009) – have been inducted into the Rock Hall. The Rock Hall’s nominating committee has put Judas Priest, Motorhead and Iron Maiden on the ballot in recent years, with Priest returning in 2022. Troy Smith rates the band’s chances. | 