What happens if President Trump revokes federal grants to Cleveland? Federal dollars help pay for all sorts of Cleveland projects and programs, from police officers to lead paint removal. Mayor Justin Bibb’s estimated budget calls for $806 million of general fund spending in 2025. But that’s city money; federal money adds up to much more. Take Cleveland’s Department of Community Development, which spends roughly $2 million of local funds each year. But the department receives $28 million or more annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In past years, the money was dependable. Now? If the money disappears, so could the programs. — Laura |
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Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Snow chances return |
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Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council President Blaine Griffin in council chambers ahead of 2024's budget hearings. (Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com file photo) |
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City budget: Cleveland City Hall’s decision makers will spend the next few weeks hashing out the details of Mayor Justin Bibb’s proposed $806 million budget. Sean McDonnell reports President Donald Trump's federal spending freezes are already changing this year’s budget debate. Today in Ohio: Vivek Ramaswamy still hasn’t officially announced his intent to run for governor. We’re talking about his lack of qualifications to lead Ohio on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour podcast. |
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Medicaid: A swirl of possible state and federal policy decisions could eject 771,000 Ohioans from Medicaid, a public health insurance program for low-income earners, reports Jake Zuckerman. Those people are covered today thanks to Ohio’s 2013 decision via Gov. John Kasich to extend Medicaid – a social safety net program jointly funded by the federal and state governments – to those earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line. For a family of four, that’s about $44,000 per year. Home rule: A three-judge panel heard arguments Tuesday over whether state lawmakers had the legal right to tell Ohio’s cities they can’t ban flavored vapes or otherwise draw up and enforce their own stricter anti-tobacco laws. The case focuses on a specific public health policy aimed at the leading cause of preventable death in America. Jake Zuckerman reports that arguments Tuesday pointed in a broader direction of what rights of self-governance Ohio’s predominantly liberal cities can exercise within a Republican-dominated state political system. Transportation budget: State lawmakers are again trying to repeal a state requirement to build a controversial highway interchange between Strongsville and Brunswick. Jeremy Pelzer reports the repeal proposal was one of nearly 40 changes the Ohio House Finance Committee made Tuesday to the state’s $11.5 billion, two-year transportation budget bill. Private school vouchers: An Ohio Senate bill would allow families to layer taxpayer-funded scholarships for private schools if they have children with disabilities or on the autism spectrum. Laura Hancock reports Senate Bill 44 could cost Ohio up to $38 million a year. Nursing barriers: U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce introduced bipartisan legislation last week that would remove federally imposed barriers in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that block advanced practice registered nurses from using all the skills they’re approved to use in the state where they practice, reports Sabrina Eaton. DEI controversy: Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls is getting pulled into the national culture war after a right-wing social media account posted an email it says came from an anonymous staff member sharply defending a assignment on “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Republican Vivek Ramaswamy jumped into the fray, praising Walsh for writing parents to distance the school from the letter described in the post, reports Jeremy Pelzer. Child tax credit: Gov. Mike DeWine has a new ally in his fight to sell Republicans on giving Ohio parents more money: social conservatives. Anna Staver reports the Center For Christian Virtue is throwing its support and lobbying weight behind a refundable child tax credit because it says the credit could make it easier to start and sustain a family. State salaries: Psychiatrists, judges, nurses, troopers and others are among the 400-plus state employees who made more money than Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in 2024, reports Zachary Smith. DeWine last year was paid $172,665, with an hourly pay rate of $83.04. |
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Browns stadium: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Councilman Brian Kazy publicly criticized the Greater Cleveland Partnership on Tuesday, reports Sean McDonnell. They said the region’s chamber of commerce hasn’t had the city’s back when it comes to trying to keep the Browns from leaving downtown for suburban Brook Park. Hypothermia: The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office issued a public health advisory Tuesday about this week’s freezing temperatures as five people have died from hypothermia since December. Olivia Mitchell reports the number of deaths from the cold this winter season could match or outpace the seven reported from last year. Bradstreet’s Landing: Rocky River planned to hold a public hearing Tuesday to review plans to nearly double the available parking at the popular Bradstreet’s Landing park on Lake Avenue, which reopened in 2024 after years of renovations. The park originally sported 78 parking spaces, but the redesign eliminated nearly 50 of those, Cory Shaffer reports. Rocket Arena: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has been renamed Rocket Arena to better reflect the umbrellalike positioning for Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s business ventures. Marc Bona reports the change for the home of the Cavs aligns with the mission of naming-rights partner Rocket, which has unified its mortgage, real-estate and personal-finance businesses under an all-in-one name. Backyard chickens: Chickens can be a meaningful part of your backyard garden ecosystem. Shayna Sharpe tells you how to do it. Turnpike gas: Gasoline prices change only three times a week on the Ohio Turnpike. This occurs at 3 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, reports Rich Exner. Prices at those times are set within 3 cents of the regional market, based on a survey of 140 stations completed at 1 p.m. those days. |
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Clinic projects: More than $1 billion in capital projects – the opening of the Cole Eye Institute expansion and the under-construction Neurological Institute – are celebrating milestones on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus. Julie Washington reports the $150 million Cole Eye Institute expansion, called the Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Pavilion, will welcome patients for the first time on Monday. Frontier Airlines: Frontier Airlines is adding two new routes, to Boston and Nashville, to its growing list of destinations from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Susan Glaser reports the new flights to Boston Logan International Airport will launch May 22 and run three times per week, on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. UH development: University Hospitals intends to invest $3 million into the development of mixed-income housing in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood. Megan Sims reports the project, known as Gateway 66 at League Park, will be located at the corner of East 66th Street and Linwood Avenue, about two miles west of UH’s main campus. |
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Police shooting: Authorities released the identity of a Cincinnati man fatally shot by Akron police officers on Monday during a traffic stop. Olivia Mitchell reports the man is accused of shooting at officers during a traffic stop in Akron’s Summit Lake neighborhood. Homicide sentence: Meon’Te Robinson was sentenced Tuesday to more than 25 years in prison for shooting and killing 17-year-old Te’Vion Cunningham last year, David Gambino reports. Judge Celebrezze: The FBI has subpoenaed records related to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, reports Adam Ferrise. Celebrezze has been the target of a state disciplinary investigation into accusations that she steered lucrative court business to receiver and mediator Mark Dottore, whom she has known since childhood. 3-year-old murdered: Two men guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of 3-year-old Luis Diaz were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, reports David Gambino. Suspects arrested: Police searching for a woman accused of shooting a man early Tuesday morning in Barberton ended up finding her with a male who is a suspect in the murder of a Cleveland man last month, Cliff Pinckard reports. House fires: Two unoccupied homes caught fire Tuesday morning on the city’s East and West sides. Cleveland firefighters responded to the 1100 block of East 146th Street for a two-story fire that caused an estimated $200,000 in damages, reports Lucas Daprile. Less than an hour later, firefighters responded to the 7700 block of Lorain Avenue for another house fire. |
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Ask Yadi: Should you keep mental health therapy a secret if your spouse doesn’t want you to go? Yadi Rodriguez writes just don’t let therapy replace your communication with your spouse. Hopefully he sees positive results and a happier you because of your realization that you need this for your own mental health and well-being. Taco Fest: The Cleveland Taco Festival returns to Jacobs Pavilion this Labor Day weekend, featuring more than 40 local vendors serving tacos, margaritas and more, Alex Darus reports. The second annual festival is set for Aug. 29 through Sept. 1. Aside from offering tacos from vendors, live entertainment and other activities are slated throughout the weekend. Ice wine: The 22nd annual Grand River Valley Ice Wine Festival is coming up, reports Marc Bona. The festival, a progressive tasting, is scheduled for March 1 to March 30 at six Northeast Ohio wineries and a distillery. Film festival: Entering its 14th year, the Short. Sweet. Film Fest. is bigger than ever. Joey Morona reports that Cleveland’s largest shorts-only festival will showcase 275 films from Monday through March 2 at the Atlas Cinemas Shaker Square. Soul food: Reporters Alex Darus and Paris Wolfe visited five Soul Food restaurants in the region. They tried classics from fried catfish and chicken to collards and cheesy grits. Auto show: The winter-break, one-stop shopping, 10-day Cleveland Auto Show, which will be held from Friday to March 2 at the International Exposition Center, bills itself as a no-pressure, consumer-oriented family tradition. Marc Bona reports it’s been around since 1903. Coffee shop: Two & Company coffee and gift shop, which moved into Chagrin Falls late last year, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Paris Wolfe reports the non-profit organization more than doubled its space with the move from Bainbridge Township. Grasshopper broth: Sauterelle broth tastes like chicken. It’s kind of like the Lipton Cup-a-Soup packets Paris Wolfe says she enjoyed as a teenager. But Wolfe couldn’t convince family and friends to give it a try. Best steak: Your second-place winner in the cleveland.com “Best Cleveland Steak” readers poll is The Schvitz Social Club located off Kinsman Avenue and East 116th Street in Cleveland. The nearly 100-year-old spot has remained a lowkey detox destination for those “in the know.” |
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