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| What you need to know Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 WEATHER
Today could get off to a messy start. Freezing rain and snow showers are possible before 7 a.m., becoming snow showers until 9 a.m. Highs will be in the upper 20s. Skies will clear Saturday with highs in the low 30s. It will remain sunny Sunday and be a bit warmer, with highs in the mid-30s. Read more.
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Redistricting: The Ohio Supreme Court ordered members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission to appear in person on Tuesday to discuss whether they should be held in contempt for failing to produce constitutional state legislative maps by last week’s deadline, Laura Hancock reports. The justices will be reviewing the arguments members made for why they are not in contempt.
Another attempt: Andrew Tobias reports Republicans have approved their latest state legislative map plan, in their third attempt to produce a plan that passes muster with the Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Thursday evening voted 4-3 to approve the new map, which now heads to the Supreme Court. The lack of bipartisan support means the districts will expire after four years instead of the usual 10 years.
TODAY IN OHIO Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission on Wednesday pointed fingers at everyone but themselves when forced to explain to the Ohio Supreme Court why they shouldn’t be held in contempt for blowing past last week’s deadline to produce constitutional legislative maps. We’re talking about their array of excuses on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Ukraine invasion: Ohio Congress members from both political parties decried Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as unconscionable, illegal, reprehensible and evil, Sabrina Eaton reports. They called for the world to unite in Ukraine’s defense and for the U.S. to consider additional sanctions on Russia.
Response: U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and his fellow members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus plan to meet Monday with Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, to discuss legislation he’d like the U.S. Senate to pass that would sanction Russia for invading Ukraine, provide it with military assistance, and assist it with cybersecurity, Sabrina Eaton reports. Local ties: Parma is home to more than 4,000 Ukrainians, the largest such community in Ohio, Zachary Smith reports. In 2013, Parma formed a sister-city relationship with Lviv, Ukraine, the country’s de facto western capital amid the current Russian military actions. Hundreds gathered Thursday night at Pokrova Ukrainian-Greco Catholic Church in Parma to pray as the second day of occupation dawned in their homeland.
Recusal: Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine said he will recuse himself from an upcoming hearing in which his father, Gov. Mike DeWine, and other members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission will explain why they violated a court order to approve new state legislative maps last week, Andrew Tobias reports. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
METRO Fleeing Ukraine: A Case Western Reserve University behavioral economics professor fled Ukraine and arrived in Cleveland this week, just as Russian president Vladimir Putin was preparing to invade the country, Sabrina Eaton reports. The professor was on leave and living in his native Ukraine where he was working to establish a new American university.
City workers: The city of Cleveland’s approach to hiring and maintaining its massive workforce falls short of industry standards, and is lacking when it comes to performance evaluations, determining appropriate pay scales, and diversity, equity and inclusion. That analysis came Thursday from Mayor Justin Bibb’s Chief Human Resources Officer Paul Patton, who identified numerous “gaps” in the city’s HR practices during a budget hearing before City Council, Courtney Astolfi reports.
Parade returns: The traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade is returning in Cleveland on March 17, Marc Bona reports. The 2019 parade – the last official one – was the 177th St. Patrick’s Day parade. It drew more than 10,000 participants in bands, on floats and in marching units.
RTA: The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is getting Ohio’s first payment of $20.3 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Kaitlin Durbin reports. General Manager and CEO India Birdsong did not provide specifics for how the money would be spent.
Clean water: Project Clean Lake has greatly reduced the amount of raw sewage making its way into Northeast Ohio’s streams and lakes at several locations, Peter Krouse reports. Find out about 10 points where outflows have been brought to or near zero for a typical year.
Suspended: The Ohio Supreme Court suspended a University Heights lawyer for a year for attacking the reputation of an opposing attorney, John Caniglia reports. The court did allow for six months of the suspension to be dropped if the attorney does not engage in any misconduct.
Judge Kovack: Medina County Domestic Relations Judge Mary Kovack, who fell into a coma after being found unresponsive earlier this month, died at age 58, Kaylee Remington reports. It’s unclear what caused her death.
COVID-19 Daily cases: The state of Ohio on Thursday reported 1,321 new cases of COVID-19. It was the 21th day in a row with daily case counts below 5,000, and the 13th straight day under 2,500. Julie Washington reports the total COVID-19 case count since early 2020 has now reached 2,649,692. Ohio’s death toll since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 36,267.
Receding: The number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents continues to fall in Ohio, hitting 160.7 this week, Laura Hancock reports. It’s more than a 90% drop from the peak levels seen during the omicron surge.
BUSINESS Temperature check: Bernie Moreno earned a reputation as a businessman, tech entrepreneur, local leader and bridge builder in Greater Cleveland, then he ran for U.S. Senate and tried hard to embrace former President Donald Trump. With the Senate campaign now behind him, Sean McDonnell asks whether Moreno will be welcomed back in predominately Democratic Cuyahoga County or did his campaign burn bridges?
Blockland: Blockland, if it keeps that name, started its rebirth Thursday in a conference room in the Flats. As it goes forward, Blockland will narrow its goals, look at technology more broadly and have more of a grassroots feel. Sean McDonnell reports Blockland was an attempt to make Cleveland a tech-hub for blockchain technology, most widely known for cryptocurrency and NFTs. It produced two well-attended conferences, but lost steam during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cars: The Cleveland Auto Show is back this year, beginning today, after a two-year hiatus. Sean McDonnell outlines the schedule for the 10-day run at the International Exposition Center. John Pana also takes a look back at past shows from 1990 to 1994 to see what car makers like Ford, Cadillac, Pontiac, Chevrolet and Buick thought the future of the industry would look like. Were they right?
Virtual reality: The indoor karting track facility Boss Pro-Karting is opening a virtual reality arena next week, Marc Bona reports. Participants can choose between seven adventures, including fighting zombies, solving a puzzle or flying in a spaceship.
CRIME Domestic violence: A new survey from the Ohio Domestic Violence Network found that survivors from marginalized communities more often feel police are not taking their concerns seriously, Olivia Mitchell reports. Twice as many Black survivors as white survivors said a fear of violence by police made them unlikely to call law enforcement in the future.
Band director: A former Solon City Schools band director was sentenced Thursday to 3½ years in prison for molesting students, John Caniglia reports. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Timothy McCormick said he did not realize the damage Edward Kline had caused until he listened to the stories of nearly a dozen former members of the band program.
Fatal shooting: A father of two found fatally shot and buried in a Cleveland basement on Tuesday led a complicated life, but most recently was taking care of his ailing mother, Adam Ferrise reports. A man has been charged in the death.
Homicide investigation: A 38-year-old man found shot to death in a sewer in Cleveland’s Euclid-Green neighborhood has been identified, Adam Ferrise reports. Police have not made an arrest in the death of Phillip Jones, 38, of Cleveland.
Bomb threat: Acting out of “an abundance of caution,” Cleveland State University evacuated one of its buildings following a bomb threat, Olivia Mitchell reports. The building was a residence hall that also houses administrative offices.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT New attractions: Cedar Point will debut several new and rethemed restaurants, shops and hotels when it opens for the season on May 7, plus extend its popular 150th anniversary parade, Susan Glaser reports. The park is also going cashless this year.
Ranking: In honor of National Chili Day, Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez taste-test chili at nine restaurants in Northeast Ohio, then rate them based on flavor, heat, texture and how close they come to the menu description. Did your favorite make the list?
Music to the ears: The Cleveland Orchestra announced a deal with the concert streaming platform IDAGIO to share its “In Focus” programs worldwide on the site’s “Global Concert Hall,” Zachary Lewis reports. The concerts will be available for individual purchase by episode.
Sex and rock ‘n’ roll: Sex has been part of rock 'n' roll from its inception, so it’s no surprise its often what listeners turn up when the lights go down. Troy Smith ranks the top 40 “Sexiest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs” of all time – or at least of those recorded by a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. OTHER HEADLINES FBI arrests Toledo-area nurse on child-pornography charges Read more
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