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Frustrated Cuyahoga County officials want Norfolk Southern, CSX to be more open about hazardous cargo passing through Cleveland Norfolk Southern and CSX have refused to release any information except to say that safety is their top priority. Next time you get stopped by a train try counting the number of cars that pass by that are marked as hazardous.
State, federal authorities begin investigation of explosion at I Schumann & Co. that killed on, injured 13 The Ohio EPA inspected the Oakwood Village facility in June and found 11 violations that had to do with storage and disposal of hazardous waste. Wonder what this investigation will find.
Shaker Blvd. tenants express frustration and distrust at meeting as owner promises to fix buildings The owner claimed that it was the previous management group that did not do proper maintenance. Which doesn’t explain why the new owner has done nothing for over a year.
$1 million club – the 38 highest paid non – profit employees 18 of the 38 million dollar a year salaried ” non – profit ” workers are from Cleveland Clinic. The Clinic can afford these salaries partly because they pay no taxes to the Cleveland Municipal School District
State
EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up toxic derailment And to pay for the cost of the clean up nearly three weeks after the disaster, Is Norfolk Southern willing and able to do it?
Teachers wanted: What Ohio is doing after thousands of educators left the classroom Since COVID, Ohio lost nearly 17,000 people in the education field. And making matters worse is the fact that fewer and fewer college students are graduating with education degrees.
In Householder Trial, Stalking, Assault Alleged in Repeal Fight Over Corrupt HB 6 Utility Bailout People were paid to stalk, harass and assault people who were gathering signatures to get the repeal onto the ballot. Republican democracy in Ohio.
In Ohio, lobbyists can give limitless gifts to legislators Under Ohio law, lawmakers must disclose any ” gift ” they receive from a lobbyist worth more than $25. Here’s the WTF part – they don’t have to disclose the amount or what the gift is. Householder’s ” gift” from the First Energy lobbyists’ in exchange for HB 6 was worth $500,000.
Dueling Republican factions in Ohio showing no signs of teaming up on priorities This is great news because their priorities are not good. Let’s hope the food fight continues.
National
Biden Went to Kyiv Because There’s No Going Back The stalemate in Ukraine, where a superpower cannot conquer a smaller country because they are fighting with all they’ve got to save their homeland sounds a lot like Vietnam. On the other hand, do we really want Putin to win?
Joe may not run – and top Dems are quietly preparing Suggests that since Biden keeps putting off the expected announcement he may be having second thoughts. Bernie Sanders’ name does appear in the article as a possible candidate if Biden decides to retire.
Republicans Pretend to Be Hippies in Ohio The party of deregulation and pollution is blaming Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg for the East Palestine derailment. The most laughable hippie is of course is Donald Trump.
After Centuries of Stealing Land, The U.S. Government is Actually Inviting Tribes to Help Manage It Treating the tribes as partners instead of an afterthought may sound like a great idea. But how about letting the tribes manage their land completely and treating the government as an afterthought.
Inside Teamsters’ Preparation For a USP Strike This summer could see 350,000 UPS workers walk off the job which would be the United States’ largest strike this century. The article describes the preparations and lack of progress in the negotiations
Black Lives Matter
We get 28 days for Black history in the US – but every month is White History Month Argues that if we really want to teach the truth, we should confront the fact that every month is White History Month and we should have a national debate on how we feel about that.
Cuyahoga County faces a class – action lawsuit for keeping some 300 people in jail after they were ordered released Many were detained for days after judges ordered them released or after prosecutors declined to press charges. For each inmate the jail charges cities $99 per day, while cutting costs for basic inmate care well below that amount.
Proposed Cleveland Community Police Commission budget exceeds amount required by charter The extra money is being used to hire an attorney to advise the commission on legal issues and potential lawsuits resulting from discipline.
Black Lives Matter Louisville demanding bodycam footage from 2 teens shot by police The police claim that the shootings were accidental. And they just happened to occur in a neighborhood where police routinely intimidate Black residents. Let’s hope the footage is released soon.
Ohio’s death penalty disproportionately affects black men Argues that the modern day death penalty is a direct descendant of mob killings and lynching’s. Over half of Ohio’s death row is Black, but Black people make up only 13% of the total population of Ohio.
Immigration
Immigrant group threatens to sue over change in immigration policy If adopted, the new rule would prohibit migrants from seeking asylum in the United States if they did not initially apply for it in the country they are fleeing. Sounds very much like a Trump administration policy.
‘ I cannot give them a hug ‘ Afghan families split since US withdrawal face unknown as key immigration deadlines near Nearly 18 months after the US withdrawal thousands of families are still trying to reunite with loved ones still in Afghanistan.
A Bureaucratic Mistake Separated a Cleveland Family From Their Daughter in Sudan. It Took a Three Year Battle to Reunite A nightmare for Mohamed Hameid and his family, His daughter Renad was forced to remain because of a mistake in the paperwork.
U.S. Rep Jim Jordan, House Republicans scour southern border but don’t find any crossings Xenophobic Jim and his buddies were attempting to see first hand ” the invasion of the southern border ” and brought the media along to document it. They went to an area where there were supposedly 4000 crossings a day and found none,. Hope they enjoyed the fight back.
CCPC March Membership Meeting
CCPC March Membership Meeting: Browns Domed Stadium – Who Pays? Wednesday, March 15 from 6:30 to 8 pm. As you may know, the Cleveland Browns have been floating the idea of building a new domed stadium which could cost as much as $2 billion. At our March meeting we’re going to do a cost vs. benefit analysis of public sector dollars going into projects like this. Our special guest is West Virginia University professor and renowned stadium finance expert Dr. Brad Humphreys. CCPC will also provide a local activist perspective from our past work on the 2017 Q renovations and referendum effort and the Guardians’ more recent Progressive Field renovation project. We’d like to hear from you ahead of time. Included in the registration link is a section where you can share your thoughts on the issue. Please click here to register for the event. After registering you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link.
And if this topic interests you please check out the video below Robert Reich recorded just before the Super Bowl
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