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Tens of thousands of Ohioans told to repay unemployment benefits

Linda Gadek earned part of her income as a 1099 contractor and part of it through wages, but the wages didn’t meet UI’s minimum threshold to be eligible.

After waiting weeks for unemployment insurance payments, some are receiving letters demanding they pay back thousands; software troubles continue to dog system

By Cid Standifer 

This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting.  

Marnie Behan got a surprising message last month from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of sending her next unemployment payment, they said she needed to pay the Department.

The bill was almost $3,000. She had 45 days to repay it, or the case would be sent to the Ohio Attorney General.

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Cleveland Mayor and Police Chief Comment as CPD First District Police join Protesters

Photo by Doug Turrington

by Jessie Schoonover

Republished with permission from The West Park Times

“No justice no peace.” “George Floyd,” and “I can’t breathe.” 

Protestors shouted these powerful sentiments and the name of George Floyd as they made their way across Cleveland’s West Side during the late afternoon hours of Tuesday, June 2. 

Around 75 protestors initially gathered near the First District police station and reportedly moved toward Lakewood.

I-71 south and north ramps were closed to traffic near West 130th Street. 

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CDC Reverses Course Again on Using Race As Testing Criteria

Minority Groups with Higher Case and Death Rates Deemed a Priority, Then Not

By Afi Scruggs

This public service journalism article provided by nonprofit nonpartisan Eye on Ohio, the Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism. 

After changing the guidelines to test ethnic minority groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the CDC reversed course again Wednesday, saying that African Americans exposed to the virus could not get tested without symptoms.

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Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund partnersannounce latest round of grantmaking

Community raises more than $7.6 million, grants approach $2.8 million in support of frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland

CLEVELAND (April 17, 2020) – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today its fourth round of weekly grants to support the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community, which continues to face unprecedented challenges during the ongoing pandemic. In total, $492,713 was awarded to 12 organizations and groups serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, bringing the overall grantmaking amount to nearly $2.8 million in the month since the Fund’s creation.

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CMSD Recommendation to Relocate Tremont Montessori Discussed at Public Meeting

A special report by The Tremonster In late May, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) announced its emerging recommendation for the future of Tremont Montessori is to relocate the program to an existing, modernized building outside of Tremont. The final public input meeting on the district’s emerging recommendations on the future…

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CMSD Invites Public Input on Long-Term School Planning

CMSD NEWS BUREAU CMSD will engage the community in planning the future of academic programs and buildings. The Board of Education is revisiting the District’s master facilities plan. Cleveland’s population patterns have changed since the plan was last updated five years ago, and the board wants to ensure that the…

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Cleveland RTA Transit Police take the Lip Sync Challenge

by Linda Scardilli Krecic
Spokesperson, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Eighteen off-duty, RTA Transit Police officers participated in the Lip Sync challenge last week.

It took eight hours to film the video over two days.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” by Justin Timberlake was the unanimous song of choice. Continue reading