How will Dave Yost tap dance in arguing against a contempt charge for Mike DeWine?: Today
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission have until Wednesday to explain to the Ohio Supreme Court why they shouldn’t be held in contempt for blowing off last week’s deadline to fix their gerrymandered maps. So, prepare to see Attorney General Dave Yost and his cohorts put on a performance fit for Broadway.
Each day brings new plot twists in the state’s redistricting drama, and we’re talking about them all on Today in Ohio.
Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editor Leila Atassi and special guest, Cleveland City Hall reporter Courtney Astolfi.
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Here are the questions we’re answering today:
How are voting rights groups and Democrats responding to a long-shot tactic by some Republicans to force gerrymandered maps on Ohio voters through a federal lawsuit?
How many birds in recent years have been attracted by the bright lights of Cleveland’s tall buildings and died by slamming into them?
Are area hospitals going back to elective surgeries now that the omicron variant crisis is over? How backed up are they?
What do we know about Bradford Davy, the chief strategy officer for Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb?
What percentage of the federal government’s paycheck protection loans to businesses during the pandemic have been forgiven, meaning the businesses don’t have to pay them back? How does that work?
Why did a Cleveland police detective hand-write a felony charge on a prosecutor’s charging document that had been signed by the prosecutor, listing only misdemeanors? And what is the fallout from such dishonesty?
How is a Cleveland State University professor leading an effort to document and map Northeast Ohio places that have faded from memory but where Black Americans found recreation during the years of segregation in America?
Do you think you can sing? We know Leila can, from singing her Editorial Board Christmas Carol during an episode of this podcast in December. The Akron Rubber Ducks are giving undiscovered singers a chance to be discovered with one of the most difficult tunes to sing. How so?
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