Tag: Ohio

Ukrainian Community in Cleveland Standing With Loved Ones in Under-Attack Homeland

The sizeable tight-knit Ukrainian community and clergy in Cleveland, Ohio, have turned out in force with messages and prayers for loved ones back in their homeland. They also have messages for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, whose military began bombing and invading Ukraine, its southwestern neighbor on Feb. 24. There were 167 Ukrainians reportedly…


Ohio County Portends Political Shift Ahead of 2022 Midterms

When rock’n’roll star Bruce Springsteen belted out the phrase “Down in Youngstown” in one of his hit songs nearly 30 years ago, it referred to the struggles of Americans in a steel-mill town in northeast Ohio’s Mahoning County. The 1995 song title was “Youngstown,” and it pointed to the importance of the industrial anchor for…


Capitol Report (Feb. 17): Texas Sues CDC Over Airport Mask Mandates

A kindergarten in Ukraine was hit with artillery shells Thursday—could the Russian invasion we’ve been hearing so much about be right around the corner? President Joe Biden has a warning. Biden was in Ohio Thursday, promoting his Build Back Better bill that has been shut down in Congress. What does Wall Street think of adding…


Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State’s Legislative Maps for Second Time, Calls Them ‘Unconstitutional’

The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday rejected new state legislative maps for a second time and ordered them to be redrawn after deeming them unconstitutional. According to a ruling (pdf), the court sided with the League of Women Voters of Ohio, which had filed an objection to the Ohio House and Senate maps adopted on Jan. 22 by the Ohio Redistricting…


LA Airbnb Reports 2,000 Percent Increase in Rental Searches from Ohio

LOS ANGELES—The Super Bowl attracts millions of eyeballs every year, and when the Cincinnati Bengals earned a spot in the game, their fans turned their attention to Airbnb in hopes of finding places to stay in the Los Angeles area, according to data released on Feb. 7. According to Airbnb, searches by Ohio-based guests for…


Third-Generation Ohio Farm to Sell Land for Intel’s Microchip Plants

New Albany a city in rural Ohio is set to become home to the largest private investment in state history—a development that could change the face of a neighboring agricultural township forever. During a festive press conference on Jan. 21, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced plans for two $20 billion…


Europe Kept Waiting as Intel Commits to New US Chip Factories

BERLIN/STOCKHOLM—Intel still intends to develop European chip manufacturing capacity despite the delayed plans being overshadowed by its announcement on Friday of a more than $20 billion investment in two new U.S. semiconductor plants. The company said in September it could invest as much as $95 billion in Europe over the next decade and announce the…


Intel Investing $20 Billion to Build 2 New Chip Factories in Ohio

Intel Corporation announced Friday that it is investing $20 billion to build two new “leading-edge” chip factories in Ohio. “The investment will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors, powering a new generation of innovative products from Intel and serving the needs of foundry customers as part of the company’s IDM…


Volkswagen Agrees to $3.5 Million Diesel Emissions Settlement With Ohio

WASHINGTON—Volkswagen AG agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Ohio over claims the German automaker violated state laws by manipulating vehicle computer software in its vehicles to mask carbon dioxide emissions, the state attorney general said. In November, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Volkswagen’s bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states including…


Pointing Fingers: Did Juvenile Court Judges Fail Officer Shane Bartek and His Family?

Questions are being asked about judges in the Lorain County and Cuyahoga County juvenile court systems of northeast Ohio and did they fail to perform their duties in the case of accused killer Tamara Unique McLoyd? McLoyd’s offenses–assault, aggravated menacing, unauthorized use of a vehicle, complicity in the commission of a robbery, armed robbery, and…