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Updated 4:55 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 Cleveland is considering a lawsuit against FirstEnergy, accusing the Akron-based utility of undermining city-owned Cleveland Public Power, Mayor Frank Jackson said during a Tuesday budget presentation to city council. Jackson alleged that FirstEnergy sought to create a monopoly at CPP’s expense. Both utilities provide service to customers in the city.

Before approving a $3 million design and construction contract, Cuyahoga County Council members want assurances that a new centralized booking facility at the Justice Center in Downtown Cleveland would be used by Cleveland Municipal Court. “Is this a ‘if we build it, they will come,’ or is it ‘if we build it, they might come?’” asked Michael Gallagher, chairman of Cuyahoga County Council’s public safety committee, during a meeting Tuesday. Council members criticized county officials for seeking to move ahead without addressing the court’s concerns.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposal to cut public transit funding by nearly 90 percent could mean fewer capital improvements for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority over the next two years. DeWine’s proposal, released last week, recommends a funding line for public transportation be cut from $70 million a year down to $7 million.

This week, Catholic leaders expressed moral concerns about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because it was produced in part using fetal cell lines from an abortion. They say Catholics should first opt for Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, which also used a fetal cell line in research, but not in production.

A third round of stimulus checks is on its way to aid those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but that money could be difficult for individuals fleeing domestic abuse to access.

Homeowners in Geneva-on-the-Lake could get funding to help repair and protect the shoreline from erosion. But in order to qualify, some of the land would need to allow public access to the lakefront.

When the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) fund was set up in 1984, it was meant to be a lasting resource for crime victims, with a dedicated funding stream outside of partisan budget fights – part of every fine collected in a federal criminal conviction went into it. Every year, those federal VOCA funds go to state attorneys general to disburse to support groups that assist victims with counseling, attending court, paying medical bills, providing child care and making up for lost wages.

In the aftermath of the Saturday killing of off-duty Cuyahoga County Corrections Officer Timoteo Cruz, the sheriff’s department is pausing some off-duty work for officers. Sheriff Christopher Viland acknowledged in a statement released Tuesday the popularity of off-duty security jobs among officers. “Suspending secondary employment involving the sale, possession, and/or use of alcohol is a measured, temporary respite so that I can review the current policy and consider officer safety and reasonable expectations,” Viland wrote.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, says if Joe Blystone has proof of election anomalies, he should bring them forward.

Investors wiped more than $250 billion off the market value of Facebook owner Meta after the company warned competition from TikTok is weighing on growth.