How is it possible that the Ohio Lottery Commission is losing money on sports betting? Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sports activities betting has generated tens of millions of {dollars} in income, however the Ohio Lottery’s piece of the pie is so small that its been a dropping proposition for each regulators and state coffers.

We’re speaking about how the Lottery’s share of the income isn’t sufficient to cowl its prices on At the moment in Ohio.

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Right here’s what we’re asking about immediately:

With the unfathomable quantities of cash being guess on sports activities in Ohio because it turned authorized in January, how is it potential that the Ohio Lottery Fee is definitely dropping cash on sports activities betting?

Does the construction of Cleveland authorities assure the sorts of battle we’re seeing over whether or not to spend tens of millions of {dollars} on the West Aspect Market? Would Cleveland be higher off if it had some at-large council members to see the large image, as a substitute of the myopic deal with geographic wards?

Who’s the Tremendous Pac spending cash on lies to persuade Ohioans that decreasing the facility of their vote and abolishing majority rule is basically good for them?

What’s the clearest signal but that Republicans trying to cut back the facility of the voter are pushed not by the voters however by particular curiosity lobbyists?

What a shock. Ohio lawmakers didn’t act on legalizing marijuana by their deadline. So what occurs subsequent for the individuals searching for to make marijuana fully authorized in Ohio?

Let’s return to the West Aspect Market, for a minute. Paris Wolfe wrote up the historical past of the place, for perspective, and her story doubtless incorporates quite a lot of particulars individuals have no idea. What’s the historical past?

How is the case of the man accused of firebombing a Geauga County church over LGBTQ points indiciative of the present state of home-grown terrorism in America?

What occurred to the cash Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wished to spend on sustaining rail crossings in Ohio, and have legislators already forgotten about East Palestine?

Laura, as the one who oversaw the Rock the Lake web site, you needed to be shocked by this. Is the Nautica Queen heading to the delivery graveyard? Is a brand new girl changing her to take individuals on lake and river cruises in Cleveland?

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[00:00:00] Chris: It’s the primary day of Could. Let’s hope the climate figures that out fairly quickly, cuz it certain doesn’t really feel like Could. It’s immediately in Ohio. The information podcast. Dialogue from cleveland.com and the aircraft supplier. I’m Chris Quinn. You’re with Lisa Garvin. Layla Atsi and Laura Johnston. As all the time, on Monday, we received some meaty tales to speak about that we revealed over the weekend.

Let’s begin with the lottery, with the unfathomable quantities of cash being guess on sports activities in Ohio, because it turned authorized in January, how is it potential that the Ohio Lottery Fee is definitely dropping cash? On sports activities betting, Lisa?

[00:00:39] Lisa: Properly, sadly, the lottery fee solely controls the least profitable type of bedding, so the lottery solely will get income from betting kiosks.

There are about 940 of them within the state proper now, so solely 3.2 million in bets have been made on kiosks by March, since January one, when it was [00:01:00] legalized approach behind cellular and sports activities books. So, um, Like at 1.75 billion in bets that we’ve had to this point since playing. MOS made authorized sports activities playing. 97 and a half % are made on cellular apps.

2.3% are made at betting lounges, after which a tenth of a % of bets are made at kiosks. So that they received $350,000 in income, however that’s cut up between the lottery and the kiosk operators. So the lottery share for 3 months was. $75,473, however it prices them greater than $54,000 a month to function and regulate the kiosks.

So it’s a dropping transaction.

[00:01:43] Chris: Yeah. It’s fascinating that the, the way in which this was put collectively within the legislature, they actually sort of caught it to the lottery fee. Mm-hmm. I imply, they shouldn’t be dropping cash on a enterprise whereas the state is taking in cash is an enchanting story as a result of it checked out all of the variables.

It appeared on the taxes the state is getting, [00:02:00] and it’s only a loser. How does that

[00:02:01] Lisa: occur? Lottery fee spokeswoman, Daniel Fritzy. Bab says, we knew it wouldn’t be as profitable as conventional lottery gaming cuz she says sports activities gaming odds are extra changeable and risky. So that they weren’t anticipating a giant windfall, however the sports activities betting taxes go on to the state.

There’s a ten% tax, however even when the lottery received their share of the taxes, it might be about $35,000. So even including that to their income, they might nonetheless be underwater.

[00:02:31] Chris: I ponder if we get to some extent the place the legislature adjustments the legislation considerably to both absolve the lottery fee of getting to do that or determine a way for them to not lose cash doing it.

They make tons of cash on on line casino playing anyway. Mm-hmm. You would say that general playing is profitable, however simply an odd one. Good story. Test it out. It’s on cleveland.com and you’re listening to immediately in Ohio. Okay, Lelo, that is my favourite story the previous few days. Does the construction of Cleveland [00:03:00] authorities assure the battles like we’re seeing over whether or not to spend tens of millions of {dollars} on the west facet market?

Would Cleveland be higher off if it had a few of its council members be elected at massive to see the large image as a substitute of this myopic focus we get on geographic wards?

[00:03:20] Leila: Properly, in brief, sure to all of these questions. Yeah, this was one in all my favourite tales too. Courtney Alfi did a very great evaluation that ran over the weekend taking a look at how this battle over whether or not to spend 15 million of American Rescue Plan Act cash on renovations of the market is, is definitely a microcosm of how politics works in Cleveland.

Listeners have been listening to about this for some time, however in a nutshell, Mayor Justin Bibb argues that defending the market from falling into additional disrepair and making these lengthy overdue enhancements is important, not only for the market and for the Ohio Metropolis neighborhood, however for the town. The town owns [00:04:00] that market.

It’s a metropolis asset and it’s, it’s a giant vacationer draw, however some metropolis council members. Bristle at that price ticket and and level to the lengthy overdue investments in most of the uncared for Cleveland neighborhoods, notably on the town, southeast facet. Justin Bib has a plan for that a part of city, and it additionally includes 15 million in ARPA cash.

However some council members have mentioned, you already know, nicely, okay, that’s good, however you’re spending that a lot cash on fixing up one grocery retailer on the west facet. , they’re calling for fairness among the many neighborhoods, and this actually feels prefer it has change into. Sort of a perennial debate that the mayor is all the time accused of caring extra concerning the metropolis middle or particular establishments or the enterprise neighborhood or gentrified neighborhoods than he does about different poor components of city.

Frank Jackson skilled the identical factor when he agreed to the deal to assist pay for quicker escalators and that big scoreboard at Brown Stadium, or when he received behind the deal to spend metropolis cash on renovations to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in that case. [00:05:00] Voters even tried a referendum to undo it until the town spent an equal sum of money within the neighborhoods.

And underlying quite a lot of this rigidity, some consultants advised Courtney, is the ward based mostly system that stems from this older East coast model of presidency. In contrast to the newer cities like Columbus, for instance, which has some at massive illustration on council which can be, you already know, these individuals are designed to look out for the great of the entire metropolis.

Cleveland is all wards and one council president. Who’s elected additionally to characterize his warden. Make no mistake about that. And that tends to engender a fiefdom mentality amongst them. They’re elected by the individuals of their ward, so it does an East Aspect council particular person, for instance, little good to enthusiastically assist a 15 million funding in market on the west facet of city, or a stadium downtown that hosts costly sporting occasions that.

His or her constituents would possibly by no means attend. So she simply did a unbelievable job of [00:06:00] parsing out this, uh, this rigidity and the place it comes

[00:06:03] Chris: from. Yeah, the, the, the story had a few parts that I used to be glad she, she included years in the past, uh, Frank Jackson, when he was a mayor and Kevin Kelly, labored at a deal to fully overhaul the way in which they paved roads.

Should you’ll bear in mind 10 years in the past. Cleveland Streets have been a catastrophe. It was like driving on the moon up and down craters in all places as a result of they parceled out equal quantities of cash to each council particular person. And so they determined what roads to do they usually’d maintain repaving the identical roads. I imply, they didn’t look out for the higher good.

They modified it to a precedence system, which roads within the metropolis are within the worst form and want essentially the most work. And since then, Driving round in Cleveland is massively higher. I imply, you can see it inside a couple of years the change coming and that, that’s why the parochialism of the council is a nasty thought. They nonetheless need to return to the previous approach.

They nonetheless whine as she pointed it out, however it, [00:07:00] it’s not wholesome. She did have one other remark, I neglect who mentioned it that mentioned this. This battle is a wholesome battle That, that you’ve got two sides that consistently negotiate. That’s a optimistic.

[00:07:14] Leila: Yeah. And the way do you are feeling about that? Do you agree? Do you assume that, I imply, that that I assumed was a, that was a, a second that precipitated me to pause cuz I, I hadn’t checked out it that approach.

What do you assume, Chris? I feel you’d

[00:07:25] Chris: nonetheless have the battle in the event you had some at-large council individuals. The one council particular person I noticed quoted in that story that had something like, The upper view was Joe Jones when he talked about the necessity to spend money on a number of the downtown issues, as a result of it’s vital for the center of the town.

Um, you simply have, they’re, they’re all pondering very parochially, all of ‘em typically, and it’s not a wholesome state of affairs when it’s all me. My thoughts, and a number of the newer council individuals are a number of the worst in pondering that approach. Richard Starr is, is simply 100% [00:08:00] centered on his ward and the remainder of the town. Be damned.

That’s not wholesome. Um, you’re purported to have greater thinkers.

[00:08:07] Leila: Sure. Yeah. Richard Starr has been sort of driving that, that motion to, to do one thing much like what County Council has been doing with ARPA cash, which is carve out. Particular, you already know Yeah. Pots of cash for every, every ward to spend at their a as they want and, they usually’re, you already know, that lot that pondering is, nicely, I do know higher what’s greatest for my neighborhood, however you’re a part of the Cleveland neighborhood.

That is proper. You need to assume

[00:08:33] Lisa: broader than that. And I actually like this quote within the article from OSU professor Ned Hill. He. Says, you already know, there’s an issue that when there’s native grassroots patronage that finally ends up hurting the town when council members are solely centered on their wards. And I, I, I fully see that.

[00:08:49] Chris: Yeah. I, it’s superb to me that we created a county council that’s based mostly on geographic wards. After studying from this, the Cleveland authorities’s been in place for ceaselessly. I’ve been a very long time. [00:09:00] The scale of the council has dropped. Through the years, however it might be fascinating to see in the event you might get a constitution change going, to have a handful of members who take into consideration the large image in order that that battle isn’t so out of stability.

Anyway, good story by Courtney. Test it out. It’s on cleveland.com. It’s immediately in Ohio. Who’s the tremendous Pac? Spending cash on lies to persuade Ohioans that decreasing the facility of their vote and abolishing majority rule is basically good for them. Laura?

[00:09:31] Laura: Properly, if we knew it wouldn’t be an excellent pac, proper? It’s it’s darkish cash, so we don’t know who’s behind it actually.

Nevertheless it’s known as Save Our Structure and its warning of radical massive cash liberals who don’t share our values and making an attempt to bypass each Ohioans and elected lawmakers. To be fully clear, what they’re making an attempt to push for is minority rule. However the legal professional who included this has a historical past of working darkish cash organizations for [00:10:00] anti-abortion teams and activists on the Christian proper.

The Columbus dispatch truly reported {that a} conservative mega donor named Richard Uline gave 1.1 million to the Tremendous pac. We couldn’t affirm that though we tried, however it’s fairly clear based mostly on the legal professional that and, and what they’re pushing, that there’s a. Uh, what the motive is. We had a

[00:10:23] Chris: nice letter to the editor immediately that factors out the whole hypocrisy of what’s taking place right here.

The marketing campaign is telling Ohioans that exterior forces need to change the structure. They’ve to guard it, however that is the surface power, they usually’re making an attempt to vary the structure. Mm-hmm. To scale back the facility of the voter. They’re doing precisely what they’re telling the voters they should. To cease.

And if the voters get fooled by that, they’re extra runs. That is as clear as will be exterior curiosity, pushing it. And, and Proper. They’ve received, once more, darkish cash. So, you already know, the final time Darkish cash performed a giant function [00:11:00] in Ohio politics. We noticed how that ended up with first power bribing Larry Householder with 60 million.

Proper,

[00:11:06] Laura: precisely. And they also have adverts pushing, um, you already know, these are, they’re, they’re speaking about this they usually mentioned, as a substitute of leaders, we elect making the legal guidelines, the Ohio Structure will be purchased by woke. Radical out-of-state liberals, and it’s like, okay, however see, however the one query he’d say, they, it’s the liberals, proper?

The woke radical liberals when actually it’s the novel conservatives which can be doing it, proper? I imply, it’s, it’s completely ridiculous. The lawyer on this was the lead writer of the proposed modification to Ohio’s structure defining marriages between a person and a girl that handed in 2004. He included three entities affiliated with quote, Shield Girls, Ohio, which is a coalition of anti-abortion organizations, uh, that collectively dedicated 5 million to opor opposing the Abortion Rights Modification.

Um, Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose talked about alongside this. So [00:12:00] I imply, we are able to, and once more, darkish cash, however. Properly,

[00:12:03] Chris: and we must always point out Frank LaRose each time we discuss this. He ran for reelection final 12 months. By no means mentioned a phrase about this, and as quickly as he received elected, he began pushing us. He’s the Secretary of State.

He’s charged with defending the facility of the voter and he’s making an attempt to savage it and do away with majority rule. What would occur in the event you had a constitutional modification that mentioned you can change the Structure with 40% of the vote? Mainly that is that in reverse. They’re permitting, yeah, that is. The 40% to dictate what the 60% will do.

It’s the tyranny of the minority. That’s who Frank LaRose is, and

[00:12:41] Laura: they need to enshrine that within the Ohio Structure. And let’s be very clear, who’s signing onto this anti-abortion. Gun lobbyists, restaurant lobbyists, all aligning with Republicans on this. There’s an entire lengthy line, I feel it’s greater than 200 organizations starting from labor unions to the A C L U opposing it.

All 4 [00:13:00] residing ex governors have opposed this. I imply, it couldn’t be extra clear who’s behind this, even whether it is darkish cash. We all know. , the concept, the teams which can be behind it, and I simply, I hope that individuals are paying consideration if we get to this. I hope individuals are paying consideration in August they usually come out in droves.

[00:13:18] Chris: Properly, let’s keep on with this. Uh, you gotta double shot right here. What’s the clear signal that the Republicans trying to cut back? The facility of the voter are pushed, not by the voters, however by particular curiosity lobbyists. We noticed it massive final

[00:13:31] Laura: week as a result of the lobbyists are whipping the representatives. I imply, this isn’t coming.

We’re speaking about the home right here, proper? The senate’s already handed it. Um, we are able to speak a bit bit about Governor DeWine later, however that is within the Ohio Home. This isn’t Jason Stevens the the home speaker who’s doing this. That is the teams behind the trouble, Ohio Proper to Life and the Buckeye Firearms Affiliation.

They’re passing round. Petitions. Mainly getting everyone to signal on saying, we wish this on the August poll. We need to [00:14:00] take away individuals’s rights to vary their structure. So that they have 51 home Republican lawmakers who’ve. Really signed these paperwork they usually declare an extra eight.

Lawmakers have submitted letters of assist on to Stevens, and he will get to determine when and if this goes to a ground vote. We, we tried, the State Home bureau tried actually arduous to get all eight of these on the report on Friday, however we’re unable to, I don’t assume they wanna discuss it. Properly,

[00:14:26] Chris: however the important thing factor right here is that they’re not representing us.

No, they’re, they’re representing these particular curiosity teams. That is precisely what Larry Householder did. He didn’t characterize us. He didn’t look out for the higher good. He represented first Power’s lobbyists who wished him to do issues to the detriment of the voter. That’s what’s taking place right here. The lawmakers aren’t, Answering to the those that put ‘em within the workplace.

They’re, they’re being whipped into form by lobbyists. It’s, and that’s the important thing right here, is what’s occurring. You will [00:15:00] hurt voters throughout Ohio to fulfill some lobbyists which can be overwhelmed on individuals to assist it.

[00:15:06] Laura: Completely. So, no, Democrats have mentioned they may assist this. Proposal in any respect. Uh, we’ve got two in our space.

, we don’t have a ton of Republicans representing Northeast Ohio, however Steve Demetrio from Gaga County, invoice Roamer of Richfield have signed on to this. After which there are six home Republicans who haven’t mentioned both approach. That features Joe, uh, Jason Stevens, speaker Proteor short-term, uh, Scott Slager from North Canton, um, Gail Manning from North Ridgeville, and Tom Patton from Strongsville.

[00:15:35] Chris: Yeah, I, I nonetheless don’t perceive why the Democrats who helped elect Stevens aren’t utilizing their clout to dam this vote. Can we

[00:15:44] Laura: speak a bit bit about Mike DeWine right here? Simply to placed on the report. I imply, we talked about it earlier than, however he mentioned that he’ll signal this invoice as a result of with a purpose to get the August election earlier than the November election the place the abortion rights.

Uh, constitutional Amendments purported to be on, it has to get the signature of the governor. [00:16:00] He has signed on to this. Uh, we have been speaking about, you already know, nice letters to the editor. I appreciated Brent Larkins column, proper the place he ba he principally says he misses the DeWine of early within the pandemic. I mentioned the identical factor final week.

Bear in mind when he stood as much as Republicans and stood up for the individuals of Ohio? Cool. Initially of the pandemic, and now it looks like he’s received no spine. Properly, and

[00:16:18] Chris: with Brent. S identified clearly, he’s Des DeWine is destroying no matter legacy he thought he’d have. This would be the mark that he’s nearly a coward now.

He’s regardless of the Republicans and the legislature need they get. He spoke out towards this. He signed the legislation this 12 months to cease August elections. The place is the spine that we used to see with Mike DeWine you’re listening to immediately in Ohio? What a shock. Ohio lawmakers didn’t act on legalizing marijuana by their deadline.

So what occurs subsequent for the individuals searching for to make marijuana fully authorized in Ohio? Lisa?

[00:16:58] Lisa: Properly, I imagine their deadline [00:17:00] is that this Thursday, so we nonetheless have a couple of days, however it’s not wanting very uh, Potential in order that, like I mentioned, the deadline for lawmakers to go a invoice to legalize leisure marijuana is that this Thursday, Could 4th, however there was no draft leg laws in both of the Home or the Senate.

There have been no committee conferences on this Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman from Limas. Mentioned through a spokesman that it’s a horrible coverage that our members and the president don’t assist. So there you have got it. However the day after that deadline passes, the Coalition to Regulate marijuana like alcohol marketing campaign can begin amassing signatures.

So that will be Friday. That might, they want 125,000 signatures from Ohio voters for the initiated statute. Tom Herron, who’s an legal professional for marijuana companies behind the marketing campaign says, , the legislature’s not gonna do something, so we’re prepared to maneuver ahead on this.

[00:17:55] Chris: Yeah, it was odd, in the event you’ll recall, they delayed it a 12 months in a [00:18:00] take care of the legislature as a result of there have been some questions on their wording, however it seems like this has to go to the voters, however the timing of that is fascinating, proper?

As a result of what occurs if they alter the structure in August? Oh, that is an initiated statute. It’s not

[00:18:16] Lisa: a constitutional restrict. Proper. It’s, that’s right. So it’s, it doesn’t fall below these guidelines. So, yeah. And in the event you bear in mind, the coalition sued again in Could of final 12 months as a result of there have been points over what the 4 month interval was within the legislature.

The dates have been flawed, and they also sued and you already know, they, such as you mentioned, they settled outta courtroom, however they have been making an attempt to get in on the poll final November and it didn’t occur due to this authorized flap.

[00:18:39] Chris: Yeah, so we’ll have petitions out most likely all late summer season. You’re listening to immediately in Ohio. Let’s return to the West Aspect marketplace for a minute.

Paris Wolf wrote up the historical past of the place for perspective, and her story doubtless incorporates quite a lot of particulars. Individuals have no idea Layla. What’s the historical past

[00:18:57] Leila: I. Yeah, Paris attended this dialogue of the [00:19:00] market historical past and structure on the Cleveland Historical past Heart. It was a part of this, uh, sequence in the marketplace, and she or he realized that for at the very least 100 years earlier than the West Aspect Market was established in 1912, the nook of West twenty fifth, and Lorraine was dwelling to a different farmer’s market that was often known as the Pearl Road Market.

And it actually catered to European immigrants who have been on the lookout for objects that helped. Them maintain their ethnic meals traditions alive. And it gave many people a pathway to entrepreneurship as a result of the hire was so low for distributors and, and leases have been short-term. At the moment’s market was designed by famend native architects, w Dominic Bennice and Benjamin Hubble, and it actually appears that they spared no expense and maintain ensuring the, the constructing would face up to the take a look at of time.

In contrast to immediately’s buildings that use, you already know, brick veneers and. Crap building beneath the west facet market is constructed with stable bricks, three layers thick. Even the mortar was engineered to increase and contract with the constructing’s [00:20:00] temp temperature fluctuations. Her story included a bunch of actually pleasant information concerning the olden days on the market.

Like as an illustration, earlier than individuals had fridges of their houses, the market supplied refrigeration companies for a price, and I feel my favourite element was a horse radish vendor needed to promote. His wars exterior as a result of the scent was too pungent and made individuals’s eyes water. I, I simply love that element. I feel I’m gonna write a novel set in early twentieth century Cleveland, and my principal character is gonna be this horse rash mom

[00:20:33] Lisa: who

[00:20:33] Chris: nobody desires to be round.

It was pleasant story. A pleasant shock, a kind of. golden gems that come alongside. Paris did a very nice job with it. So yeah, we’re desirous about, as we discuss spending 15 million on the place you’re listening to immediately in Ohio, how is the case of the man accused of fireplace bombing a jogger County church over L G B T Q points indicative of the present state of [00:21:00] homegrown terrorism in America.

Lisa Adams Fara story over the weekend was a fairly scary one for what’s round us.

[00:21:08] Lisa: Yeah, Adam talked to Jonathan Lewis, who’s an extremism researcher at George Washington College, and Lewis principally mentioned that the, uh, arrest of Amon Penny of Alliance, um, is in good indicator of the sorts of violent extremism that’s.

Effervescent to the floor immediately, and he mentioned that hate teams are literally turning into extra decentralized. They don’t have any clear affiliations or hierarchy. He calls it do it your self, terrorism. So a current report from the Anti-Defamation League discovered a spike in Ohio, white supremacist exercise within the working example is, Amen.

Penny of Alliance. He lobbed Molotov cocktails at a chesterland church that was internet hosting a drag queen story hour. And uh, he solely precipitated minor injury. However, you already know, when he was arrested in arraigned, he mentioned his solely remorse was that it didn’t burn down fully. Um, he’s [00:22:00] clearly been, um, Radicalized. He was on the wa there was a drag queen, massive protest in Wadsworth for a drag queen story hour in April of 20, or, or, I don’t bear in mind when it was.

It was not too long ago. However anyway, um, he was there, he was passing out flyers. There he’s affiliated with Ohio. White Lives Matter and, uh, yeah, so. That is indicative of what’s occurring. Now we have like lone wolves or small teams which can be working, you already know, passing out flyers and doing protests. There have been largely small protests by this group, Ohio.

White Lives Matter they usually stand exterior of presidency buildings, parks, busy roads, and overpasses. Normally 5 to fifteen individuals, however they’re. Protesting month-to-month.

[00:22:45] Chris: There’s one thing concerning the the age that, that 19, 20, 21 12 months previous group that simply looks like they’re weak to this type of nonsense. The man that, uh, was arrested for leaking all of the.

The [00:23:00] confidential materials that retains developing is one other one. Mm-hmm. That was in that age group when he was on chat rooms. And what’s scary about this story is, is there’s no one within the chat room saying, Hey, let’s bomb one thing. They, they’re letting individuals sort of come to that conclusion on their very own.

Mm-hmm. And the way do you fight that?

[00:23:22] Lisa: You, you don’t, I imply, and clearly there are first Modification points right here, however you already know, penny and his kind, they, you already know, are at nighttime corners of the web. Telegram. He used Telegram to speak to his individuals and, and, and, you already know, 4 Chan is one other one. Eight chan is one other one.

However yeah, it’s, it’s. It, it’s scary since you by no means know who’s gonna lastly snap and determine that, okay, immediately’s the day I’m gonna bomb a, you already know, a homosexual bar or no matter.

[00:23:48] Laura: I imply, you assume they’re so younger, you’re like, how did you get to be so stuffed with hate so rapidly? Like, what was your background like? I, it’s, I don’t know.

It’s arduous. [00:24:00] It’s, it’s, it’s arduous to understand. It’s,

[00:24:02] Lisa: nicely, after I learn these, these battling editorials in, in, uh, the Plain Seller about, you already know, how white males are, you already know, you already know, are simply in, in horrible straits, you already know, I feel that’s a part of it. I feel that they really feel that they’re dropping their energy. Um, they see a diversifying nation they usually really feel powerless, and that is their option to get that energy again,

[00:24:22] Chris: however there’s gotta be a way of creating them.

Really feel a way of neighborhood fairly than hate it. It seems like we’re not giving those that age one thing to really feel part of, in order that they get collectively they usually really feel part of this

[00:24:37] Laura: one thing. Proper? Should you don’t go to school, in the event you’re not a member of a sports activities crew, in the event you don’t have a church group or a robust household unit like Y Yeah, we’ve talked about this earlier than, that individuals need to belong to one thing.

[00:24:49] Chris: Uh, it’s a considerate story by Adam you’re listening to immediately in Ohio. What occurred to the Cash Ohio? Governor Mike DeWine wished to spend on sustaining rail crossings in [00:25:00] Ohio and have legislators already forgotten about East Palestine. Layla, this got here outta nowhere.

[00:25:06] Leila: Yeah. DeWine DeWine state funds proposal had included 125 million to enhance actual crossings within the state and the lawmakers and the Republican let Ohio Home stripped it out earlier than passing the 88 billion funds.

So it’ll be as much as the Senate to determine whether or not to revive that funding, and in the event that they do this, it might enable the state to leverage it for extra federal funding. The the deal that’s on the desk is that the federal authorities would put up 80% of the fee to construct. Nice. Separations, uh, rail crossings after which the states and native authorities or personal investments would make up the remaining and 80% is a fairly whole lot.

It seems like the cash for this may’ve come from the excess from the final funds cycle, however mysteriously, and actually with out explaining why the Republicans eliminated it, the closest we’ve been capable of, to search out by the use of a proof is from Consultant [00:26:00] Jay Edwards, who’s the Republican chairman of the.

Home Finance committee, he advised Gogo Information that they only wanna wait and see what occurs with litigation and the inve investigation surrounding the East Palestine derailment, which actually has nothing to do with security at actual crossings, however you already know, regardless of the Home and Senate should finally reconcile.

There are two variations of the funds invoice earlier than sending it again to DeWine for a signature, and that has to occur earlier than the fiscal 12 months ends June thirtieth.

[00:26:27] Chris: I don’t know what it’s about Ohio, however it’s nearly prefer it’s declared struggle on rail. We, we consistently are preventing over whether or not we must always take the federal {dollars} that they’re providing to improve and enhance rail.

It is a no-brainer. In fact, you need to take the cash. It is a security difficulty for anyone that drives throughout a railroad monitor.

[00:26:47] Leila: They don’t get it. Proper. And grade separations that, I imply, we’re speaking like overpasses, proper? Isn’t that what the grade separation gives? It’s, it’s so that you simply don’t get caught at at rail crossings anymore when a [00:27:00] prepare breaks down in your, you already know.

Yeah. Isn’t that, isn’t that what that will obtain? Who, who, who wouldn’t take 80% of the funding from the federal authorities to, to get this carried out? That’s,

[00:27:10] Chris: yeah. Looks as if a no brainer. This state you’re listening to immediately in Ohio. All proper, Laura. As the one who oversaw Rock the Lake, the web site, you needed to be shocked by that is the Nautica Queen heading to the delivery graveyard.

[00:27:27] Laura: Yeah, completely. And uh, that is Woman Caroline that’s coming to, uh, Cleveland on her, on her approach by the St. Lawrence Seaway. And we’ll must be right here by the top of subsequent this week, starting of subsequent week. We’re going to be taking pictures and having a gallery on cleveland.com. The Nautica Queen’s been cruising the Cuyahoga River in Lake Erie since 1992.

It was used for greater than a decade earlier than that. So it’s a. About the identical age as me, and the brand new boat is known as after the daughter of Jeffrey Jacobs, who, c e o of the Jacobs Group, [00:28:00] which owns that leisure advanced and the flats. So we’re speaking a few boat that’s 120 ft lengthy, 15,000 sq. ft of area on board.

Is it,

[00:28:08] Chris: is it that a lot of an improve? Is there extra facilities? Is it going to be one thing that will get individuals out? You’ve ridden on the nautical queen, proper? I’ve

[00:28:17] Laura: been on it. I don’t know that I’ve ever cruised on it. I’ve positively been on the great time, which is a a lot greater boat. So, cuz the Nautica has, uh, it’s extra for like buffets and like, has a Mom’s Day factor and an Easter factor, and you’ll hire it out for ceremonies and other people get married on it.

So it’s, it’s a bit, uh, extra upscale and smaller and sleeker. So this, I, I don’t, I don’t actually know ex the, the concept is there’s extra. Facilities. They’ve three decks which can be local weather managed. So for, for Cleveland days, that sounds fairly good. So I’ll have one open air deck, an open air sky deck with a bar, a DJ, panoramic views of the lake.

So we’re gonna get extra particulars on this once we truly get inside. Subsequent week and, and I’m [00:29:00] certain individuals will likely be excited to see it, however it does sound bizarre that there gained’t be a Nautica anymore. There’s nonetheless like Nautica within the flats, however entire new identify for this new boat. However the good time is

good

[00:29:10] Laura: time’s.

Completely separate. Considerably bigger. Sure. Considerably bigger.

[00:29:14] Chris: Yeah. Okay. You’re listening to immediately in Ohio. That’s it for Monday. Thanks, Lisa. Thanks Layla. Thanks Laura. Thanks for listening to this podcast.