The staff at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall has been fired, according to an official. On Monday, E.J. Thomas Executive Director Dan Dahl told WKYC in a message that officials with the University of Akron and police officers entered the hall and fired the staff. He says that everyone, from ticket takers to himself, was […]
Monday, United Airlines informed the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Airport System (CAS) that they have formally notified their employees of their future operational and staffing needs as it pertains to reductions in service they previously announced at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). Included in the notification, United announced they will be consolidating all […]
The cuts at United Airlines will not just affect those employees being laid off. It is expected that the cuts will hurt many business that rely on Cleveland Hopkins Airport. A long line of white taxi cabs formed outside the airport’s departure gate. Hassan Shire sits in one of them. It is nearly noon […]
From the families who rely on food stamps to the charities who provide hot meals, millions are bracing for major cuts to the food stamp program. Friday, the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, will see cuts across the board. The changes will affect 1.8 million Ohioans who receive nearly $3 billion in food benefits. […]
Tracy Kragh is one of more than a million Ohio residents whose food stamp benefits will be cut this Friday. But Kragh says he’s already just getting by. “I’m eating some pot pies, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, stuff like that,” he said. By most accounts, it may get a lot worse. “Friday’s going […]
As sequestration looms, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has already taken steps to deal with less federal aid. If Congress and President Barack Obama can’t reach a deal, CMSD has already planned a 9.1 percent-cut in their programs. There are 210 teacher salaries in the district funded through federal funds. If the cuts take […]
Those who run the Cleveland Foodbank are keeping a nervous eye on “fiscal cliff” talks in Washington, expecting dramatic cuts that will mean more people in need of Foodbank meals. Cleveland Foodbank President Anne Goodman said, “It keeps me up nights, because people we serve will be deeply impacted by that.” Big cuts are expected in […]
EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton is expected to announce a massive layoff of city workers, including police and fire/EMS, at Tuesday night’s East Cleveland City Council meeting. 44% of police, 31% of firefighters and 44% of city service workers received layoff notices Tuesday. Mayor Norton will provide additional details during his public […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had reassuring news for city managers Friday morning. He called them together to discuss the city budget. It was back in May at a meeting like the one called Friday that the mayor gave managers the bad news. Deep layoffs were coming. He had to cut $38 million. His […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had reassuring news for city managers Friday morning. He called them together to discuss the city budget. It was back in May at a meeting like the one called Friday that the mayor gave managers the bad news. Deep layoffs were coming. He had to cut $38 million. His […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution. “Akron has a lot going for it, and I am confident the […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution. “Akron has a lot going for it, and I am confident the […]
