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Johnson is calling for a review and possible changes in rules that allow city police officers to work private security details at downtown night spots. This comes months after a Warehouse District altercation between a young black nightclub patron and a white police officer. The patron apologized this week for his role in the incident, but the books are not yet closed. The officer is studying possible grounds for a lawsuit.
Roundtable:
Elizabeth Sullivan, editorial page editor, The Plain Dealer; Brian Tucker, publisher and editorial director, Crain's Cleveland Business; David Arredondo, vice-chairman, Lorain County Republican Party.
Nightclub Incident
The roundtable discusses this week's resolution of criminal charges stemming from the Warehouse District incident.
County Council Raises Questions and Eyebrows:
Democratic members of the new Cuyahoga County Council found critics from both parties when they met privately to select a council president. They later rescinded the informal vote, but the damage was done and will have to be repaired when the council holds its first formal meeting in January.
Kasich Refuses E-Z pass for Turnpike
Governor-elect Kasich says the time's not right to put the Ohio Turnpike in private hands, but he won't take the option off the table. Leasing the turnpike in exchange for billions in revenue was a discussion item in the 2006 campaign and it might be brought up again with state government struggling to make ends meet.
Let's Not Make a Deal-Some of President Obama's allies in the House want to rework a compromise that continued Bush-era tax cuts, trimmed the Social Security Tax and extended unemployment benefits. Democrats object to extending tax cuts for people making over $250-thousand. Income taxes for most will rise sharply unless the Congress can finalize a deal before the end of the year.
December 10, 2010