Five things to know for Monday, Nov. 10
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers arrested
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted on charges that they accepted bribes from bettors to throw certain pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes. By doing so, prosecutors alleged Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz ensured successful bets.
According to reports, the indictment, which was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn on Sunday, accuses the hurlers of taking thousands of dollars to help two unidentified gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win in-game prop bets, winning at least $460,000. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has previously called for an end to proposition bets in the state.
Cleveland crime reduction partnership nets more arrests
As part of Cleveland’s violent crime reduction initiative, authorities on Thursday seized nine illegal firearms and made 10 felony arrests. Among those arrested was a man who fled from a traffic stop with two young children in the vehicle.
At about 5:35 p.m., Cleveland police and Ohio state troopers pulled over a white Jeep on Cleveland’s east side after seeing the driver commit a traffic violation. The OSHP Aviation Unit followed the fleeing vehicle, and authorities said the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Javion Griffie, who was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, pulled into a gas station, and two young children exited the Jeep.
Ohio expected to issue November SNAP benefits this week
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service was expected to make funds available to states to start processing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this week.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said updated federal guidance indicates that FNS is working to implement full SNAP benefit issuances in November. FNS previously ordered states to delay and then reduce SNAP benefits for November due to the federal government shutdown.
Odioso, Lett bill expands housing for people with developmental disabilities
State Reps. Mike Odioso, R-Green Township, and Crystal Lett, D-Columbus, introduced legislation that they said should modernize the state’s Community Capital Assistance program. The measure would expand affordable housing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.
The legislation provides the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and county boards with more tools to create inclusive housing that fits individual needs.
Lett, Odioso bill expands opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities
State Reps. Mike Odioso, R-Green Township, and Crystal Lett, D-Columbus, introduced Connie’s Law, which aims to improve the workforce participation and economic independence of Ohioans with disabilities. It aims to modernize eligibility for the Ohio Workability and the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities programs.
Connie’s Law aims to give people with disabilities who are employed more flexibility in income evaluation to determine Medicaid eligibility. This legislation allows $20,000 of income to be disregarded, ideally helping workers with disabilities stay in their careers and build financial stability without consternation about losing health coverage.
