Amtrak leaders pitch new Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati route: ‘It’s our goal to get this done’
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One likelihood if Amtrak expands service in Cleveland: Trains that arrive during daylight hours. This photo was taken in 2007, during a trial period when the Lake Shore Limited, which travels between Chicago and the East Coast, arrived in Cleveland at 7 a.m.The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Amtrak President Stephen Gardner said Tuesday new passenger rail service linking Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati could begin as soon as “a couple of years,” with support from Congress, the state and local communities.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson takes part in Amtrak roundtable for more passenger rail service in Ohio
Amtrak is looking to add service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton as part of its vision for the future. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale, Laura Caso Published: 3:56 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 11:33 PM EDT May 18, 2021
CLEVELAND Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson joined two fellow Ohio mayors and Amtrak leaders on Tuesday to discuss the need for passenger rail service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton.
Jackson was joined by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, Crestline Mayor Linda Horning-Pitt, and Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Executive Director William Murdock for the virtual meeting along with Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn and Amtrak President Stephen Gardner.
Monday s Campaign Round-Up, 5.17.21
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
May 17, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. Lin Wood failed by a wide margin in his bid to become the new chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party over the weekend. Wood, a lawyer and conspiracy theorist who has argued that Donald Trump is still the president, challenged GOP Chairman Drew McKissick and the incumbent won by 40 points. In Pennsylvania, Republican Lou Barletta, a former far-right congressman, kicked off a gubernatorial campaign this morning. It will be Barletta s second bit for statewide office, following a failed U.S. Senate campaign in 2018, when he lost to Sen. Bob Casey (D) by 13 points.
Cleveland Mayor says he answers all requests except ones he deems âBSâ; several emails from 19 News to his office remain unanswered
Cleveland Mayor says he answers all requests except ones he deems BS By Hannah Catlett | May 14, 2021 at 8:17 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 8:20 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One week ago, in a press conference about his decision not to run for a fifth term, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said he responds to all questions except ones having to do with his family and those he deems BS.
Since then, 19 Investigates pulled out our pile of unanswered emails to the Mayorâs office, and asked him, were our questions deemed not important enough for a response?
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Cleveland officials expect to receive $511.7 million in federal coronavirus aid over two years from the American Rescue Plan.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Thursday outlined his administration’s “general approach” for spending hundreds of millions of dollars in new federal coronavirus aid.
Ideas include stabilizing the city budget, helping businesses, supporting neighborhood development efforts and expanding internet access. Jackson did not attach dollar figures to those ideas at Thursday’s news conference, saying the city was looking for private investment to help with pandemic recovery, too.
“It’s not a continued revenue stream,” Jackson said, “so with that in mind, what we are attempting to do is to develop a strategy as to how to use this money to better ensure Cleveland’s success and position us for the future.”