Ohio lawmakers target transgender females in sports: Overnight News Links

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State lawmakers in both chambers have introduced bills to prohibit transgender girls and women from playing girls’ and women’s sports in high school and college. (Laura Hancock, cleveland.com file photo)

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Ohio legislature to see bills critics say are anti-transgender (Read more)

Divided federal appeals court upholds Ohio law banning Down syndrome abortions (Read more)

City recommends discipline for officers involved in pursuit that killed 13-year-old Tamia Chapmann (Read more)

Coronavirus in Ohio

Needles sorted in groups of five on a table that hold the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Following guidance from the federal government, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday advised providers to pause using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Nicole Hester/ MLive.com

Gov. Mike DeWine advises Ohio providers to suspend use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after federal recommendation (Read more)

Don’t Panic: Doctors, feds want to quell concerns about COVID-19 vaccines following call to pause Johnson & Johnson shots (Read more)

Sen. Rob Portman, who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during clinical testing, urges Ohioans to get vaccinated despite setback (Read more)

Summit County Public Health switches to Pfizer vaccine for upcoming fairgrounds clinic where J&J had been administered (Read more)

State working with Wolstein Center, college campuses on Johnson & Johnson vaccines (Read more)

University of Akron pauses coronavirus vaccine clinics due to Johnson & Johnson concerns (Read more)

Kent State halts use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine until further notice (Read more)

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine and extremely rare blood clots: What you need to know (Read more)

What should you do if you’ve already received Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine? (Read more)

Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to concerns over blood clots and Johnson & Johnson vaccine: ‘It’s less than one in a million’ (Read more)

Ohio reports 2,340 new coronavirus cases, 90 new deaths: Tuesday update (Read more)

Variant from South Africa may ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine; antibody cocktail may reduce symptomatic infections: Coronavirus update for April 13, 2021 (Read more)

Crime

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An 18-year-old male was in surgery Tuesday night after he was shot twice in the chest following an altercation at Madison Park in Lakewood, police say. (John Benson, cleveland.com file photo)

Shooting at Lakewood park wounds teen, police say (Read more)

Man with high-powered rifle opens fire on Akron home with 3 children inside, police say (Read more)

Akron man abandons dogs in former home, 1 dies, prosecutors say (Read more)

Cleveland / Cuyahoga County

Keeping Wolstein vaccination site open after 8 weeks not ‘off the table:’ DeWine (Read more)

Cuyahoga County Council approves $10.9 million to pay back furloughed workers (Read more)

Cuyahoga County Council gets Juneteenth holiday proposal (Read more)

Cuyahoga County Exec Budish proposes creating department focused on equity (Read more)

State board recommends discipline for lawyer who got Bart Simpson-esque punishment after Cuyahoga County trial stunt (Read more)

Cleveland Metroparks uses two cranes to lift two big sections of arch into place for Wendy Park Bridge (Read more)

City Council panel OKs aid for development of 400+ apartments near Cleveland Clinic (Read more)

See large NFL Draft stage starting to take shape in downtown Cleveland (photos) (Read more)

Lake View Cemetery, ‘Daffodil Hill’ in full spring glory (photos) (Read more)

How Girl Scouts of North East Ohio are fighting racism (Read more)

Local news East

Cleveland Heights-University Heights summit incites some conflict, more collaboration (Read more)

Cleveland Heights reeling in more discussion on fishing ban at Lower Shaker Lake (Read more)

Local news West

North Royalton passes ordinance allowing food trucks in town for the first time (Read more)

Brunswick awards $1.5 million contract for 2021 asphalt road paving program (Read more)

Akron area

Summa Health to hold drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday in Akron (Read more)

Strongsville hires Warrensville Heights firm to rebuild pump station in Bent Tree subdivision (Read more)

State

Ohio House budget would cut income taxes, reform school funding (Read more)

Review confirms no major damage from Ohio Statehouse vandalism: Watch video of the break-in (Read more)

Cleveland investment banker Mike Gibbons becomes fourth GOP candidate in U.S. Senate race (Read more)

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