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🌱 Schmidt And Loychick Introduce HB 616 Bill + Covid Cases Decline

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Happy Wednesday, Cincinnati! Here's everything you need to know going on in Cincinnati today.

First, today's weather:

Rain and a thunderstorm. High: 57 Low: 42.

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Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

  1. Ohio Republican Representatives Mike Loychick and Jean Schmidt introduced HB 616, a bill that would ban school districts from selecting "any textbook, instructional material, or academic curriculum that promotes any divisive or inherently racist concepts". Some of those concepts include critical race theory, intersectional theory, and the 1619 project. Ohio's LGBTQ+ organizations will be releasing responses and strategies in the days to come. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  2. Noam Barnard, organizer of the Coalition for Community Safety (CCS), is training Cincinnati bartenders on how to identify people struggling with substance abuse disorders and stop accidental drug overdoses. Barnard said that party drugs laced with fentanyl are a big part of the problem. CCS started approaching bars in 2021 to propose Narcan training, but now he says, the bars are reaching out to him. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  3. Hamilton County continues to see a gradual decline in COVID-19 cases and deaths and health experts do not expect current variants to be severe. Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman said that the county is averaging about 31 new cases per day. He added that while variants continue to crop up in the United States, it's unlikely the BA.2 variant will cause severe problems locally. (WVXU)

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Today in Cincinnati:

  • Crossgate Bowling - Special Olympics Hamilton County At Crossgate Lanes (4:00 PM)
  • Soccer - Special Olympics Hamilton County At Veteran's Park (6:30 PM)
  • Bluegrass Wednesday At Vinoklet Winery & Restaurant (6:30 PM)
  • Comedy of Errors At Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) will present a pair of one-act, solo-performance plays about Black women. Isaiah Reaves' "I Shall Not Be Moved" and the updated revival of "Your Negro Tour Guide" will be presented as a double bill and run from Apr. 9 through May 7. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center is offering blood or platelet donors one free ticket to the Cincinnati Zoo. The Apr. 4 – 24 promotion is offered at the center and participating mobile units. (WCPO 9 Cincinnati)
  • Jack White, the blue-haired blues man, will perform at the Andrew J Brady Music Center on April 13. White's latest album is "Fear of the Dawn". (Cincinnati CityBeat)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Carla Varner

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