Good Morning, Cleveland! It's Wednesday, Dec. 10, and here is what you need to know.
Study finds Instacart is charging different prices to different customers on the same grocery items in the same stores
Instacart customers may be surprised to discover they are unwittingly paying more for the same items sold by some of America's major retail chains than their fellow shoppers. A report by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative found that identical grocery items on Instacart could differ in price by as much as 23% from one customer to the next. At a Target store in North Canton the wildly popular grocery app charged a customer $2.99 for Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter one day in September – while other Instacart users that day paid as much as $3.59 for the same jar picked up from the same location, according to the study.
ODOT using different methods to treat the roads ahead of your morning commute
ODOT says they have about 250 trucks out in Northeast Ohio. They are warning drivers to give plows plenty of room to work. Another plow was just hit, making it a total of nine so far this winter season. ODOT says ahead of this rain and snow mix, they used a couple of different methods to treat the roads. On Tuesday, when temperatures were a little colder, they mixed beet juice with salt brine to create a product called “Beet Heet.” ODOT says the beet juice is non-staining and has a slightly sticky factor that helps it stay on the road. As temperatures warmed, they transitioned to a more salt-and-salt brine mix.
CMSD Board Unanimously Approves Building Brighter Futures Plan
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the District’s Building Brighter Futures recommendation, a comprehensive plan designed to strengthen educational opportunities and ensure long-term financial stability. Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, the BBF plan will result in 45 PreK-8 schools and 14 high schools, 29 fewer schools than are currently in operation. All high schools will provide college and career pathways, and all elementary schools will offer enrichment courses. The initiative is projected to save CMSD at least $30 million annually and prevent the district from being placed under state fiscal watch.
New speed limit signs installed along Lake Avenue in Cleveland
If you are driving along Lake Avenue between West 117th St. and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, you’ll notice new speed limit signs have been installed because the city has now lowered the speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. The new speed limit signs were installed after the city conducted a lengthy traffic study. Traffic studies showed that most drivers were already traveling near 30 mph, while about 10% exceeded 35 mph in certain areas. City records noted four serious injury crashes along this stretch over the past four years. Even small speed reductions matter. Research shows that reducing the average speed by just 1 mph can lead to a 5% decrease in crashes.
Vote expected tomorrow to extend ACA tax subsidies
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote tomorrow on the Democrats’ plan to extend the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies. Failure to extend the tax credit would mean health insurance premiums would likely more than double for more than 500,000 Ohioans. Republicans are kicking around several of their own proposals, including one from Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno. He tells our John Kosich he supports a two-year extension on the credits, but with a series of reforms, including an income gap, so families making over $200,000 a year wouldn’t be eligible.
School closings
Multiple districts in the snow belt have closed for the day. Check the list by CLICKING HERE.
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Your forecast
Rain has taken over this morning. There is still a chance at ice in Ashtabula County. That's where we have a few school closures and delays. The steady rain ends after the AM commute but the wind keeps blowing. Gusts over 30mph today as temps take a dive this afternoon. We're back near freezing by sunset meaning rain changes to snow again
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Traffic impact
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