Emmy Award-winning Feagler & Friends is a lively, weekly half-hour television discussion of local and national issues impacting lives in Northeast Ohio. Hosted by award-winning journalist and former Plain Dealer columnist, Dick Feagler, Feagler & Friends explores the various issues behind today's news. With a changing ensemble of "friends" ranging from journalists to community and political leaders, Feagler & Friends takes on issues from many different perspectives. Always entertaining and never boring, Feagler & Friends is the program for people "in the know" in Northeast Ohio.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Topics: Arts, Economy, Politics, Other
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Newsmaker—Stephen Loomis, president, Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association: The Ohio Supreme Court this week upheld a state law forbidding cities to impose residency requirements on their workers. Akron and Lima had challenged the law but the court, by a 5-2 margin, sided with the state. Public employee unions applaud the ruling. City officials argued the constitution’s home-rule provisions should have allowed residency requirements.

Roundtable: Elizabeth Sullivan, editorial page editor, The Plain Dealer; Greg Saber, freelance journalist; Brian Tucker, publisher and editorial director, Crain’s Cleveland Business.

Residency Laws: The panel continues discussion of the residency law ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court.

County Reform: Local county government reform leaders put a new plan on the table this week calling for a powerful, elected county administrator backed by a county council with members elected from geographic districts. The proposal turns up the heat on a long-simmering debate over county governance. It drew immediate fire from another group of local leaders, including Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge.

Municipal Court Clerk: Cleveland Clerk of Courts Earle Turner is defending himself against the perception he’s not doing his job. A Plain Dealer investigation showed Turner is seldom in his Justice Center office and the paper says he’s hired scores of employees without giving them a competitive civil service test. Turner explained his job often requires attendance at events and meetings outside his office.

Newsmaker II—Jim Kopniske, spokesman, Cleveland Museum of Art: The art museum is about to celebrate the opening of a major phase of its expansion and renovation. The new East Wing will connect the museum’s original building with a newer addition opened in 1971. It’s all part of a $350-million renovation scheduled for completion in 2012. Mr. Feagler’s interview with Mr. Kopniske will preview what museum patrons will see in the new facility.

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