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A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a pair of bills to change Ohio's laws related to disclosure and exposure to the virus that causes AIDS.
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A whistleblower told The Associated Press that the Environmental Protection Agency's ASPECT plane could have provided crucial data about the chemicals spewing into the air around East Palestine as the wreckage burned and forced people from their homes.
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Ohio House Bill 920 is a little-understood state law from 1976 that essentially locks many school districts’ tax levies in at the same rate as when they were passed. Schools say it's causing them to go back to the ballot more than they should, while they struggle to keep up with rising costs.
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Business & EconomyRepublican lawmakers who touted $3.1 billion in tax cuts in the budget that took effect last July said higher-than-expected refunds are leading to Ohio's lagging tax collections.
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Another legal challenge has been filed against the state over an abortion law - this time Ohio is being sued over its ban on prescribing abortion-inducing drugs via telehealth.
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State lawmakers have passed a plan mandating Ohio's K-12 schools come up with policies on cell phones and Gov. Mike DeWine appears ready to sign it into law.
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Republicans have a new bill that would further strengthen voter ID requirements and would also allow for hand-counting of ballots but Gov. Mike DeWine has said he wouldn't sign additional election law changes.
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Senate Republicans wanted to use Biden's predicament as leverage to pass a ban on foreign nationals contributing to ballot campaigns.
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A Republican lawmaker who’s leaving the Ohio House at the end of the year has introduced a bill to allow law enforcement to stop a driver for not wearing a seat belt – which Gov. Mike DeWine endorsed in his State of the State speech last month.
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Many of our major professional sports stadiums are between 20 and 30 years old, about the time owners start thinking of major renovations or new homes. Victor Matheson, economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross, joins the show.
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The May 1 letter from the Ohio Auditor's Office cites an Instagram post indicating discussions among council members about an Israel-Hamas ceasefire resolution.
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Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities.
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Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, researchers say extremist groups have shifted in the Buckeye State.
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Business & EconomyA new report from the Brookings Institution finds Columbus, listed among the top 54 metropolitan areas, has benefited from national economic growth, but that growth is not helping minorities as much.
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Ohio’s governor announced expanding eligibility limits for child care assistance during his State of the State speech, but advocates have pushed for more.
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A select committee released new recommendations that argue housing demand issues in Ohio’s fast-growing urban cores starkly contrast those in rural communities.
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Aisha's Law has passed two previous Ohio House sessions but have yet to make it through the Ohio Senate.
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The latest vote to control the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign fund shows the infighting over last year’s divisive speakership election is still simmering.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 1,400 Columbus 11 to 17-year-olds between 2014 and 2016
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The deadline for the Ohio ballot to be certified is 90 days before the election, but that is before President Joe Biden will officially be nominated at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19.
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The state of Ohio’s investigation into the House Bill 6 nuclear power plant corruption scandal continues, in spite of the suspected suicide of the former public utilities commission chair.
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Gov. Mike DeWine's State of the State got some positive reviews, but also received pushback from legislators in his own party.