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Athens Survives Scare Against Sheridan
By: Nick Ursini
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Griffin Lutz cut threw the entire Sheridan defense to lay the ball in off the glass with four seconds left to send the Bulldogs to the Convocation Center with a 58-57 win over the Sheridan Generals. Right from the tip, Athens pushed the ball down the court and relied on its speed to wear down the… Read More
After Obamacare: Rural Health Providers Nervous About Affordable Care Act Repeal
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after… Read More
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Forms Committee for Ohio Governor Bid
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s lieutenant governor has formalized her intent to run for governor next year. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, a Republican, announced creation of the Mary Taylor for Governor committee Thursday, which clears her to begin campaigning, raising money and seeking endorsements. Taylor plans a campaign announcement and kickoff later this year. She’s… Read More
Justice Requests Authority for Worker Furloughs
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice is calling for legislation to give him authority to furlough state workers to help address the government’s budget deficits. The recently elected Democratic governor earlier proposed tapping the state’s rainy day fund to close a projected $123 million gap in the current fiscal year. He has also proposed… Read More
Chancellor Carey and Head of Workforce Transformation Describe Higher Education Budget Proposal
By: Tom Hodson
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John Carey, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education and Ryan Burgess, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, recently visited Athens and Ohio University and explained the Governor’s proposed budget for higher education. Under the new proposal, both tuitions and special fees would be frozen in place for the next two years…. Read More
Ohio Hockey’s Skill is Four Lines Deep
By: Robbie Dipaola
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While every hockey team has its top-line players that garner most of the attention, having key role players that can fill in and play well while the starters are off the ice is vital to having a championship caliber team. For the 3rd-ranked Ohio Bobcats, their depth has been on display all season. Eight of… Read More
Digital Divide in Southeast Ohio
In the last two years, 20 million students nationwide have acquired internet access. However, the good news stops rolling in the hills of Appalachia Ohio. Two percent of Ohio households lack any type of web connection and the majority of that 2 percent resides in the Southeastern counties of Athens, Vinton County and Meigs. Less… Read More
Business Tell Ohio Congressman Import Tax Plan Would Hurt
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some retailers worried that a contentious proposed tax on imports would hurt business have voiced concerns to an Ohio congressman who’s on a tax-writing legislative committee. Republican Rep. Jim Renacci attended Thursday’s discussion hosted by the business group Americans for Affordable Products, which opposes the “border adjustment.” Attendees raised concerns about… Read More
Campus Concealed Carry Issue Hits Athens
While guns are not the leading cause of death by a long shot on college campuses, that fact doesn’t seem to influence the debate over the right to bear arms. In mid-December, 2016, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 199 into law. The law allows concealed firearms on college campuses and at daycares, if… Read More
Listen to your NPR One account on Amazon Echo
Listeners can now sync their NPR One accounts and listen on your Amazon Echo. Enabling the NPR One skill Say “Alexa, enable NPR One,” and you’ll be prompted to your Alexa app, where you can link your NPR One account. You can also search for NPR One in the Alexa app’s skill store. Syncing with… Read More
Kentucky House Passes Bill To Create Elective Bible Literacy Courses
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky House has passed legislation aimed at creating elective Bible literacy courses in public schools. The bill would require the state Board of Education to establish policies for local school boards that choose to offer elective social studies courses on the Hebrew texts and New Testament. The measure passed the… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Back-To-School Sales Tax Break Again
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio lawmakers have proposed bringing back a three-day break from the state’s sales tax for back-to-school shopping during the first weekend in August. It would mark the third straight year of the sales tax holiday. Shoppers wouldn’t pay sales tax that weekend on qualifying purchases, including clothing items under $75 and… Read More
Beshear: More Tips Coming In On Elder Abuse Tip Line
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Attorney General Andy Beshear says the state’s Elder Abuse Tip Line is getting more tips now that calls are being answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Beshear worked with his staff to expand the hours of the call line nearly a year ago. Previously, callers could leave messages… Read More
After Plea Deal, OU Psychology Professor Reinstated
By: Susan Tebben
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After being found liable for dating violence in a university investigation and entering a plea deal in a criminal case against him, an Ohio University Psychology professor is being reinstated as a faculty member. The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences reinstated Keith Markman as a member of the Psychology department, ending his… Read More