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Ohio Leaders Join Paris Accord Alliance
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Several Ohio cities, colleges and universities are joining a nationwide alliance to create a show of force to the country that they’re dedicated to fighting climate change. The effort comes… Read More

First-Ever Athens Pride Fest Set for This Weekend
By: Atish Baidya
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Members of the LGBTQ+ community will be coming together this weekend for the first-ever Athens Pride Fest. Douglas Koala Robinson is a member of the Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition, one… Read More

Voter Rights Groups Question Differing Ballot Access in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Voting rights groups are taking issue with a proposal in Ohio to set a higher bar for citizens than for state lawmakers when it comes to… Read More

Limited Experience Noted Among Coal Miners who Died
By: Associated Press
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BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) – Federal officials say seven U.S. coal miners have died in accidents so far this year, compared with eight deaths all last year, most involving miners with… Read More

Prosecutor: Police Shooting in Traffic Stop Clearly Murder
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A prosecutor has told Ohio jurors that evidence will show that the 2015 police shooting of a black unarmed motorist was clearly murder, while the defense attorney… Read More

Trump Chooses Kentucky Lawyer for Federal Bench
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A former assistant U.S. attorney in Kentucky has been chosen by President Donald Trump to be a U.S. District Court judge. The White House said Wednesday… Read More

Ohio State Officer Awarded for Stopping School Attack
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The police officer who fatally shot the man responsible for a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University last year has received an award for his actions…. Read More

Authorities Look for Ohio Man Accused of Trafficking Teens
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding an Ohio man indicted on charges of trafficking two teenage girls for sex. A statement from the… Read More

Court: Ohio E-School Can’t Delay Repayment of $60M to State
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An appeals court has unanimously denied a request by Ohio’s largest online charter school seeking to block collection of $60 million in disputed state payments. The… Read More

Episode 004 : Ira Chaleff
On this episode, Beverly Jones talks with Ira Chaleff, an author and thinker who specializes in the dynamics between “leaders” and “followers” in the workplace. His newest work is titled,… Read More

Ky. AG Threatens Lawsuit Against Governor…Again
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general has threatened to sue the state’s Republican governor for a fourth time. Andy Beshear says Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive order last week… Read More