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Group Says Conservative Voters Want Clean Energy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Clean energy issues have been a sparkplug for debate at the Statehouse for years now, with opposition mostly coming from Republicans and Democrats supporting incentives for the industry. A clean… Read More
State Opioid Conference Hopes To Share Ideas That Work
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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State stats show overdoses from opioids – including heroin and fentanyl – are killing at least nine people a day. And that figure is likely to rise by the time new numbers… Read More
Dating Violence Bill One Step Closer To Passing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A bill designed to help protect victims of dating violence that lawmakers said was a high priority is on its way to the Senate. The bill, which has passed the… Read More
Lack Of Federal Funding Could Strain Ohio’s Resources For Children
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A program that helps working families in Ohio afford health care for their children with serious medical conditions is in limbo right now. Office of Health Transformation Director Greg Moody… Read More
PBS Announces #METOO, NOW WHAT?
PBS Announces #METOO, NOW WHAT? New Half-hour, Five-Part Series Premiering February 2018 – Executive Editor and Host Zainab Salbi Goes Beyond the Headlines About Sexual Harassment to Ask How We… Read More
Management Officials Watching Hazardous Ice Jams
By: Associated Press
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities in eastern Ohio are watching for hazardous ice jams on the Muskingum River during the latest winter freeze. Emergency management officials say four people were… Read More
West Virginia Grants Available For Land Protection
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Outdoor Heritage Conservation Fund says it’s accepting grant applications for land-protection projects with up to $1.2 million that may be awarded. According to… Read More
Kentucky’s Ag Commissioner To Discuss Anti-Hunger Efforts
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The McConnell Center at the University of Louisville is starting its latest lecture series with a discussion about hunger in Kentucky. The center says state Agriculture… Read More
New Ohio Poet Laureate Hopes To Celebrate Poetry In Life
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s new poet laureate says he hopes to celebrate the legacy of poetry in the state and of Ohio poets. David Lucas also wants to draw… Read More
21 West Virginia Organizations Get Water Quality Grants
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection says 21 organizations around the state are receiving grants to help protect the quality of the state’s rivers and… Read More