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Pharma Firm Seeks to Shield CEO from Questioning in Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The largest prescription drug distributor in the U.S. is trying to shield its CEO from being deposed in West Virginia’s lawsuit over its opioid epidemic. The… Read More
‘No Regrets’: House Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election
By: Susan Davis | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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Amid an uneasy tenure that saw the failure of an Obamacare repeal and the passing of tax cuts — as well as an uneven relationship with President Trump — Ryan is calling it quits.
Confronting Birth, Death, and Growth: Speaking With Director Amy Jenkins
By: Emily Votaw
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Instructions On Parting is a sprawling example of cinéma vérité as told from behind the camera of director Amy Jenkins over the course of a 10-year period. The film is… Read More
Surgeon General Supports Needle Exchanges To Limit Disease From Opioid Crisis
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams threw his support behind syringe exchange services as an important tool to address the Ohio Valley’s high risk of needle-borne disease associated with the opioid epidemic…. Read More
Kentucky Attorney General Sues to Block Pension Bill
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic Attorney General and unions representing teachers and police officers have sued to block a bill that would make changes to one of the country’s… Read More
Records Scarce on Sexual Misconduct at Ohio Statehouse
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Details on sexual misconduct at the Ohio Statehouse are hard to come by. Accessing public records detailing a pair of sexual misconduct cases in the Legislature… Read More
3 Accused of Supporting Terrorism Are Set to Change Pleas
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Three men with Ohio ties who have pleaded not guilty to supporting terrorism by working together to send money to an al-Qaida leader are due in… Read More
Report: Ex-Coal Exec Fails To File Disclosure In Senate Race
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A report says the former coal executive convicted of violating federal mine safety standards has failed to turn in a required financial disclosure for his U.S…. Read More
Amid Teacher Protests, Kentucky Governor Signs Pension Bill
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has signed a bill into law that makes changes to the state’s troubled public pension systems over the loud objections of the state’s… Read More
Democrats Cite Differences In Final Ohio Governor’s Debate
By: Associated Press
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) – Four Democrats battling for their party’s nomination in the race for Ohio governor are emphasizing their differences ahead of the May 8 primary. Former federal consumer… Read More
Ohio House Speaker Resigns Amid FBI Talk
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger says he’s resigning from office amid talk of an FBI investigation into his activities. Rosenberger released a statement Tuesday night saying… Read More
Not All Ohio Marijuana Businesses Will Open By Deadline
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Regulators of Ohio’s new medical marijuana program say not all of the state’s growers, manufacturers and dispensaries will be operational by the legislated deadline of Sept…. Read More
What Lies Upstream | INDEPENDENT LENS | Coming Monday, April 16 at 10
What Lies Upstream Premieres on Independent Lens Monday, April 16, 2018 on PBS Documentary Thriller Investigates the Largest Chemical Drinking Water Contamination in a Generation In this unsetting exposé, investigative… Read More
What Does It Mean to be a “Progressive” in Today’s Political Landscape?
The term “liberal” seems to be fading from the political lexicon. Instead, daily, we, as voters, are bombarded with the term “progressive.” We constantly hear of progressive versus mainstream candidates…. Read More