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Gun Control Measures Still A Long Way Off With New Speaker
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House is preparing to strip away more gun regulations making it easier to use lethal force in self-defense. This comes as the new House leader said Republican members aren’t close to approving new gun control measures. The gun control bill, which has just a single Republican sponsor, would prohibit people with a history of domestic… Read More
Ohio High Court Strikes Order Blocking Traffic Camera Law
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Supreme Court has ruled in a Toledo case that a trial court couldn’t block implementation of a 2015 state law deducting funding to local governments using traffic cameras to collect fines. The high court’s unanimous ruling Wednesday said lower courts couldn’t block the law because no lawsuit has challenged its… Read More
Kentucky Judge Strikes Down New Pension Overhaul Law
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has struck down a new public pension overhaul law that angered thousands of teachers who marched on the state Capitol and closed dozens of school districts in protest. Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Wednesday that the process the Republican-led legislature used to enact the law violated… Read More
W. Va. Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry Is Charged With 22 Counts, Including Fraud
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Loughry, 47, has been suspended without pay, the state Supreme Court says. In addition to being a judge, he wrote a book about political corruption in West Virginia.
The Refugees That The World Barely Pays Attention To
By: Tim McDonnell | NPR
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They’re known as ‘climate refugees.’ But there’s not even an international definition for them, let alone recognition or protection.
What We Can Learn From Ghana’s Obsession With Preschool
By: Nurith Aizenman | Gregory Warner | NPR
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Parents in Ghana’s capital city have embraced preschool as a way to vault their kids into a better future. But the children aren’t learning. And the reason may surprise you.
Speaking With Marcus Collins of the Texas Tenors
By: Emily Votaw
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The Texas Tenors are headed to the People’s Bank Theater on Saturday, June 23. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to the contemporary tenor of the group, Marcus Collins, about his role in the trio, his earliest musical memories, and what people can expect from the outfit’s performance.
Civil War Battlefield ‘Limb Pit’ Reveals Work Of Combat Surgeons
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. The remains provide insights into surgery during the Civil War.
‘This Is A Moment, Honey’: ‘Queer Eye’ Gurus Jonathan And Antoni On The Show’s Magic
By: David Greene I NPR
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Fab Five members Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski discuss the second season’s heartwarming premiere and why the reboot has been such a hit.
Gladden House Sessions 2018: Middle Kids
By: Jacob Morgan
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The Australian band Middle Kids played at the Gladden House on June 1, the second day of the Nelsonville Music Festival. Despite it being a rainy afternoon, they drew in a large crowd of people who didn’t mind getting wet. Hannah Joy’s seemingly effortless vocals, combined with Tim Fitz’s driving basslines and Harry Day’s lively… Read More