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Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about one of the few remaining provisions in the Bill of Rights not yet applied to the states: the ban on excessive fines.

President Hits Mueller Hard After Report That Manafort Lawyer Briefed Trump Team
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Trump’s account reposted a tweet featuring a meme that asked: “Now that Russia collusion is a proven lie, when do the trials for treason begin?”

House Dems Call For Halt To State Takeovers Of Local Schools
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Democrats state lawmakers are using these last few weeks of session to try and eliminate school district takeovers by the state. This process has allowed the state to assign a… Read More

GOP Tax Bill Would Extend Endangered Funding for Disabled Miners
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As Appalachian coal miners suffer from a historic surge in black lung disease, a federal trust fund that supports some of those miners has been scheduled to lose a significant… Read More

Division VI And VII All-Ohio Football Teams
By: Noah Wolf
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The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the Division VI and VII All-Ohio football teams Sunday. Those players in Gridiron Glory’s coverage area named to the lists are below. Division VI… Read More

Division IV And V All-Ohio Football Teams
By: Noah Wolf
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The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the Division IV and V All-Ohio football teams Monday. Those players in Gridiron Glory’s coverage area named to the lists are below. Division IV… Read More

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Critical Of Lordstown Plant Closing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s senior Senator is blasting General Motors for planning to close the Lordstown plant in March. He says Congress needs to change the tax code to prevent companies from benefitting… Read More

Second Suspect In Pike County Family Killings Arraigned
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, OHIO — The second of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family in southern Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges…. Read More

WV BOE Finance Committee Recommends Changes to Funding Formula
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia Board of Education committee on school finance and funding has formally approved recommendations for changes to the state School Aid funding formula. The… Read More

Holiday Period Had Fewest Ohio Traffic Deaths Since 1991
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says six people were killed in Ohio traffic crashes over this year’s Thanksgiving travel season – the lowest number of traffic fatalities… Read More

West Virginia Senate Mulls Next Steps In Impeachment Drama
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The leader of West Virginia’s Senate is mulling his options after the state Supreme Court refused to revisit a ruling that halted the impeachment process of… Read More

Ohio Lawmakers Consider ‘Pastor Protection Act’ on Marriages
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill being considered in the Republican-controlled Ohio Legislature would specify that ministers don’t have to perform marriages that contradict their “sincerely held religious beliefs.” The… Read More

Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them
By: Clayton Dalton | NPR
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Infections with Clostridium difficile can be difficult to treat and life-threatening. Once a problem seen mainly in health care facilities, the infections are now occurring often in the community.

NPR Editor Shares Insights into Trump’s Border Issues and Other Trump Policies
Confusion has been a feature of the Trump Administration’s policies toward immigration and especially the current border issues with migrants and the caravan from Honduras. Philip Ewing, national security editor… Read More