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Sherrod Brown Pushes Trump Administration On Overtime Pay
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is proposing a bill that would require overtime pay for any salaried worker making less than $51,064, a more than $15,000 increase to the Trump Administration’s… Read More
Trump Tweets Support for WV Governor Amid Education Debate
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – President Donald Trump has tweeted support for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as state lawmakers wrangle over education policy. Trump on Monday boosted the Republican governor,… Read More
After Teacher Unrest, House GOP Debuts Education Plan
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates now have their own wide-ranging education proposal that would allow the state’s first charter schools. Lawmakers in an… Read More
Parents Plead Not Guilty in Death of Baby Found in Well
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – Court officials say the parents of a 4-month-old boy found dead in an Ohio well have pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping and… Read More
Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit?
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a “natural” plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.
Senate Proposal Tackles Issue of Custody of Troubled Kids
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A legislative proposal would help Ohio parents keep custody of troubled children who require desperately needed and expensive services. A measure in the Senate version of… Read More
Tobacco’s ‘Special Friend’: What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell
By: Tom Dreisbach | NPR
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The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.
PSC: Electric Car Chargers in Kentucky Don’t Need Regulation
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission has ruled that electric car charging stations are not utilities and do not need to be subject to regulation. The ruling… Read More
Abortion Clinic’s Fate in Hands of State’s High Court
By: Associated Press
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KETTERING, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio abortion clinic’s future is now up to the state’s Supreme Court. Justices will decide whether to hear an appeal by Women’s Med Center, the… Read More
Sentencing Moved up for man in Deadly Charlottesville Rally
By: Associated Press
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – A sentencing hearing has been moved up for a self-avowed white supremacist convicted of federal hate crimes for plowing his car into a crowd of anti-racism… Read More
West Virginia House Reconvenes as Teachers Fill Capitol
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia teachers are again protesting at the Capitol as the House of Delegates reconvenes for the special legislative session on education. The House met Monday… Read More
Professor T | Premieres Sunday, June 23 at 10:30 pm
Quirky Belgium Crime Drama PROFESSOR T Airing on WOUB Beginning June 23, 2019 PBS Distribution proudly announces the second international drama series from Walter’s Choice – PROFESSOR T, which… Read More
Collaborative Art as Social Justice: Building Inclusive Communities for Individuals with Developmental Differences
Sheltered workshops refer to rehabilitative and vocational programs for individuals with developmental differences. On this episode of Defining Moments, Patty Mitchell and Susan Dlouhy reflect on their efforts to revolutionize… Read More