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Quilt Fest: A Celebration of All Things Fiber Aug. 30-Sept. 1
By: Emily Votaw
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The Athens Area Fiber Faire has found a home at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, and the two are collaborating to present Quilt Fest: a Celebration of All Things Fiber… Read More
State Increases Wages For Developmental Disability Support Professionals
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state is increasing wages for direct support professionals who work one-on-one with people with developmental disabilities in hopes of creating more stability for families and providing a livable wage… Read More
Trump To Skip Visiting Denmark After Prime Minister Says Greenland ‘Not For Sale’
By: Scott Neuman | Sasha Ingber | NPR
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The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island “absurd.”
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: ‘You Cannot Hire American Here’
By: John Burnett | NPR
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Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.
More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier
By: Rebecca Davis | NPR
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The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can’t be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills.
Gov. DeWine Outlines His Plans To Make Ohio’s Schools Safer
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Governor Mike DeWine says more needs to be done to make sure Ohio’s schools are safe. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports. Gov. DeWine signed an executive order to establish the… Read More
Legislative Panel Says W.Va. Judges Should Get Raises
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A state legislative panel is recommending pay raises for West Virginia judges. The West Virginia Judicial Compensation Commission released its final report on Tuesday and said the state… Read More
Kentucky Newspaper’s Series on Abuse Cited as ‘Wake-up Call’
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A charity group and others in Kentucky cited a local newspaper’s investigative series on child abuse as a wake-up call for the state. The Courier Journal… Read More
Trial Delayed in Alleged Threats to Anti-LGBT Delegate Case
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A trial has been delayed for a Virginia man accused of threatening a West Virginia delegate who equated the LGBTQ community to the Ku Klux Klan…. Read More
Kentucky Democratic Lawmakers to Push for Minimum Wage Increase
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky say they have a proposal that would eventually more than double the state’s minimum wage. Sen. Reggie Thomas of Lexington and… Read More
Hearing Set for Case to Force WV Governor to Live in Capital
By: Anthony Izaguirre | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Can the governor of West Virginia be forced to live in the state capital? A persistent lawsuit seeking to do just that is back in court… Read More
Governor: Ohio Medicaid Lead Abatement Plan Gets Federal OK
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio’s Department of Medicaid has received federal approval for its plan to enhance and expand Medicaid’s lead abatement program. DeWine said in… Read More
Ohio to Put Raccoon-Rabies Vaccination Baits in 14 Counties
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Department of Health is set to begin oral raccoon-rabies vaccination operations in 14 northeast Ohio counties. The department says the annual fall baiting operations done… Read More
Aquabear Legion Celebrates 15 Years
By: Emily Votaw
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Aquabear Legion is an Ohio-based art and music collective that is celebrating its 15th birthday with the release of two compilations. Aquabear Legion Volume 7 will be a compilation of… Read More