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Five State Employees File Lawsuit Against State Leaders And Unions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Five state employees have filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming their rights have been violated by being required to pay union dues. Four employees with the Ohio Department of… Read More
Paul Cancels Appearance Citing Complication From Surgery
By: Associated Press
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is slowing his return to public activities due to a complication from lung surgery early this month. WPSD-TV reports the Kentucky Republican… Read More
Sherrod Brown Wants Companies To Offset Impact Of Automation Displacement
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is touring the state pushing for a way to soften the blow for workers who lose their job to automation by adding requirements for companies…. Read More
Former Southern Quarterback Returns in New Role
By: Nick Henthorn
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Versatility is a prized trait in football. Dual-threat quarterbacks, offensive linemen adapt at power or zone blocking, cornerbacks equally equipped to shutdown the opposition in cover 0 or cover 4…. Read More
Kentucky Auditor: Pension Funds Not Following Transparency Law
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s state auditor says two of its largest public pension systems haven’t been properly disclosing information about how they invest money and pay investment managers in… Read More
Pro-Nuclear Bailout Group Joins Battle Over Ohio’s New Energy Law
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group is looking to collect signatures statewide to ask voters to overturn the law that bails out nuclear power plants. But a competing group has formed to argue in favor of… Read More
The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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What’s the link between smartphone use and teens’ mental health? Experts disagree, with some arguing that the threat is overblown.
Ohio Awards Final Prizes in Opioid Science Challenge
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has awarded the final round of prizes in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. Four winners were announced… Read More
19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
By: Richard Gonzales I NPR
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The states are taking legal action to prevent the Trump administration from dropping out of an agreement on how long it can hold children in federal facilities and under what standards.
Amanda Anne Platt II 2019 Gladden House Sessions
By: Emily Votaw
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Nelsonville Music Festival alumna Amanda Anne Platt provided a pensive, poignant performance fitting for the final afternoon of the 2019 Nelsonville Music Festival during her Sunday Gladden House Session. Platt… Read More
New Public Health Commissioner Named for Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health has a new commissioner. The agency’s Cabinet for Health and Family Service on Monday announced that Dr. Angela Tackett Dearinger,… Read More
Judge: Ex-coal CEO Blankenship’s Conviction Should be Tossed
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal CEO Don Blankenship’s misdemeanor conviction for conspiring to violate mine safety laws should be tossed out, a federal magistrate judge in West Virginia recommended… Read More
FanDuel Debuts Sportsbook App in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia resort owned by Gov. Jim Justice has launched a sportsbook app with fantasy sports company FanDuel. The app debuted Monday for… Read More
West Virginia Couple Found Dead in House Fire
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities in West Virginia say two people have died in a house fire. WTAP-TV reports Parkersburg Fire Chief Jason Matthews identified the victims as 84-year-old Raymond Tanner and… Read More
From Gallipolis, Ohio – “The Farmsteaders” | POV | Monday, September 2 at 10 pm
Specific information about the Laurel Valley Creamery, located in Gallipolis, Ohio comes from their website (available here). When Betty and Fuzzy Cook moved from Boone County, WV, onto the 110… Read More