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HUD Announces $2 Billion Toward Homelessness At Ohio Event
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development came to Columbus to announce new money to combat homelessness across the country – the day after a new report showed a slight increase in Ohio’s homeless population. HUD Secretary Ben Carson said $2.163 billion will be awarded to some 6500 programs nationwide serving the homeless. That… Read More
More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage a Coal Train Blockade
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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For the second time since summer, eastern Kentucky coal miners are blockading a railroad track to protest unpaid wages. The new blockade, which was started Monday afternoon by Quest Energy miners, echoes the months-long blockade by Blackjewel coal miners over the summer and speaks to a growing discontent in Appalachian coal country. “It’s hard to go… Read More
Health Advocates Call for Action to Stem Youth E-Cig Use
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Public health advocates have rallied at Kentucky’s Capitol to push for legislation aimed at reducing smoking and e-cigarette use among young people. A group called the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow on Tuesday urged Kentucky lawmakers to impose an excise tax on the sale of e-cigarettes. Another measure backed by the… Read More
Ohio Farmers Can Take Advantage of Low-Interest Loans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Weather and tariffs have created some tough conditions for Ohio farmers and agribusinesses. But they can get some relief through a state program that reduces the interest on the debt they incur for their operations. State Treasurer Robert Sprague says 780 farms and agribusinesses took advantage of the Ag-LINK program last year. And now it… Read More