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Effects Of Pandemic On Ohio’s Economy Could Last Years
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s tax revenue report for July was the first one showing gains in three months. But Ohio’s chief budget officer says she expects… Read More
![A box to drop off absentee ballots sits in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cuyahoga_county_boe_vote_drop_box_-_credit_kasler-e1585263370395-900x422.jpeg)
LaRose Prohibits Additional Ballot Drop Boxes For Presidential Election
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse) — With less than 12 weeks before the presidential election, Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio) is sending out the rules all boards of elections must follow, including… Read More
![Employers are supposed to stop withholding the payroll tax on Sept. 1. But companies need guidance from the IRS on exactly who is eligible to have their taxes suspended and how to keep track so those taxes can eventually be repaid.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20105837161788-a82b3511e3783a125ed00f6189f17feac841334e-scaled-e1597253376474-900x422.jpg)
Payroll Tax Delay To Boost Take-Home Pay, But Don’t Spend It Yet
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop collecting payroll taxes this fall in an effort to boost workers’ paychecks. But the move is temporary, and could spark headaches in 2021.
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Athens Co. Confirms One New COVID-19 Case For August 12
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 361 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one additional case was confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County… Read More
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More Than Half Of The State’s Bars And Restaurants Could Be In Jeopardy Of Closing Soon
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of the state’s restaurants and bars could be out of business soon, according to a survey by the Ohio Restaurant Association…. Read More
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WATCH: Parents And Students Reevaluate College Costs Amid Virtual Learning
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — For higher education, the pandemic has forced major questions about affordability and cost into the spotlight. Both students and parents are hesitant to spend tens of… Read More
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Black job searchers face special challenges, says Mark Anthony Dyson
Career expert Mark Anthony Dyson is a prolific writer and speaker, and his savvy advice has helped countless job seekers become more effective. In this return visit to Jazzed About… Read More
![Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_006-1-e1547770867344-900x422.jpg)
Elections Chief Urges But Won’t Require Masks For Ohio Vote
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Health safety guidelines that Ohio’s elections chief sent to county boards Wednesday recommend but do not mandate mask-wearing and other preventive measures for those voting in… Read More
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Courts Must Recognize and Correct Systemic Racism says Judicial Educator
Courts must speak out “clearly” against systemic racism in our criminal justice system and make much needed corrections, says Judge Benes Aldana, president of the National Judicial College. … Read More
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Ohio Tax Collections Up, But So Are Medicaid Caseloads
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After three months of declines, Ohio took in 8 percent more in taxes than the Office of Budget and Management estimated, though much of that… Read More
![The entrance to Continuing Health Care in Gahanna, where two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 tests, but no residents have.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nursing_home_heroes_sign__4_-e1589987721872-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio’s Nursing Homes Are Running Out Of Personal Protective Equipment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s nursing homes don’t have enough personal protective equipment to last another week. That’s the finding from a federal agency that deals with Medicare… Read More
![U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales stands by a display of books and flyers about the 2020 census at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, in July. The bureau's employees are under a time crunch to try to complete the national head count after the agency announced that counting will end a month early.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20213696636188-42ea7b98da9f089a690f67ac2787e76dd2c2c8e0-scaled-e1597207532748-900x422.jpg)
‘Not Enough Time’: Census Workers Fear Rushing Count Could Botch Results
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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Already hampered by the coronavirus, Census Bureau workers are now scrambling to visit households that haven’t filled out a 2020 census form, trying to finish a count that’s been cut short by a month.