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![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak Sunday following a press conference on Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gettyimages-1292321546-d0f72a3b197f85c46824940948f4adf69cedafd8-900x422.jpg)
Here Is What’s In Congress’ COVID-19 Relief Package
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the congressional relief package contains money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But there’s more.
![FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant, located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, shut down in November 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_0115-scaled-1-e1595870817928-900x422.jpg)
Franklin County Judge Blocks Nuclear Bailout Fees From Kicking In
By: Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — A Franklin County judge has granted a preliminary injuction that blocks the owner of Ohio’s two nuclear power plants from collecting fees as part of HB6,… Read More
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Judge Denies Blackjewel’s Move to Liquidate
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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(Ohio Valley ReSource) — A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a petition from former Blackjewel coal executive Jeff Hoops to liquidate the company. The decision means the reorganization of the… Read More
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Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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(Ohio Valley ReSource) — A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid, potentially putting hundreds… Read More
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Athens County Confirms 15 COVID-19 Cases For December 21
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 2,841 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 cases were confirmed Monday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More