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Proposed Budget Gives Ohio Department Of Health More Power To Shutter “Unsafe” Nursing Homes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths coming from nursing homes. So those and other long term care facilities are getting a lot of… Read More
Biden Forges Ahead On Relief Bill Without GOP, But Signals Checks Could Be Targeted
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The president told House Democrats he would not back down from providing $1,400 direct payments in the coronavirus aid package, but suggests checks could be targeted, a proposal Republicans pushed.
Ohio Democratic Senator Leaves Hearing Over Lack Of Masks
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Democratic state senator says he left a committee hearing because so many members of the public weren’t wearing masks. Sen. Cecil Thomas is a… Read More
Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With A Member Of Narcotics Anonymous
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. is the father of two daughters and lives in Lexington. He’s a carpenter and owns a small construction company. More than 15 years ago,… Read More
DeWine Proposes $10 Million For Police Body Cameras
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be able to buy body-worn cameras through a $10 million grant Gov. Mike DeWine proposed in his budget…. Read More
Nearly 200 Show Support For Lawmakers’ Panel That Could Strike Down Health Orders
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly two hundred people offered testimony in an Ohio Senate committee in support of a Republican-backed bill that would allow a panel of lawmakers to… Read More
Athens County Confirms One Death Related To COVID-19, 38 New Cases For Feb. 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 10 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was confirmed Wednesday. The county now also… Read More
Open Senate Seat Sparks Debate On Gender, Diversity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a scramble among state Democrats and a spirited debate over whether the nominee should be a white… Read More
Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman, Producers of “The Antidote”
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/TheKindnessPodcast/mp3/135TheAntidoteMovie.mp3 Kindness is making a comeback in the new documentary, The Antidote, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Nicole talks with the award-winning producers, Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman, about… Read More
Athens Municipal Arts Commission Debates Creation of 501c3 To Support Arts West
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB) – Does Arts West need the support of a 501c3 nonprofit organization to support its programming? Could that potential support be only financial, or also managerial in… Read More
DeWine Previews Change Coming For Unemployment Filing System
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People around Ohio are lodging complaints about the state’s unemployment compensation filing portal. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says an unprecedented influx of people applying for… Read More
Super Bowl Gambling Can Prompt Dangerous Addictive Behaviors
WOUB Digital · Super Bowl Gambling Can Prompt Dangerous Addictive Behaviors The Super Bowl is the largest single betting event each year in the United States and the numbers… Read More