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DeWine Adding Gun Regulations Into Budget Proposal
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is bringing back his proposal to create more gun regulations which he says will reduce crime around the state. These were… Read More
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Ohio Valley States Will Reap $45M From Opioid Suit Settlement With McKinsey Consulting
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia will collectively receive roughly $45 million as part of settlement agreements announced Thursday resolving lawsuits against consulting giant McKinsey & Company… Read More
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Kentucky Panel Takes No Action On Impeachment Petitions
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative panel has taken no action on impeachment petitions against Kentucky’s governor and attorney general. The House panel met behind closed doors for more than… Read More
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Expects Increase In Vaccine Supply; Curfew May Be Lifted
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s effort to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 has been hampered by a lack of supply. During his briefing Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine said there is hope… Read More
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Amy Acton Stepping Down From Columbus Foundation To Consider U.S. Senate Run
By: Gabe Rosenberg | Nick Houser | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Former Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate. Acton announced Thursday that she would step down from… Read More
![OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The global business consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in the opioid crisis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ap21035139542813-b53feffe2aea3742615e58044df25f696cbb19e0-scaled-e1612450660824-900x422.jpg)
Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle Opioid Claims For $573 Million
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens County Confirms 42 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 4, Remains Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,169 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 42 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
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GOP Struggling to Chart the “Right” Course Post Trump Presidency
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/Spectrum/mp3/PhilElliott_210204.mp3 After President Joseph Biden’s inauguration and the attack on the Capitol on January 6, the Republican Party has undergone a struggle to chart the future of the party. Will… Read More
![Body camera footage from Columbus Police officer Adam Coy just after the fatal shooting of Andre Maurice Hill on Dec. 22, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/screen_shot_2020-12-23_at_3.28.03_pm-e1608757045571-900x422.png)
Columbus Police Officer Charged With Murder In Andre Hill Death
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer has been charged with murder in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man,… Read More
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Suggested Listening ’20: Dani Wasserman
What a year 2020 was! Since it is doubtful anyone even believes in linear time anymore, it seems fitting that WOUB Culture is rolling out our Suggested Listening feature in January… Read More
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Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats hold off late Kent State push; escape with 85-70 win
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Bobcats (10-5, 8-4 MAC) continued their dominance as they won their fifth game in their last six matchups as they defeated the Kent State… Read More