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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Of Long Road Ahead To Recover Millions Of Lost Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Powell warned it will take time to put millions of jobless Americans back to work, while also downplaying inflation threats.

States Must Test Student Learning This Spring, Biden Administration Says
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Annual state testing was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Many states want to skip it again, but the Education Department says no.

Brown Wants To Take On The Racial Homeownership Gap
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said systemic racism in home lending is one of the top priorities for the banking committee he now chairs. He… Read More

DeWine Optimistic For Return Of Fans At Games, Dancing At Proms
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohioans who are planning now for spring events – proms, weddings, baseball games – should feel confident things will be… Read More

Gov. Justice Addresses Public Questions On Income Tax Cut Plan
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice held an online discussion to promote his proposal to eliminate the state income tax. The Republican governor addressed written questions submitted… Read More

Governor, First Lady Receive 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The office of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the governor and first lady Fran DeWine have received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The Republican… Read More

Athens Co. Adds One Death Related To COVID-19, 12 New Cases For Feb. 23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Athens County has now had 31 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More

‘Making a Living With Hot Steel, An Anvil, and a Hammer’: Speaking With Southeast Ohio Artisan Marc Setzer
WOUB Digital · ‘Making a Living With Hot Steel, An Anvil, and a Hammer’: Southeast Ohio Artisan Marc Setzer Metalsmithing is one of the oldest trades known to man, and… Read More

VIDEO: Former WOUB Student Becomes NYC News and Lifestyle TV Producer
Katie Meyers graduated from Ohio University in 2010 ATHENS, OH – When Katie Meyers was an Ohio University student volunteering at WOUB Public Media, it was the first time she… Read More