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200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal
By: Domenico Montanaro | Alana Wise | NPR
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President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office.

Push To Vaccinate Ohioans Continues As Cases Plateau
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSKU) — Ohio expects to receive more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, “by far the highest amount that we have received,” Gov. Mike… Read More

Collin Wiant’s Mother Backs State, Federal Anti-Hazing Legislation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The death of 20-year-old Stone Foltz, a Bowling Green State University sophomore who died this month after an alleged fraternity hazing incident, has renewed… Read More

Athens Co. Confirms 10 New COVID-19 Cases For March 25, Remains Level 3
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,779 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 10 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More

‘Lying Through Truth’: Misleading Facts Fuel Vaccine Misinformation
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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There’s no link between Covid-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a link have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.

Beshear Vetoes Bill Aiming To Create Scholarship Tax Credits
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a measure that would allow limited use of scholarship tax credits for private school tuition. He calls it an unconstitutional… Read More

States Sue To Undo Biden Pause On US Oil & Gas Lease Sales
By: Associated Press
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana and a dozen other states are suing the Biden administration to end a suspension of oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Louisiana’s… Read More

Fired West Virginia Teacher Loses Suit Over Bigoted Posts
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a West Virginia teacher who was fired for her social media posts. Former Huntington High School teacher Mary… Read More

State Tax Deadline Pushed Back To May 17
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have more time to get their state taxes done this year with the deadline for filing and paying delayed. April 15th is no… Read More

Federal Judge Dismisses Ohio’s Lawsuit To Force Release Of Census Data
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal judge has dismissed Republican Attorney General Dave Yost’s lawsuit against the Biden administration to force the results of last year’s Census to be… Read More

Ohio Legislature Overrides DeWine’s Veto, Allowing Lawmakers To Rescind Health Orders
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House and Ohio Senate have voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of Senate Bill 22. The move can enact a law… Read More

WOUB Wednesdays: WHIO TV Morning Meteorologist Kirstie Zontini Taylor
Wednesday, March 31 at 7:15 p.m. ATHENS, OH – Kirstie Zontini Taylor used every opportunity WOUB and Ohio University offered to make her dreams come true. Zontini was a broadcast… Read More

NOVA Researches “The Mystery Beneath the Ice” – Wednesday, March 31 at 10:00 pm
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice Wednesday, March 31 at 10:00 pm They’re so tiny you might not notice them if you weren’t looking for them. But these delicate, transparent,… Read More