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Lawmakers considering bill to localize state agency licensure appeals
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would move the fight over revoked or repealed state licenses to local county courts, which are currently… Read More

Will climate change lead to more intense weather events?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — While California continues to be inundated by storms and millions of residents remain under flood watches, western New York is still recovering from last month’s historic… Read More

High court to weigh freezing ex-Ohio regulator’s $8M assets
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up a dispute over the freezing of $8 million in assets belonging to a former top… Read More

The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel
By: Kai McNamee | Ailsa Chang | Ashley Brown | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — For months, classified documents have been turning up in places where they’re not supposed to. First, there was the discovery of hundreds of classified documents inappropriately… Read More

Athens Girls and Vinton County Boys continue to lead TVC-Ohio
By: Parker Kopronica
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1. Vinton County Vikings | 9-2 (Conf. 5-1) After a shocking loss to the Wellston Golden Rockets last Friday, the Vikings rebounded nicely with a win against McClain on Saturday…. Read More

GOP action on mail ballot timelines angers military families
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Gary Fields | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s restrictive new election law significantly shortens the window for mailed ballots to be received — despite no evidence that the extended timeline has led to fraud or… Read More

How will DeWine approach policymaking amid Ohio House leadership fight?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Although Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) was elected speaker of the Ohio House, Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) has said he is the leader of… Read More

Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi has died at age 70
By: Gus Contreras I NPR, Lee Hale I NPR
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We remember Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi died over the weekend. He was 70 years old. Yukihiro co-founded the Japanese super group known for electronic hits.

From DIY underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance, “No Straight Lines” on INDEPENDENT LENS, Jan. 23 at 10 pm
PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS CELEBRATES THE HISTORY OF LGBTQ+ COMICS WITH THE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF“NO STRAIGHT LINES,” JANUARY 23, 2023 at 10 pmThe Documentary Follows the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Representation in… Read More

Producer/Commentator/Host/Actor/Comedian Brian Unger calls WOUB his “first love”
Unger graduated from Ohio University in 1987 ATHENS, OH – When WOUB TV recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, former WOUB student Brian Unger ’87 posted a comment on Twitter that read… Read More