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Democrats propose another attempt to repeal coal plant subsidies in Ohio’s nuclear bailout law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The nuclear power plant subsidies in the bailout at the center of the largest corruption case in Ohio history were repealed less than a… Read More
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The EPA tells states not to block waste from the East Palestine toxic train derailment
By: John Seewer | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage… Read More
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Biden wants Congress to boost penalties for executives when mid-sized banks fail
By: NPR Washington Desk
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — President Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass legislation to increase the penalties on bank executives when mismanagement leads to bank failures. “When banks fail due to… Read More
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The Senate’s transportation budget changes boost speed limits and cut the rural Ohio highway fund
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Senators have made changes in the state’s proposed transportation budget, with just two weeks to go before it needs to be signed into… Read More
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Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — You might call it a creative hack. Thinking outside the box. Who would have ever thought that the road to affordable child care could be through semiconductor… Read More
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Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens March 18
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through… Read More
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Ken Burns BASEBALL – “The Second Inning: Something Like A War” – Thursday, March 23 at 9 pm
Ken Burns Classic 1994 Series on the History of Baseball Continues Thursday, March 23 at 9:00 pm Part Two: March 23, 9 pm “Something Like A War” The second… Read More