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![Some of the railcars that derailed Friday night when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed are in the process of being cleaned up on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23040745941722-e1676569734663-900x422.jpg)
Bipartisan support emerges for the Senate’s railroad safety bill
By: Stephen R. Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroad safety emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last… Read More
![A crowd packs a small hearing room at the Ohio Statehouse to hear testimony on a proposed resolution that would make it harder for citizens to pass constitutional amendments](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-4-1-e1679535684345-900x422.webp)
Ohioans pack a hearing for the controversial resolution to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dozens of Ohioans crammed into one of the smallest hearing rooms inside the Statehouse. Others went to an overflow room, while still others stood… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University names its next president, the first woman in its history
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio University Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez as the university’s next president. Stewart Gonzalez, currently executive vice president and provost of… Read More
![Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on Feb. 1, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1246721685-05706f8194d59e6761648cf5c71b32fe7ae8cd75-scaled-e1679516576195-900x422.jpg)
The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated March 22, 2023 at 2:28 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time in a row on Wednesday, opting to continue its… Read More
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Rissi Palmer details ‘Still Here,’ PBS American Masters documentary & song with Miko Marks, both premiering Friday
By: Ian Saint
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FORT WORTH, Texas (WOUB) – American Masters unveils season two of documentary short series In the Making in a premiere hosted by Broadway legend Audra McDonald on Friday at 9… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Lori Stewart Gonzalez has been selected to be Ohio University’s 23rd president
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The current provost at the University of Louisville is set to become the next president at Ohio University. Ohio University’s Board of Trustees selected Lori Stewart… Read More
![Vehicles drive along the Ohio Turnpike in Strongsville, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AP_16232547160086-e1508256391854-900x422.jpg)
DeWine hints at a veto if speed limit increases are in Ohio’s transportation budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine is strongly suggesting that if his Republican colleagues in the legislature pass an increase in speed limits in the Ohio’s transportation… Read More
![This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap22193430834561_custom-2e0954f0d36077065b822cb9dcd5bf2880112a62-e1679426445266-900x422.jpg)
The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The fungus Candida auris is becoming a more dangerous public health care threat, as the number of drug-resistant cases jumped in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
The plan to require 60% approval for Ohio constitutional amendments could get an August vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups are gathering signatures for a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights they hope to get on the ballot in November. Meanwhile, a hearing is… Read More
![November 15, 1969. Close-up portrait of President Nixon talking.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MMP1492_Nixon_Nov15-1969_NixonLibrary_WHPO-2421-02_MASTER_Cleaned_FH-900x422.jpeg)
Discover the untold story of the 1969 showdown in “The Movement and the ‘Madman'” on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – March 28 at 9 pm
American Experience The Movement and the “Madman” Premieres Tuesday, March 28, 2023, on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org Explore the Little-Known Story of the Dramatic 1969 Showdown Between President Nixon and the… Read More
![Mark O'Brien in front of radio station sign](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mark-obrien-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
The foundation of Mark O’Brien’s radio sales career is WOUB
O’Brien graduated in 1988 ATHENS, OH – When Mark O’Brien graduated from high school, he thought he wanted to be a radio broadcaster, and knew Ohio University was the place… Read More