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A judge rules West Virginia can’t require an incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming… Read More

A Florida cannabis company is suing an Ohio grower and dispensary in a $23 million suit
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — A Florida-based medical cannabis company is suing an Ohio grower and distributor in a $23 million lawsuit filed last week in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. In… Read More
![Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition gather for a picture on a balcony at the Danville Institute of Advanced Learning and Research. Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition. [Conner Woodruff | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AOMC-900x422.png)
Regional education leaders visit a school in Virginia to find clues for preserving the manufacturing industry
By: Conner Woodruff
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DANVILLE, Virginia (WOUB) — A group of higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia traveled to the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research hoping to learn how to… Read More

Ohio’s nursing homes get a boost in the state budget, but there’s a bit of a catch
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s new two year state budget includes $1.4 billion for nursing homes to provide incentives for increasing quality of care and for more inspectors. And… Read More

Takeaways from MAC Media Day ahead of Ohio’s 2023 season
By: Maria Monesi
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DETROIT, Mich. (WOUB) – Ohio kicked off the 2023 campaign at Fox Theatre for MAC Media Day. Ohio coach Tim Albin, quarterback Kurtis Rourke and linebacker Bryce Houston represented the… Read More

Over-the-counter birth control is coming. Here’s what to know about cost and coverage
By: Michelle Andrews | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive… Read More

Ohio’s Attorney General wants access to medical records of Ohioans who go out of state for abortions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is among 19 attorneys general who have signed onto a letter to the Biden administration, saying their states have… Read More

Tucker Rule talks with WOUB in advance of L.S. Dunes show in Cincinnati
By: Nicholas Kobe
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) – L.S. Dunes is a post-punk/hardcore supergroup that came together during the Covid-19 pandemic. Members include Anthony Green (Circa Survive, Saosin and The Sound of Animals Fighting),… Read More

Animals become wildlife cinematographers in “Animals with Cameras” on NATURE – starting July 26 at 8 pm
Animals Become Cinematographers in Season Two of Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries Follow turtles, sharks, kangaroos and more from their own perspectives starting Wednesday, July 26 at 8 pm… Read More

Former Student Doug Drew establishes planned donation to WOUB
Drew graduated from Ohio University in 1978 ATHENS, OH – Former WOUB Student Doug Drew is continuing to pay his WOUB experience forward by making a more than $250,000 planned estate… Read More