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The OUtlet – April 19, 2024
By: Caleb McCleskey
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, Athens faces a budget crunch and, a local science cafe figures out new ways to educate Ohio University students and locals. … Read More
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Lt. Gov. Jon Husted tells regional leaders that he supports smartphone ban policy in schools
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Schools across Ohio are, or are considering a smartphone ban and Lt. Gov. John Husted says the state will support them in their efforts to do… Read More
![Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton points at a chart as she talks about "flattening the curve" of COVID patients so hospitals aren't overwhelmed, on March 11, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-38-e1713535231960-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the state death database with names and addresses isn’t a public record
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state death database with information from death certificates including causes of death along with names and addresses is not a public record. The… Read More
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Ohio lawmakers roll out housing bills, but movement likely won’t come this session
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only 40 affordable units for every 100 Ohio households, according to a report last year from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in… Read More
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A Kentucky lawmaker says he wants to renew efforts targeting diversity initiatives at colleges
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — A Republican lawmaker has signaled plans to mount another effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities after GOP supermajorities failed to… Read More
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By the late 1880s, the buffalo is on the brink of extinction. The finale of Ken Burn’s THE AMERICAN BUFFALO – April 25 at 9 pm
KEN BURNS FILM EXPLORES HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BUFFALO Two-Part, Four-Hour Film Traces the Near Demise – and Ultimate Return – of the U.S. National Mammal, While Examining the Species’… Read More
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WOUB Senior Spotlight: Walker Smith
By Kae Walther ATHENS, OH – Walker Smith, a graduate student studying photojournalism, says he wants to pursue a documentary-style photography career. But his first stop after graduation this May will… Read More
![Rep. Juanita Brent, Cuyahoga County Councilmember Meredith Turner, Rep. Sara Carruthers and Maria York with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network talk to reporters at a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-8-e1713468656920-900x422.webp)
An anti-domestic violence bill has been introduced in the Ohio legislature — for the third time
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of a bill meant to protect survivors of domestic violence are hoping the third time will be the charm for their legislation. Reps…. Read More