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JD Vance will dissolve the last vestige of a mothballed charity and give its $11K to Appalachia
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance is preparing to dissolve the vestiges of a charitable effort he launched in Ohio after publication of his best-selling memoir… Read More
Redistricting amendment backers accuse GOP Secretary of State of “manipulating” ballot wording
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a constitutional redistricting amendment to take politicians out of the process of drawing congressional and legislative district maps are crying foul over… Read More
Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as “unacceptable”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Democrats are outraged that FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
Indiana’s attorney general drops the suit over privacy of the Ohio girl who traveled for an abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a… Read More
Ohio’s bus driver shortage sets off warning lights for the fourth straight school year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the fourth year, many of Ohio’s more than 600 school districts are starting classes with a bus driver shortage. Districts have to provide… Read More
Interstate licensure is at least a year away even with Ohio’s new social work law in effect
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An interstate licensure bill for social took effect Friday, but Ohio is still at least a year from allowing its social workers to meet… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost enters the Kroger-Albersons court merger fight
CINCINNATI (WVXU) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants a federal court to toss out an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission that would block a planned merger… Read More
Ohio’s Republican-dominated Ballot Board will decide on this fall’s redistricting proposal wording
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of lawmakers meets Friday to determine the summary language voters will see in November when deciding on a new redistricting proposal. The group… Read More