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The omnibus energy bill is off to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine after months of hearings
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The legislature sent Gov. Mike DeWine an extensive bill Wednesday that lawmakers and lobbyists have said will prompt new energy generation and otherwise overhaul… Read More

Tariffs leave a bitter aftertaste for Ohio brewers
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — President Donald Trump’s trade war has led to higher costs for certain goods in the U.S. Products like aluminum, steel and barley have all faced… Read More

A House bill would require Ohio cities to cooperate with the feds on immigration or lose funding
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House lawmakers are considering a Republican-sponsored bill that would require cities in Ohio to cooperate with immigration officials and if they don’t, they could… Read More

Is Norfolk Southern ‘making it right’ after the East Palestine derailment? A new lawsuit adds to doubts
By: Josh Funk | John Seewer | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern began making promises to East Palestine, Ohio, soon after its train derailed and caught fire in February 2023. The railroad said it would “make it… Read More

Owners of the Cleveland Browns disagree with the state memo and analysis blasting their $600 million stadium bond package
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The owners of the Cleveland Browns fired back Monday night after the state’s budget director and researchers for state lawmakers blasted the team’s proposal… Read More

Ohio researchers develop ‘glasses for your nose’ after an uptick in cases of smell loss
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — In the throes of the pandemic, people started noticing something odd: an uptick of negative reviews of scented candles, claiming they had no fragrance. The trend… Read More

Could a world without insects survive? “Insect Apocalypse” on BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD – starts May 7 at 10pm
BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD Series Premieres: Wednesday, May 7-28, 10 p.m. on PBS, PBS.org, and PBS app This four-part global investigation explores the world of insects, the planet’s… Read More

Support WOUB during Public Media Giving Days 2025
May 1 and 2 ATHENS, OH – Public Media Giving Days, a nationwide event asking viewers, listeners, members, music lovers, journalism aficionados, educators and fans to take a stand in… Read More

Scripps College inducts Larry Katz ‘77 into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame
ATHENS, OH – Even though Larry Katz’s career was not one of a typical Scripps College of Communication graduate, the radio and television major who graduated in 1977 never forgot… Read More