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Tornado Alley’s shift into Ohio is causing insurance costs to surge
By: Noah Cavin
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Tornado Alley has shifted into the Buckeye State, causing insurance rates to rise for all Ohioans. “We’ve seen many tornado outbreaks in Ohio in the past… Read More
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear steps up his campaign to ensure preschool for every Kentucky 4-year-old
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stepped up his efforts last week to guarantee preschool access for every 4-year-old in the state, offering assurances his plan would… Read More
Top US universities raced to become global campuses with foreign students. Under Trump, it’s becoming a liability
By: Collin Binkley | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body. Today, they account for 26%. Like other prestigious U.S. universities,… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
A bill would require the Pledge of Allegiance daily in Ohio public schools
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As schools are letting out for the summer across Ohio, state lawmakers are looking ahead to the next academic year with the Pledge of… Read More
Democrats in the Ohio Legislature want to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2026
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic state lawmakers are taking steps to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2026 so voters could decide whether to recognize gay marriages… Read More
Ohio lawmakers want to make it tougher to pass local property tax levies
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republican state lawmakers are getting ready to introduce a bill that would change the threshold for being able to pass local property tax levies… Read More
An Ohio city banned sleeping outside. Now it’s helping those charged find housing
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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NEWARK, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal. Newark, in Licking County, was one of the first… Read More
Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo will step down from leadership
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) announced she is stepping down from the Ohio House Democratic Leadership team at the end of June…. Read More
Ohio museums grapple with federal cuts to the humanities
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Last year, the Noble County Historical Society in southeast Ohio celebrated its 60th birthday. The Ohio Humanities pitched in with a $1,100 grant. Though… Read More
States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
By: Marc Levy | AP
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms has spurred states to dangle incentives… Read More
Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill intended to lower property taxes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House are introducing legislation that they say would deliver $3.5 billion of relief on property taxes to Ohioans. The comprehensive… Read More
On National Trails Day, Buckeye Trail officials hope Ohioans conquer all 1,440-plus miles
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — The Buckeye Trail Association is attempting to set a record Saturday with its Biggest Day Hike. In honor of National Trails Day, the organization is… Read More
An Ohio budget proposal links fracking royalties to state parks’ bottom lines
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was poised to benefit from more than $30 million in bonus fracking royalties from drilling under state parks,… Read More
PBS America @ 250 Marks Nation’s Semiquincentennial with Expansive Programming Beginning Spring 2025 and Through 2026
PBS America @ 250 is a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children’s programming, from spring 2025 through America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026 and beyond. As part of the largest national… Read More
The Southern Ohio Copperheads say they’re excited to get back in front of fans
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — During the winter, spring and fall months, Southern Ohio Copperheads Assistant Coach Ryan Grimm coaches’ various sports at Federal Hocking. But when the team begins its… Read More
The Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio
By: Mark Sherman | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job… Read More
One of the great songwriting duos of all time, Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – June 12 at 9 pm
Elton John and Bernie Taupin to Receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Concert Special Honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin June 12 at 9:00 p.m. … Read More