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A Summer Crisis program to help low-income families stay cool starts off with less funding
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Summer Crisis program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills and stay cool this summer is underway. County agencies that administer the Summer Crisis… Read More
Advocates for low-income Ohioans urge the state to be flexible to brace for Medicaid cuts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One in four Ohioans rely on Medicaid to see a doctor or go to the hospital, including 1.3 million children. The federal budget contains… Read More
The Appalachian Ohio Tick Project workshop in Zanesville prepares teachers to train a new generation of tick researchers
By: Megan Acker
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Kip Brady, a high school teacher from New Philadelphia, taught a class last Thursday that was a bit different from usual. Instead of high schoolers in… Read More
An amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio won’t be on the fall ballot this year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A constitutional effort to abolish property taxes in Ohio won’t be on this year’s ballot. Backers of that proposal say they won’t turn in… Read More
Ohio’s free and charitable health clinics face funding challenges. Here’s how they’re weathering the storm
By: Anna Huntsman | Ideastream Public Media
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WOOSTER, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — As the need for affordable health care is growing across the state, health officials warn financial support for free and charitable health clinics is… Read More
How is Ohio infrastructure doing? An analysis flags water, rail systems
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers released its report card for critical state infrastructure last week, just hours before floor votes… Read More
Ohio school faculty considers defense compacts in response to government restrictions
By: Zack Carreon | WVXU
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OXFORD, Ohio (WVXU) — Faculty at universities in Ohio are forming defense compacts in response to what they call attacks on education. The Trump administration started targeting higher education institutions… Read More
An Ohio lawmaker who used weight loss drug has a plan for state workers losing GLP-1 coverage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state lawmaker who lost hundreds of pounds through a popular weight loss drug said he’s concerned that state health insurance coverage for… Read More
A notable drop in crime rates has had a financial impact on the budgets of counties served by the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
By: Noah Cavin
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Just over a year ago, the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail was so full that people arrested by police were literally turned away at the door due… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine approves a flat income tax and $600m for a Cleveland Browns’ stadium in the two-year Ohio budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the two-year Ohio budget, which creates a 2.75% flat income tax and gives a $600 million grant to the… Read More
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Colombian rural activist’s historic bid for presidency stirs a national awakening in “Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place” on POV – July 7 at 10 pm
POV “Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place” Monday, July 7 at 10:00 pm In Colombia’s most consequential election, Black activist Francia Marquez rises from rural organizer to presidential… Read More