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Ohio regulators say marijuana sellers can’t give out food from an ice cream truck – even if it’s cannabis-free
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Handing out food and drinks from an ice cream truck is off limits for marijuana businesses in Ohio, according to state regulators. So is an online… Read More
Ohio’s health department reports a COVID uptick, but no cases of West Nile virus – yet
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the end of summer in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health reports cases of COVID are ticking upward. And even though there have been… Read More
Columbus Blue Jacket Johnny Gaudreau and his brother killed when their bicycles were hit by a car
By: Stephen Whyno | AP
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CARNEYS POINT, New Jersey (AP) — NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in… Read More
College football is back. And Ohio legislators want to rework NIL laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — College football season is here, which is why two Ohio lawmakers said Wednesday it’s time to think about loosening the state’s regulations of name, image… Read More
A rail worker’s death in an Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
By: Josh Funk | AP
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WALBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote control trains in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to… Read More
Meet Byron Branch, the Dayton police officer headed to the 2024 Paralympics for wheelchair fencing
By: Jason Reynolds | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The 2024 Paris Paralympics start today and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be participating. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back… Read More
Black maternal mortality and infant mortality is persistently high — but overwhelmingly preventable
By: Ngozi Cole | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (WYSO) — When Diamond Smith gave birth to her child in Dayton, her experience was traumatic. Her previous pregnancies had gone fairly well, but this time, the 30-year-old mom… Read More
Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world
By: Heather Hollingsworth | Bruce Schreiner | AP
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MISSION, Kansas (AP) — Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her… Read More
Many Ohio abortion clinics have done away with 24-hour waiting period due to a recent court ruling
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Abortion providers are now doing same-day procedures. This comes after a ruling by a Franklin County judge Friday that blocked the state law that required… Read More
From you-pick berries to hay rides, agritourism is booming in Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Jeff Probst’s family has owned farmland in Warren County, northeast of Cincinnati, for 85 years. Over the generations, they’ve tried all kinds of… Read More
Will Ohio lawmakers tweak local tax laws next legislative session?
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During this two-year legislative session, Ohio lawmakers have mostly been focusing their tax efforts on statewide—rather than local tax laws—taxes, aside from the numerous property… Read More
Manchin opens the Appalachian hydrogen hub he helped bring to the region. Some question if it will bring clean energy
By: Reid Frazier | The Allegheny Front
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (The Allegheny Front) — At an office park near the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin stood in a line with other officials on… Read More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraws his Independent candidacy from Ohio’s ballot after suspending campaign
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the general election ballot for millions of Ohio voters this November. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office confirmed… Read More
Ohio’s eviction rates surged last year — and they’re not slowing down
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — During the pandemic, emergency rental assistance helped slash the number of evictions in the state. With those funds running out, many Ohio counties’ eviction rates… Read More
Republicans launch an effort to recruit and train thousands to watch voting in Ohio and other states
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voter fraud is extremely rare, and Ohio is often mentioned as having the gold standard of election and voting laws, with bipartisan elections workers in… Read More
Federal judge denies a motion to extend East Palestine class action settlement deadline
By: Abigail Bottar | Ideastream Public Media | Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (Ideastream/AP) — A request from some East Palestine residents to extend the amount of time they have to opt in to the $600 million class action settlement has… Read More
A union rep says West Virginia’s governor is late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees’ health insurance fund at their financially beleaguered hotel, putting workers’ coverage at… Read More
As historic Democratic convention ends in Chicago, Brown continues U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Democratic National Convention went into its final day in Chicago, incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was in southern Ohio, campaigning… Read More
A TV producer recalls the generosity of talk show legend and Ohio native Phil Donahue
By: Kabir Bhatia | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — A giant of the television world, Phil Donahue, died this week at 88. Born in Cleveland, Donahue was dubbed the “king of daytime talk” for… Read More
Ohio’s 24-hour abortion waiting period is on hold in a lawsuit over its constitutionality
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has agreed to halt Ohio’s 2021 law requiring a 24-hr abortion waiting period. The ruling came from a lawsuit that… Read More
Family of West Virginia’s governor, who’s running for Senate, has a deal to avoid Greenbrier hotel’s foreclosure
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avoid the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs… Read More
Ohio Democrats hope for a boost from the Harris/Walz ticket, but expert says right now it seems unlikely
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio used to be a swing state in presidential years, but Republican Donald Trump won it in 2016 and 2020, and Republicans have won… Read More
The Ohio House’s newest GOP member is challenged over his name change
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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BOARDMAN, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio law on candidate names enacted in 1995 has made way for a string of challenges to Statehouse candidacies this election cycle, nearly… Read More
Ohio found 597 noncitizens who voted or registered in recent elections, a fraction of its electorate
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief on Wednesday referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election —… Read More
Ohio’s tobacco settlement went up in smoke. It’s shaping how opioid settlement dollars are distributed
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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KENT, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids…. Read More
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