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Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for the details of a $600 million derailment settlement
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio want residents to talk… Read More
Democrats say there are options to ensure Biden is on Ohio’s ballot beyond changing state law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Biden could be off the Ohio ballot this fall, according to Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. He says in a letter to… Read More
Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
ATLANTA (AP) — Severe weather rumbled over parts of the U.S. Southeast early Thursday, prompting a few tornado warnings, causing flash flooding, and delaying the start of one of the… Read More
DeWine gets some praise and some pushback on State of the State from both parties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s sixth State of the State got some positive reviews, but also received pushback from legislators in his own party. Both Speaker… Read More
DeWine focuses on reading, health and kids in his annual State of the State speech
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine proposed a few new ideas and asked state lawmakers to follow through on some plans that were already in motion… Read More
The number of tornadoes from April 2 storms in West Virginia keeps climbing, now up to seven
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of tornadoes from severe storms last week in southern West Virginia kept climbing Tuesday with the National Weather Service on Tuesday boosting the count… Read More
Ohio’s legislature won’t take on marijuana law tweaks: ‘There’s just not that consensus’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With adult-use marijuana sales in Ohio on track to start in early fall, the window for state lawmakers to retool the state’s pending recreational program… Read More
Former Ohio utilities panel chair Sam Randazzo, accused in a state bribery scheme, has died
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Sam Randazzo, accused of involvement in a more than $60 million bribery scheme involving state lawmakers and energy… Read More
A new EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the… Read More
West Virginia had a whopping 5 tornadoes last week, more than double the yearly average
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed a fifth tornado touched down during severe storms that barreled across West Virginia last week. That’s more than double… Read More
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in a settlement related to the East Palestine train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio…. Read More
LaRose says Biden won’t be on Ohio’s ballot unless the Democratic convention is moved or law is changed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic President Joe Biden could be kept off the Ohio ballot in November because of a conflict in state law. The office of Republican… Read More
Over 60 names – some familiar – are on a potential witness list for the state House Bill 6 trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former Public Utilities Commission… Read More
An Ohio state lawmaker’s hostile behavior justified his legislative punishments, according to a report
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An independent state-ordered investigation has concluded that Ohio legislative leaders were justified in disciplining a state lawmaker who was removed by House Democratic leadership from committees… Read More
Low vision and blind Ohioans can use sonar devices to hear the solar eclipse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During the solar eclipse Monday, most viewers will shift their eyes to the sky. Some low and no vision Ohioans, however, will be using another… Read More
Ohio agencies outline their solar eclipse preparations and suggestions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is in the final phase of preparations for the total solar eclipse Monday, and a handful of agencies said it’s all hands on… Read More
Kentucky’s governor vetoes nuclear energy legislation due to the method of selecting board members
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday vetoed legislation promoting nuclear energy in coal-producing Kentucky, but stressed his objections dealt with an advisory board and not with the use of… Read More
The treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns is accused of stealing nearly $1M from clients
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns over the past 40 years is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly… Read More
A judge denies Sam Randazzo a change of venue request, so his trial will stay in Cincinnati
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal trial of former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Sam Randazzo is likely to be set for this summer. And… Read More
Expect more challenges to Ohio’s abortion laws from the new constitutional amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News of a lawsuit challenging some state abortion laws came down last Friday. And supporters of abortion rights suggest it won’t be the last… Read More
Governor Beshear says a budgetary cap would limit his immediate response to natural disasters in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was at a podium Wednesday for a familiar scene: to discuss damage from the latest round of storms that battered Kentucky. But this time… Read More
Ohio’s House speaker weighs in on a probable challenge for his job next year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a brewing battle over who will sit at the speaker’s dais next legislative session, current House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said Tuesday that… Read More
EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after the fiery East Palestine derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical… Read More
An attorney general report says Ohio’s death penalty is “unworkable” as he backs a bill to change it
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general says the state’s death penalty is “unworkable” as is, in his office’s latest report on capital crimes and punishment in… Read More
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes…. Read More
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