All Posts from Aaron Payne
Killer Chooses Plea Deal Over New Trial After Judge Misspoke
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — An Ohio man who admitted fatally stabbing a woman while high on LSD has taken a plea deal rather than proceeding with the new trial he won… Read More
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author Offers Insight on Trump’s Appeal
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — A new book is offering some deeply personal insights into the struggling white working class in the Appalachian region and Rust Belt mill towns. Author J.D…. Read More
Experts: Small Governments Feel Effects of Corruption
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Ohio’s state auditor says there’s no statistically significant proof public corruption occurs more frequently in smaller communities amid a rash of recent criminal charges against employees… Read More
State Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Eliminate “Gun-Free” Zones
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio law currently prohibits concealed carry permit owners from carrying their weapons into public or private spaces that are clearly designated with signs saying guns are not… Read More
State Senator Proposes Bill To Start School Year After Labor Day
Once again, kids are going back to school in Ohio. And once again, a state lawmaker has said that school shouldn’t be starting in the middle of August. When the first… Read More
Grazing In The Grass: An Old-Fashioned Idea Holds New Promise For Sustainable Farming
On 120 acres in Marion, Kentucky, small-scale farmer Joseph Mast is taking an innovative approach to provide for his growing family of nine. Mast belongs to an Amish community and… Read More
Analyst: Ohio Medical Marijuana Industry Could Be Big Economic Boost
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Though the state is still hammering out the details of how its medical marijuana program will work when the law allowing it takes effect next month, experts… Read More
Online Checkbook Made Easier For Local Governments
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio leaders say they’ve made changes to make it easier for local governments to put their spending online. ohiocheckbook.com –the site that allows the public to view… Read More
Clinton, Trump Ads Set To Run This Weekend In Ohio
This weekend will bring a new barrage of TV ads in Ohio and other battleground states – including the first spots from Republican Donald Trump. Trump’s first ad contrasts his… Read More
Flag-Burning RNC Protesters Arraigned
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Two of the protesters with the group that burned the American flag outside the Republican National Convention have been arraigned. Dominique Knox and Joseph Scogin both face felony… Read More
Statehouse Often Site Of Demonstrations On National, International Issues And Causes
The Statehouse is often used as a gathering place for people with a variety of viewpoints and representing many causes – even if they seem to have nothing to do… Read More
Clinton Talks Economics at Cleveland Rally Wednesday
Hillary Clinton spent a half hour focusing on economics and Donald Trump during a speech delivered in West Park, one of Cleveland’s changing neighborhoods, in her second visit to Northeast Ohio… Read More
Court To Review Ohio Attorneys’ Help to Marijuana Businesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court is looking to clarify the services attorneys can provide to clients seeking to comply with the state’s new medical marijuana law. The… Read More
Portman, Strickland Agree to Debates
The two major party candidates vying to represent Ohio in the US Senate have agreed to a series of three debates over the course of one week in October. Sen…. Read More
Trading Places: Neighboring Companies On Opposing Sides Of Free Trade Debate
Trade has emerged as a potent issue this election season, with the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, a flash point in the political debate. The stakes are high for the… Read More
Study Finds Widespread Contamination of Ohio Valley Drinking Water
A study of drinking water systems found 6 million Americans, including people in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, are living with drinking water containing chemicals linked to a host of… Read More
Going To The MAT: Government And Science Back Medication Assisted Treatment Of Addiction
For those working daily to treat addiction tied to the opioid epidemic in the Ohio Valley, resources have been limited. Beginning this week doctors will have a little more to… Read More
The Prison Builder’s Dilemma: Economics and Ethics Clash in Eastern Kentucky
You are Letcher County, Kentucky. You are rural, mountainous, and in the heart of the central Appalachian coalfields. Your economy is not in good shape. Fox News has called your… Read More
Insurer’s Demise Forces Ohioans to Find New Coverage
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of Ohioans have sought new health insurance this summer as their financially troubled carrier winds down operations, an inconvenience that could come with a higher… Read More
$11M Bid Awarded to Replace Ohio’s Background Check System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has awarded a nearly $11 million contract to a California-based company to replace the state’s computerized criminal background check system. Spokesman… Read More
Study: Ohio Transition Program Aided Former Homeless Youth
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The study of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency finds the longer young people who have experienced homelessness participated in a specialized housing program for their age… Read More
4 Columbus Officials Ordered to Pay for Ohio State Game
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ethics Commission says four elected Columbus officials paid less than they should have to watch an Ohio State football game in a luxury suite… Read More
Remains of Seaman Killed in Pearl Harbor Headed to Ohio Home
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Navy is flying the remains of a central Ohio man back to his home nearly 75 years after he was killed in the attack… Read More
Ohio Wrapping Up Survey on English, Math Curriculum Changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Interested groups and individuals have through Monday to review and comment on proposed changes to Ohio’s learning standards for English language arts and math. That’s when… Read More
Group Hopes Campaign Will Bolster Relationships With Muslims
CINCINNATI (AP) — A multi-faith group in southwest Ohio hopes educational pamphlets can increase understanding of Muslims and decrease prejudice against them. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Bridges of Faith Trialogue,… Read More