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Cities, Counties to Share Excess Severance Tax Revenue
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says more than $15 million in excess coal severance tax revenue will be allocated to cities and counties that qualify through a… Read More
Research Finds Mobile Voting Increased Voter Turnout
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Research has found that West Virginia’s mobile voting app for overseas residents has increased voter turnout. The Herald-Dispatch cites research done by University of Chicago associate… Read More
Over 235K Voters Could be Purged from State Voter Rolls
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – County boards of elections have mailed last-chance notices to more than 235,000 Ohioans who could be purged from state voter rolls. Ohioans can respond to those… Read More
Ohio College Features Pollinator Habitat Within Solar Array
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GRANVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio college says a 10-acre pollinator habitat it created is full of butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects after its first year. Denison University in… Read More
Pay Raises Coming for Some State Employees in West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Some West Virginia state employees are getting a pay raise next month. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the move comes after the state Personnel Board voted Thursday… Read More
Pay Raises Coming for Some State Employees in WV
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Some West Virginia state employees are getting a pay raise next month. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the move comes after the state Personnel Board voted Thursday… Read More
Flooding Leads to Rescues, Evacuations in Wayne County
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WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say they’ve rescued about a dozen people in a county in Ohio and ordered about 400 others to evacuate after heavy flooding. Water is starting… Read More
Kentucky Reports Drop in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2018
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials are reporting the first statewide drop in drug overdose deaths since 2013. A report issued Thursday says 1,333 people died from drug overdoses in… Read More
FEMA to Help 4 Ohio Counties Hit by Storms, Tornadoes in May
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s governor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help four counties and the state cover some of the costs of responding to tornadoes and severe… Read More
Ohio Workers’ Comp Budget Omits PTSD Coverage for Responders
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Lawmakers have approved a two-year budget for Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers after missing the initial deadline at the end of June and covering the… Read More
State Lawmakers Vote to Allow Growing Hemp, Selling CBD Oil
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-led Legislature has passed a measure that would allow Ohio farmers and university researchers to grow industrial hemp and would legalize sales of hemp-derived cannabidiol… Read More
Vote Nears on Financial Rescue for Ohio’s Nuclear Plants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State lawmakers are closing in on a decision on whether to OK a financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear plants. The proposal before the state legislature… Read More
Arson Investigators Seeking Tips in Ross County Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — State fire investigators are asking for the public’s help in solving an arson case in Ross County. The fire occurred at 316 West Main Street at… Read More
Senate Plan Offsets Nuclear Subsidies by Ending Energy Efficiency Requirements
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new version of the comprehensive energy bill, HB6, was introduced in the Ohio Senate on Monday that would charge residential ratepayers $0.85 a month on their electric bills to… Read More
DNA from Recent Rape Leads to 30-Year Sentence for 1999 Case
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IRONTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 1999 kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl after DNA evidence… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear School “Takeovers’ Case This Fall
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 23 in a legal fight over the state law that shifted operational control of poor-performing school… Read More
DeWine Creates Group to Consider Future of State Fairgrounds
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed a task force to consider the future of the Ohio State Fairgrounds, just three miles away from downtown Columbus. The annual state fair brings together… Read More
WV Teachers Union Says It Will Sue Over Charter School Bill
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia teachers union says it plans to sue over a sweeping GOP education bill that allows the creation of the state’s first charter schools…. Read More
Ohio Budget Office Reports Strong End to State Fiscal Year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says Ohio finished in strong financial position at the end of the most recent fiscal year, a good sign for the upcoming two-year budget…. Read More
President Trump to Rally in Cincinnati on Aug. 1
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CINCINNATI (AP) – President Donald Trump will lead an Aug. 1 rally in Cincinnati, the day after the second round of Democratic presidential debates ends. A campaign announcement Monday said… Read More
State Program Provides Reduced Interest Rates on Farm Loans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Farm operators and agribusiness owners based in Ohio may now apply for a re-opened state program that helps provide reduced interest rates on loans. Ohio Treasurer… Read More
Microsoft Strikes Next Deal to Extend Broadband in 3 States
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Microsoft Corp. and an Ohio-based provider of telecommunications services have announced an agreement to extend broadband internet access to underserved rural areas of Ohio, Indiana and… Read More
Over $400K in Grants Going to Lake Erie Projects in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources has approved more than $437,000 in funding for five projects in areas of northern Ohio. The department says the grants provided… Read More
Bills Would Reduce Punishment for Low-Level Drug Posession
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Bills working their way through the Ohio Legislature would reduce punishment for some drug crimes while favoring treatment over automatic prosecution. A proposal passed by the… Read More
Democrats Oppose Ohio Primary Election on St. Patrick’s Day
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some Democratic lawmakers are objecting to a proposal to push back Ohio’s presidential primary to St. Patrick’s Day, arguing it could disrupt or hinder voting. Particularly… Read More
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