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Mobile Health Unit Screening For Black Lung In Eastern Ohio
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A mobile health clinic is touring different coal towns in Ohio to help miners find out if they have black lung disease. The goal is to detect the disease early before it gets worse. Miners will be able to walk into a large trailer and receive a chest exam, a breathing test and more to see if they have… Read More
Breweries Call for Stronger Clean Water Policies
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Several craft beer companies gathered at Land Grant Brewing in Columbus to urge government leaders for help in protecting the waterways. As Colin Vent with Seventh Son Brewing explains, most microbrews need about five to seven gallons of water in order to produce one gallon of beer. “We’re all really small,” Vent said. “We don’t… Read More
DeWine Files Court Claims Of Corrupt Activity Against ECOT
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The Ohio Attorney General has filed an argument in court claiming ECOT’s agreements with its management and software service companies constitute a pattern of corrupt activity. And the claim backs up complaints Democratic lawmakers have lodged for years. The lawsuit goes after Altair Learning Management and IQ Innovations, two companies contracted by the Electronic Classroom… Read More
Advocates Trying To Scratch Opt Out Provision From Renewable Energy, Efficiency Bill
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A bill that would overhaul the way Ohio mandates the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency is likely to get a vote in the Senate this week. The bill would take the amount of renewable energy the state requires to be on the grid, and cut it by a third. The measure gives more… Read More
Is Unemployment Compensation Reform Scrapped At The Statehouse?
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The new House speaker says now that the seven week long fight to elect him is over, it’s time to regain focus on several big issues. Among those – an effort to reform the state’s unemployment compensation fund. It’s been more than a year and half since top House leaders joined business and labor groups,… Read More
Sen. Brown Takes On Voter Rolls With Proposed Legislation
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Ohio’s top Democratic elected official is fighting the state’s process when it comes to scratching voters off the rolls. The new bill from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling approving Ohio’s voter roll cleanup process. It states no voter should be kicked off the rolls just because they failed to cast a… Read More
Gun Control Measures Still A Long Way Off With New Speaker
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The Ohio House is preparing to strip away more gun regulations making it easier to use lethal force in self-defense. This comes as the new House leader said Republican members aren’t close to approving new gun control measures. The gun control bill, which has just a single Republican sponsor, would prohibit people with a history of domestic… Read More
Funding To Protect Lake Erie Met With Reservations
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More than $20 million could soon be pumped into projects that help keep Lake Erie clean. Most of that money would help fund equipment that helps limit nutrient runoff from farmland. But there are state leaders and environmental advocates who believe that’s still not good enough. The bill would also increase funding to voluntary projects… Read More
Sides Clash Over Revamping Self Defense Within ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill
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One of the most controversial bills moving through the Statehouse is the so-called “Stand Your Ground” bill. Pro-gun groups are for the legislation and say it removes the requirement to try and retreat before taking lethal action. But there’s a separate battle happening within the bill. For most crimes committed in Ohio the court system is set… Read More
Murder Trial Juror Pleads Mercy For Death Row Inmate
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A member of the jury who recommended the death penalty for a convicted murderer in 1997 is now seeking mercy for that killer. They said they would’ve reached a different decision had the case been argued better. Ross Geiger told the parole board he doesn’t question if Raymond Tibbetts is guilty of murdering Fred Hicks and Judith Sue Crawford. But Geiger believes he… Read More
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