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Kasich Adviser Selected As New Ohio Schools Chief
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Ohio's state school board has picked a top education adviser to Republican Gov. John Kasich as the new superintendent of public instruction. Richard Ross was selected over Acting Superintendent Michael… Read More
US Senate Panel To Question Former Ohio AG
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Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is expected to field questions from a U.S. Senate panel considering his re-nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Whether Cordray will be… Read More
National Youth Fitness Campaign Coming To WV
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A national youth fitness campaign is coming to West Virginia's public elementary and middle schools. The National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils will provide $100,000 fitness centers to three schools… Read More
Inman Seeking New Trial
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Prosecutors won't be allowed to make oral arguments in the appeal of an Ohio man convicted of murdering his estranged wife, who was found strangled in a septic tank. An… Read More
Jurors Continue To Deliberate In Craigslist Killer Trial
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Jurors will continue their delibrations in the Ohio murder case of a self-styled street preacher accused of killing three men he lured with phony Craigslist job offers in Noble County. Jurors… Read More
School Building Fund Requests In West Virginia Top $159 Million
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The West Virginia School Building Authority is being asked to fund more than $159 million worth of school construction and repair projects in 20 counties. The requests include more than… Read More
Concealed Gun Classes Skyrocket In Kentucky
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State officials say the number of firearm training certificates issued to residents who wish to carry a concealed gun jumped to its highest number in a decade in the month… Read More
Proposal Would Boost Ohio’s Speed Limit To 70 Mph
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An Ohio Senate panel is considering changes that would increase the state's maximum speed limit from 65 mph to 70 mph on interstate highways outside of urban areas. The Senate… Read More
Cuyahoga County Executive Considers Governor Bid 2014
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A top Democratic government official in northeastern Ohio says he's forming an exploratory committee to consider a bid for governor in 2014. Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald said Monday that… Read More
State Superintendent Search Finalized Tuesday
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Tens of thousands of dollars spent on a national search have gotten Ohio's state school board little farther than a city block in its search for Ohio's next schools chief…. Read More
Tomblin Pushes For Review Of Middle Schools
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is moving ahead with his plan to bolster West Virginia's middle schools. The governor commissioned a 10-month review of the state's middle grades with an executive… Read More
Democrat Asks For Hold On Ohio Development Money
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A Democratic state representative and party leader is trying to put a temporary halt to some state development spending amid a dispute involving Gov. John Kasich's private job-creation entity, JobsOhio…. Read More
Northeast Ohio Crash Kills Six Teenagers
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A sport utility vehicle carrying eight people crashed into a guardrail and landed in a pond early Sunday in northeast Ohio, killing six teenagers, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said…. Read More
Huntington Man Fires Shots At Local Police
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A man wanted in connection with an attempted murder case led officers on a chase and fired shots at them. Emmanuel Lopez,20, of Huntington was arrested Sunday night. Police said… Read More
Lawmakers Take Child Poverty Meetings On The Road
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A legislative committee studying child poverty will conduct its first road hearings in southern West Virginia. The Senate's Select Committee on Children and Poverty has scheduled hearings Wednesday in Oak… Read More
Craigslist Murder Trial Winding Down
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UPDATE 3:45 PM The murder trial of the alleged triggerman in the killings of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers in Ohio is winding down, with the judge… Read More
W.Va. Judge Blocks Youth Testimony In Ohio Rape Case
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A West Virginia judge has rejected requests that three juveniles be called to testify at the Ohio trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl…. Read More
WV Regulators Take Action Against Wastewater Spill
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West Virginia regulators have ordered Noble Energy to regain control of an impoundment that overflowed into a tributary of Wheeling Creek last month. The spill near Dallas involved more than… Read More
Lawmakers Uneasy Over Proposed Medicaid Expansion
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich and administration officials have been spending the last month pushing his proposal to expand Ohio's Medicaid program. But it's going to be a tough sell among… Read More
Health Care And Education Biggest Industries For WV College Grads
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A study shows that half of all graduates of West Virginia's public colleges and universities who remain in the state were employed in two industries – health care and education…. Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Up Slightly In January
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The latest monthly jobs data shows that Ohio's unemployment rate rose slightly in January. The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services said Friday that the state's seasonably adjusted unemployment… Read More
Tensions Rise Over Access To Financial Documents Of Economic Development Nonprofit
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Tensions are growing over access to the private financial books of JobsOhio, a nonprofit entity created by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lure jobs to the state. State Auditor Dave… Read More
W.Va. Advances Bill To Charge For HIV Testing
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Facing pressure from shrinking federal funds, the West Virginia Senate advanced a bill that would allow local health departments to charge for tests for sexually transmitted diseases. The bill unanimously… Read More
W.Va. Attorney General Says Mining Interests Will Be Protected
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he will carefully comb through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's reach into West Virginia. Morrisey spoke Thursday at the 40th annual West Virginia… Read More
Tomblin Says Mine Safety Talks Complete
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says safety talks that he ordered for more than 500 West Virginia coal operations after a string of deaths are complete. Tomblin ordered the one-hour talks… Read More
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