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Governor Plans Remarks on Sexual Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is preparing to respond to investigative findings involving a pattern of sexual abuse of students by a now-dead Ohio State University team… Read More
Ohio Contest Could Signal Democrats’ Momentum For November
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent, Steve Peoples | Associated Press
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump’s preferred congressional candidate — and his chief legislative achievement — are about to be tested in battleground Ohio in the season’s final high-stakes… Read More
FBI Raids House, Storage Unit of Former Ohio House Speaker
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal agents are searching former Republican Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s home in southwest Ohio and a nearby storage unit. An FBI spokesman confirmed Wednesday that… Read More
Ohio Primary Results
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Find LOCAL AND REGIONAL RACES HERE COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, one of the state’s best-known politicians, and Democrat Richard Cordray, who headed the federal consumer… Read More
Ohio Dems See Hope, Challenge in Crowded Governor Primary
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The outcome of Ohio’s historic five-way Democratic primary for governor is anyone’s guess. The strongest positioned contenders — former federal consumer watchdog Richard Cordray and former… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers To Receive Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – All Ohio state lawmakers must receive sexual harassment training following the sexual misconduct scandals that have swept the nation and forced resignations in both chambers of… Read More
Proposed State Fund Would Help Counties Pay Bills, Fight Opioids
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A veteran Ohio politician is calling for a special state fund to help counties boost employment, fight opioid abuse and cover basic expenses. Any of the… Read More
Tourism in Coal Country: Digging into Culture, Ecotourism
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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PERRY COUNTY, Ohio (AP) — Two-thirds of Appalachia’s coal industry jobs have disappeared since the 1990s. Now the region is hoping tourism will help rebuild its economy by tapping into… Read More
2nd Ohio State Lawmaker Resigns Over Inappropriate Behavior
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The second Ohio state lawmaker in a month has resigned amid allegations of inappropriate behavior. State Rep. Wes Goodman, a Cardington Republican, resigned on Wednesday. Republican… Read More
High-Tech Ideas to Fix Opioid Crisis Compete for Ohio Grants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich called for scientific breakthroughs aimed at solving the opioid crisis, and grant-seekers are answering with ideas such as remotely controlled medication dispensers,… Read More
Husted Turns Over Some Ohio Voter Data to Trump Panel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief says he has complied with an information request from a presidential commission on voter fraud with a series of web links to publicly… Read More
John Glenn Memorial Plans & Birth Date Honored
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some plans to honor John Glenn didn’t fly, but that hasn’t stopped the late astronaut’s devotees from pushing forward with other ideas. Numerous memorials and honors… Read More
Dayton Mayor Announces Run for Ohio Governor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she running for governor, becoming the third woman Democrat to seek Ohio’s highest state office. The 41-year-old Whaley says she wants… Read More
‘Rust Belt’ Rubs Gov. Kasich Wrong
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has a pet peeve: the use of the term “Rust Belt” to describe his state. The Republican governor wants to send the… Read More
OH Supreme Court Rejects Local Ballot Protest
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Residents in three Ohio counties where Secretary of State Jon Husted invalidated anti-fracking ballot issues have lost a lawsuit before the Ohio Supreme Court. Justices said in a 6-1 decision… Read More
$7 Billion Budget Adjusts Ohio Driver Training, Credit Card Options
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Prospective Ohio drivers would see added training requirements and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles would be allowed to accept credit and debit cards under a state transportation budget that easily… Read More
Threats Records On Ohio Governor Not Public
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The state of Ohio acted legally in withholding records documenting threats against Republican Gov. John Kasich from a political blogger who requested them, the Ohio Supreme Court decided Wednesday. In… Read More