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20,000 Ohioans Set to Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Adminstration Rule Change
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20,000 childless adults who are considered able-bodied and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 29 Ohio counties will soon be getting letters telling them their benefits are being cut… Read More
Lawmakers Say Copay Assistance Bill Would Lower Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs
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Some Ohioans who rely on copay assistance programs to help with expensive medications are finding that their insurance companies are no longer allowing those payments to apply to their deductibles…. Read More
Deal Could Take Many Schools Off Voucher List, as Group Threatens Lawsuit
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Lawmakers who’ve wanted to stop the impending explosion in the number of school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private school voucher program say there’s a deal… Read More
Change to Exploding Voucher Program Likely Coming, But Time is Running Out
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The number of public school buildings where students will be eligible for the state’s largest private school voucher program will more than double in the coming school year. And that could… Read More
DeWine Will Keep State of the State Speech at Statehouse for Second Year
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For the first time in eight years, Ohio’s governor will deliver two consecutive State of the State speeches at the state capitol. Gov. Mike DeWine has been invited by Speaker… Read More
HUD Announces $2 Billion Toward Homelessness At Ohio Event
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The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development came to Columbus to announce new money to combat homelessness across the country – the day after a new report showed a… Read More
Creator of Death Penalty Law Says Ohio Won’t Have Another Execution
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There hasn’t been a killer put to death in Ohio in 18 months. And the state’s last execution has likely taken place, according to the architect of Ohio’s 1981 death… Read More
President Trump Starts 2020 Campaign Year with Thursday Rally in Toledo
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The location, timing and message of this Trump rally could be a preview of his re-election strategy. Trump won Ohio by eight points in 2016, winning all but eight counties. Trump’s… Read More
World’s Largest Auto Glass Plant Near Dayton Will Expand
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An expansion by Fuyao Glass America will bring a hundred new jobs and $46 million in new investment to what was a GM plant in Moraine. Fuyao has invested $600… Read More
2019 Year In Review – Budgets Brought Struggles Between Governor and Lawmakers
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2019 brought new leadership in the governor’s office and in the Ohio House. But though Republicans were still in charge in both those places and in the Senate, there were… Read More
Democratic Lawmaker Says She Has Doubts About Changes to Expanded Voucher Program
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A Democratic lawmakers and longtime critic of private school vouchers says she’s not convinced there’s time to do a short-term fix to a huge expansion of the state’s largest voucher… Read More
DeWine, Lawmakers had Smooth First Year, but Disagreed Over Taxes in Budget
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In his first year as governor, Mike DeWine seemed to get along well with state lawmakers – including those who’d had a fractured relationship with his predecessor, John Kasich. But there were… Read More
Ban on Local Plastic Bag Bans Passes House on Mostly Party-Line Vote
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Local communities wouldn’t be able to ban single use plastic bags under a bill the Ohio House has passed – mostly along party lines – and sent on to the Senate. House… Read More
Number of Schools in Ohio’s Biggest Voucher Program Soars Under New Rules
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Ohio’s public schools could lose millions of dollars to private schools through an expansion of the state’s biggest voucher program. New rules on criteria for the EdChoice program in the most recent… Read More
Ohio is Watching More Than a Hundred Dams in Poor Condition
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Just over a year ago, the $100 million project to repair the crumbling earthen dam at Buckeye Lake was finished two years early. But the state is looking at dozens of… Read More
DeWine Suggests He’s Open to Changing Grades for Ohio’s School Report Cards
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A study by lawmakers of the state’s often-criticized school report cards is due on December 15. And Gov. Mike DeWine is signaling that he’d be ok with lawmakers once again… Read More
DeWine Creates Process to Expedite Pardons for Some Former Offenders
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he wants to make it easier and quicker for people who have long-ago criminal convictions to be considered for pardons. DeWine says he often sees pardon… Read More
Opponents Urge Lawmakers to Toss Out Ban on Plastic Bag Bans
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State senators considering one of two bills to ban local bans on plastic bags heard from around 40 opponents, who either came to a committee hearing or sent in written testimony. There… Read More
Lawmakers Consider Hiking Penalties For Drivers Passing School Buses
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State lawmakers are looking at a bill that would hike the penalties for passing a school bus as it’s picking up or dropping off kids. Audrey Napier’s 11-year-old granddaughter Lizzie Robertson-Rutland was… Read More
Ohio Retailers Expecting a Slight Spending Boost this Holiday Over Last Year
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Ohio’s more than 7,000 retailers are expecting a slight increase in sales this holiday season over last year, though where those spending increases are projected may be a surprise. For… Read More
Lawmakers Pass Tax Break Bills, but Also Say They’re Concerned About Them
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State lawmakers have touted their support of a bill that eliminates the so-called “pink tax” on feminine hygiene products and gives a tax credit to teachers buying supplies. It also restores a… Read More
DeWine Pours Out Details of H2Ohio Water Quality Program
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Gov. Mike DeWine has released details of his plan to improve water quality in Ohio, starting with preventing toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. The H2Ohio program will start in the… Read More
Speaker Admits Frustration On Priority Bills, But Senate Says They’re “Moving Fine”
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One of the Ohio House’s top agenda items known as priority bills was passed in the Senate on Wednesday. But Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) said he’s still frustrated with the pace… Read More
Democrats Propose Making Election Day A Paid Holiday In Ohio
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On this election day, two Democratic state lawmakers announced they’re introducing a bill to make future general election days paid state holidays for all Ohio workers. Reps. Erica Crawley (D-Columbus)… Read More
ODOT Says Gas Tax Hike Returns Agency To Solid Financial Ground
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As of November 1, Ohio’s 10.5 cent gas tax increase from the state’s transportation budget has been in place for four months. And the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation said… Read More
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