You are viewing the "government" Archives
Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures
By: Rachel Treisman | Lexie Schapitl | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, senators on Capitol Hill say they want answers but disagree on what action to take… Read More
Republican senators are proposing changes at Ohio public universities aimed at “cancel culture”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Senators have proposed a bill that makes big changes in public universities in Ohio, aiming at what some call “cancel culture”. It includes… Read More
Ohio lawmakers work to fund the 988 suicide prevention hotline
By: PBS Newshour
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Since its launch last July, the nationwide 988 hotline for people experiencing a mental health crisis has received more than 2 million calls, texts and chats. The… Read More
Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
Posted on:
Updated January 24, 2023 at 4:09 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A “small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal home… Read More
U.S. hits its debt limit and now risks defaulting on its bills
By: Rafael Nam | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter to Congress on Thursday, said the U.S. has reached its debt limit, and has begun resorting to “extraordinary measures”… Read More
Lawmakers considering bill to localize state agency licensure appeals
By: Aaron Payne
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would move the fight over revoked or repealed state licenses to local county courts, which are currently… Read More
GOP action on mail ballot timelines angers military families
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Gary Fields | AP
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s restrictive new election law significantly shortens the window for mailed ballots to be received — despite no evidence that the extended timeline has led to fraud or… Read More
A look at the political wrangling over house speakerships in state legislatures
By: PBS Newshour
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — While Republicans in the House were fighting over the vote for speaker, two states faced their own high-stakes tensions as they chose who to lead their… Read More
Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill
By: Arezou Rezvani | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The $1.7 trillion spending bill President Biden is expected to sign into law this week includes several key provisions that are meant to make it easier… Read More
Unlikely partnerships form to oppose proposed constitutional amendment change
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal to change the required number of votes for citizen petitioners to get in order to amend the state constitution is attracting a… Read More
Trump-endorsed statewide GOP candidates aren’t talking about former president much post election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Before the May primary, Republicans in the state were seeking the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, and many who got that endorsement went… Read More
The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The federal government is putting a pause on sending free COVID-19 testing kits to Americans starting in September, due to a lack of funding. “Ordering through… Read More
Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more… Read More
The Senate passes a bill to boost computer chip production in the US
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill that’s designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States. The $280 billion measure, which awaits… Read More
Ohio bill expands municipal income tax requirements for temporary agricultural workers
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawmaker wants to address a potential gap in Ohio’s municipal tax code that would allow employers to not pay municipal income taxes if… Read More
Efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio get new life but faces opposition from top leaders
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohio lawmakers are throwing their support behind an initiated statute that would legalize marijuana for Ohioans ages 21 and older — giving new life… Read More
Biden nominates a former federal prosecutor and former Ohio AG candidate to lead the ATF as it targets ‘ghost guns’
By: Emma Bowman | Kelsey Snell | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden has picked former federal attorney Steve Dettelbach to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as the administration takes… Read More
The White House says it’s running out of money to cover COVID tests and vaccines
By: Tamara Keith | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Next week, the White House says it will start to wind down a COVID-19 program that pays to test, treat and vaccinate people who don’t have… Read More
Biden wants more COVID relief funds. The GOP wants to know where previous relief went
By: Alana Wise | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House has asked Congress to approve an additional $22.5 billion to support the nation’s pandemic response. But Republicans in the deeply divided Senate have… Read More
An updated measure in the Ohio House would ban required teaching of systemic racism
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Neither the state nor school districts could require or compel Ohio teachers to affirm a belief in the systemic nature of racism or “the multiplicity or… Read More
Ohio Redistricting Commission sets first meeting to redraw legislative maps with deadline looming
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first meeting of the panel that has been ordered to again draw maps for Ohio House and Senate districts is set for Tuesday… Read More
The Ohio House passes a bill that allows adults to carry concealed guns without permits
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just after voting to allow teachers and school staff to be armed with only 20 hours of concealed carry and other training, the Ohio… Read More
Biden’s plan to stop surprise medical bills faces bipartisan pushback in Congress
By: Michael McAuliff | Kaiser Health News
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The detente that allowed Congress to pass a law curbing surprise medical bills has disintegrated. A bipartisan group of 152 lawmakers have been assailing the Biden… Read More
Does the IRS really want to spy on your bank account? The latest tax fight, explained
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A new fight is brewing over taxes. The Biden administration wants to require banks to provide the Internal Revenue Service with information about how much money… Read More
‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (NPR) — In gripping emotional testimony, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted the “horrific and devastating” violence of Jan. 6 during the first hearing of the select committee… Read More