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Trump-endorsed statewide GOP candidates aren’t talking about former president much post election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Portman Says Infrastructure Bill Is Needed And Thinks It Is On Track For Passage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — After lots of back and forth, Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senator says he thinks the bipartisan infrastructure deal he’s been working on with President Biden’s administration… Read More
Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On
By: Andrea Hsu | Sam Gringlas | Audie Cornish | NPR
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.
Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon
By: Meg Anderson | NPR
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“We’re surprised about this conclusion. AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing,” an Amazon Web Services spokesperson told NPR. The contract is for 10 years.
Women In Government: What Stands In The Way?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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When Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor for President Donald Trump, took the stage at the Ohio Republican Party State dinner the very first topic of discussion was on women in… Read More
Lawmaker Wants Clarity In Stand Your Ground Bill
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican senators are planning to discuss the possible changes they would like to make to HB228, the so-called “Stand Your Ground” bill which might include more specific language on when to… Read More
Bill To Change How Insurers Deny Treatments Till Others Are Tried Moves Forward
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
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The bill doesn’t ban so-called “step therapy”, but would allow for exemptions such as if medication causes an allergy or if the patient has already tried the treatment and it… Read More
Lawmaker Returns To Leadership After Harassment Settlement
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican leaders in Kentucky have restored a lawmaker to his leadership position one year after he signed a secret sexual harassment settlement. State Rep. Michael Meredith… Read More
Week Ahead: The Stakes Are About To Get Really High For Republicans
Shutdown and debt ceiling deadlines are fast approaching four days before the Alabama Senate election, and Republicans are trying to pass a tax plan by Christmas.