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Another Epidemic: Youth Vaping on the Rise
By: Joe Weiner, Madelyn Young, Taylor Moore
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Teen vaping is reaching epidemic proportions, with nearly 40 percent of 12th graders reporting use of a vaping device in the past year, and more than 20 percent reporting vaping in the past month. According to the manufacturer, a single JUUL pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes, so why… Read More
DeWine Doesn’t Promise To Restore Funding Cuts To Counties
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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With just over a month before he takes office, Gov.-elect Mike DeWine spoke to the leaders of the state’s 88 counties – who plan to pressure him for more funding in the upcoming budget process. Counties say state cuts have cost them $351 million for each of the last ten years. And though DeWine told the… Read More
DeWine Makes Female, Black Cabinet Picks After Diversity Vow
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov.-elect Mike DeWine has named a female chief of staff and nominated three other women and two black men in his initial round of Cabinet picks. The Republican attorney general, who led all-white male GOP ticket, pledged during the 2018 campaign to promote diversity if elected. On Tuesday, DeWine announced long-time… Read More
Former HHS Secretary Sued Over ACA Blasts DeWine In Continuing Debate Over Pre-Existing Conditions
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
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The head of the federal agency that put the Affordable Care Act into effect in 2010 spent the day in her home state of Ohio. It’s part of an effort by Democrats to target Republicans such as gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine, who filed suit against the law which requires health insurance coverage for people with… Read More
Ohio Democratic Candidates For Statewide Office Kickoff Bus Tour
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Democratic candidates at the top of the fall ballot are hitting the road for a bus tour of Ohio. The candidates say their platform is a universal message that will connect to more than just liberal voters. The bus has four campaign promises written on the side: “affordable health care, quality education, good paying jobs, leaders you can trust.” Democratic Party Chair David… Read More
Kasich Unsure How Much He’ll Stump For DeWine
By: John Seewer | Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Fresh off a victory in Ohio’s primary election, the Democratic nominee for the state’s top office is reaching out to supporters of outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich, whose policies have alienated many GOP supporters in recent years. Democrat Richard Cordray, who led the federal consumer protection bureau under President Barack Obama,… Read More
Bill Aims To Boost Penalties For Repeat Violent Criminals
Ohio lawmakers are targeting violent crime with a new bill that would increase prison time for repeat offenders. The legislation would increase mandatory prison time associated with a third offense for those convicted of at least two violent crimes. Offenders could get two to 11 years more prison time for those additional offenses. The bill… Read More
Heroin Recovery Program Gets More State Money
By: Associated Press
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A pilot project to support heroin recovery is getting a financial boost in northwest Ohio. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine plans to be in Toledo on Monday to announce new grant funding for Lucas County to help the pilot program. The money is in addition to the $650,000 in state funds given to the program… Read More
Scam Calls Appear To Come From Cincinnati Area Code Number
By: Associated Press
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Consumers in Ohio and other states are reporting scam calls appearing to come from the 513 area code in Cincinnati. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office has received more than 100 reports of such calls in Ohio and other states, including Georgia, Missouri, and South Dakota. Con artists apparently attempt to get credit… Read More
Ohio Clergy Call For Withdrawal From Immigration Lawsuit
More than 200 Ohio clergy members are calling on Attorney General Mike DeWine to withdraw Ohio from a lawsuit attempting to block President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. These state faith leaders say blocking Obama’s order shielding millions of immigrants from deportation is an assault on family values. Clergy members submitted a letter to… Read More