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A legislative report estimates the universal school voucher bill will cost Ohio more than $1 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated a bill to provide a school voucher to any student who wants them will cost the state of Ohio more than a… Read More
Norfolk Southern CEO says they are ‘deeply sorry’ as senators ready probe
By: Josh Funk | Stephen Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top railroad CEO plans to tell Congress he is “deeply sorry” for last month’s fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border as the Senate launches what is likely… Read More
Jurors hear final statements in the Householder bribery trial
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors told jurors as former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder‘s corruption trial neared its close Tuesday that the Republican was “at the top” of a criminal… Read More
National Transportation Safety Board opens probe into rail operator Norfolk Southern
By: Josh Funk | John Seewer | AP
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a probe into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including… Read More
Advocates say a Senate bill to “fix” Ohio’s medical marijuana program would be a disaster
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s medical marijuana program has been the subject of complaints by some Ohioans since it was created. Critics have said it’s complicated, the products… Read More
An Ohio bill would require hospitals to post its prices and limit collections if they don’t
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal law says hospitals should be posting prices for some key services so patients can compare costs. But some Ohio lawmakers say that’s… Read More
Angry East Palestine residents confront Norfolk Southern over health fears
By: Josh Funk | John Seewer | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents who say they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad’s operator Thursday at a town… Read More
The defense rests in the federal racketeering trial of former Ohio House speaker and ex-Ohio GOP chair
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder spent a second day on the stand before his defense rested their case in his federal racketeering trial…. Read More
Ohio’s Attorney General certifies proposed language for an abortion rights constitutional amendment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has certified the summary language on petitions submitted by groups advocating for abortion rights. Yost made it clear in a… Read More
Central Ohio bank reaches a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department for redlining
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government has reached an agreement with a Central Ohio bank for redlining practices. That an illegal practice of discrimination by lenders against minority… Read More
Ohio’s U.S. senators ready a rail safety bill after the fiery crash in East Palestine
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and… Read More
An Ohio University group brings the world to local classrooms
By: Jack Demmler
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ALBANY, Ohio – Alexander High School welcomed five international guest speakers last week for a global education The speakers are a part of the Ohio Valley International Council’s (OVIC) efforts… Read More
An Ohio Senate panel OKs a bill to overhaul Ohio’s education oversight
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Republican-proposed overhaul of how Ohio oversees K-12 education and decision-making on academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings has cleared a Senate committee and… Read More
An Ohio House bill that would cut taxes and cost local governments and schools gets its first hearing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers got their first look at a bill that could create a flat state income tax and make major property tax changes – while… Read More
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is expected to take the stand as his defense prepares to rest
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — Defense attorneys in the federal racketeering trial of Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges started their case on… Read More
Informant closes the prosecution’s case in Householder, Borges federal trial. The defense takes over
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The prosecution has rested in the racketeering trial of Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and ex-GOP chair Matt Borges. The testimony for… Read More
If a reproductive rights amendment gets on the Ohio ballot and passes, it could still face challenges
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The coalition of groups attempting to put an amendment before voters this fall that could guarantee abortion rights in the constitution faces battles to… Read More
Ohio Republican state lawmaker Kris Jordan dies at age 46
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Flags are at half staff for Ohio lawmaker Kris Jordan (R-Ostrander), who was reported to have died of natural causes over the weekend. Jordan’s death… Read More
Contaminated waste shipments from East Palestine derailment are set to resume
By: Associated Press
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month in eastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line will resume Monday to two approved… Read More
Did dioxins spread after the East Palestine train derailment?
By: Maddie Burakoff | Drew Costley | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about dioxins that tends to stay in the environment. Last week, Sherrod… Read More
The Ohio Senate sets a hearing on the toxic train derailment to hear from state officials
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says a hearing will be held on Wednesday on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, to… Read More
NTSB releases preliminary report on East Palestine derailment that led to toxic chemical spill
By: PBS Newshour
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsHour) — Federal investigators with the NTSB say the crew of the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, tried to slow and stop the train after… Read More
Ohio’s Secretary of State Frank LaRose plans to standardize election data in an aim to boost trust
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled legislation Wednesday that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state,… Read More
Railroads push back on potential regulations changes in Ohio’s transportation budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The head of the lobbying group representing railroads that operate in Ohio said some changes to train regulations in the $3.7 billion transportation budget… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
85 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from February 17-23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,905 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 85 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
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