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Ohio’s $11b transportation budget gets the unanimous green light and heads to Gov. Mike DeWine
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After rare unanimous agreement in both the Ohio House and Senate, one of the state’s four budgets is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine for… Read More
A two-year transportation budget to fund road construction projects passed the Ohio House unanimously
By: Karen Kasler | Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans and Democrats voted unanimously to pass the two-year transportation budget, funding construction projects on interstates, state routes and the Ohio Turnpike. The budget… Read More
‘Going with God,’ conservative Amish have sued Ohio over its buggy lights law
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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HARDIN COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In the 1960s, the Swartzentrubers — one of the most conservative subgroups of Old Order Amish — worked out a deal with the… Read More
Voter registration and passenger rail provisions were added to Ohio transportation budget
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House lawmakers made a slew of changes Tuesday to the proposal Gov. Mike DeWine has for the Ohio transportation budget, and among them, the… Read More
Garrett Morgan had a long road to inventing the modern-day traffic light
By: Alanna Marshall | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. His parents were Sydney Morgan and Elizabeth Reed, who were both formerly enslaved. Morgan left his… Read More
Ohio drivers face wait times as auto shops search for mechanics
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — It’s hard for the mechanics to jam all the cars into the lot at Weber Road Auto Service on a busy day. And they’re basically all… Read More
Changes are coming to Ohio driver’s license suspension process under a new law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans can lose their driver’s license for periods of time for plenty of reasons, but Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that overhauls parts… Read More
Three people died in crashes on Ohio’s roads during the New Year’s holiday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting two fatal crashes resulting in three deaths during the New Year’s holiday. The OSHP released its provisional… Read More
Self-driving cars are on their way to southeast Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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ATHENS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Self-driving cars already roam the streets of cities like San Francisco and Austin, Texas. But how do they fare on the hilly terrain of… Read More
Athens’ new Nationwide Close To Home Center is open, with more programs to come
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Nationwide Children’s Hospital officially opened the doors of its Close To Home Center in Athens on Monday, marking the beginning of a major expansion… Read More
Ohio’s state agencies say data show distracted driving law is working
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Distracted driving became a primary offense well over a year ago in Ohio, on the phone or otherwise. State agencies marked a milestone Wednesday with… Read More
Nationwide Children’s new Athens offshoot brings child health care “Close To Home” in southeast Ohio
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When Melissa Kitrick’s daughter needs medical care, it often means another trip to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. “The transportation alone takes almost a… Read More
Ohio’s bus driver shortage sets off warning lights for the fourth straight school year
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the fourth year, many of Ohio’s more than 600 school districts are starting classes with a bus driver shortage. Districts have to provide… Read More
Fire in a truck carrying lithium ion batteries lead to a 3-hour evacuation in Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Columbus for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion batteries… Read More
Officials say Ohio drivers and out-of-state visitors successfully avoided ‘post-eclipse gridlock’
By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — State transportation and law enforcement officials have a message for people who traveled within or to Ohio for the April 8 total solar eclipse: Good job! According… Read More
A bill continues Ohio lawmakers’ crackdown on traffic cameras by requiring each to have a license
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several cities are still running red light and speed cameras, even as lawmakers have tried to crack down on them. One of the legislature’s… Read More
New, extended Amtrak service in Ohio is a long-haul for planners and politicians
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Columbus is one of the biggest cities in America without passenger trains through Amtrak. William Murdock could talk about their possibilities all day. “When… Read More
Bills are being drafted for Ohio to rejoin a multi-state passenger rail commission
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers from both parties and chambers are planning to introduce concurrent bills later this year to rejoin the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission… Read More
An Ohio task force does not recommend mandating seatbelts on school buses
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A statewide task force released its guidance to boost safety among Ohio’s fleet of school buses Wednesday, but mandating seatbelt restraints on all of them… Read More
Snowplow crashes are already in double digits for Ohio this year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Every time it snows, you’ve probably heard the saying ad nauseam: “don’t crowd the plow.” But some Ohioans apparently aren’t getting the message about… Read More
Feds slam the brakes on funny electronic messages to drivers in Ohio and other states
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the end of the road for the funny, punny one-liners that the Ohio Department of Transportation has been putting up as electronic messages… Read More
Amtrak expansion in Ohio is expected to bring jobs and revenue, but not for a while
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New numbers show the Amtrak expansion that’s planned for Ohio will bring thousands of new jobs and millions in new taxes. Earlier this week, the… Read More
Ohio’s School Bus Safety group begins work. Recommendations are expected by year’s end
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group focused on school bus safety in Ohio convened its first meeting Monday, three weeks after the death of an 11-year-old student in… Read More
Roads and airports will be crowded this weekend. Here’s how to prepare
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated September 1, 2023 at 11:50 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — This Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be a crowded one, from airports to roads. The Federal Aviation… Read More
Ohio schools start a new year facing an old problem: a bus driver shortage
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio students are headed back to school, but getting them there might prove to be a challenge. There hasn’t been much of a break… Read More
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