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Senate Passes Bill Blocking Cities From Limiting Concealed Knife Carry
Last year, lawmakers passed legislation allowing Ohioans to carry of an array of concealed, non-firearm weapons like butterfly knives, s ...
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Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Ask Congress To Back Long-Term Plans To Increase Production
The Biden administration is making a significant push for new offshore wind development to meet ambitious climate goals, bu ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Cuyahoga Grand Jury Declines To Charge Officer In January Shooting
East Cleveland police officer Larry McDonald will not face charges in the January shooting that left Vincent Belmonte dead. Ohio Attorne ...
Cleveland Heights, OH|News|
‘Aisha's Law' On Domestic Violence Passed Out Of Committee
A proposed law named for a Shaker Heights woman who lost her life to domestic violence was approved by a House committee on Thursday.
Cleveland, OH|News|
Abandoned Mine Funding Critical To Appalachian Infrastructure
Appalachian regions are nervously awaiting passage of a federal infrastructure bill so they can avoid job loss and conservation set-back ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Ohio Representatives File New Anti-Trans Bill, Targeting Health Care Providers
Ohio House lawmakers are running back a fight over trans youth in the state. But this time, instead of focusing on school sports, the pr ...
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Armed Teachers Bill Returns After Summer Break With Changes
A new version of a bill to allow personnel to be armed in schools has returned to the Ohio legislature, this time with slight changes th ...
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Ohio's Prison Workforce Is 28% Vaccinated, Per State Data; Lowest Rate Among All State Agencies
Ohio's prison authority, the largest government agency in the state tasked with overseeing the 43,000 inmates in its custody, is the lea ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
‘Blended Learning' Bill Passes Committee
A new bill specifying “blended learning” for the 2021-2022 school year has been approved by an Ohio Senate committee.
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Ohio Senator Joined Anti-Vaccine Panel Hyping Debunked, ‘Alternative' COVID Treatments
An Ohio senator joined a conference of anti-vaccine advocates hyping “alternative” COVID-19 treatments, several of which like ivermectin ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Redistricting Deadlines Have No ‘Teeth,' Advocates Pessimistic
With less than two weeks before the next congressional redistricting deadline, anti-gerrymandering groups are still in the dark on progr ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Dayton Incident With Paraplegic Man Shines Light On State, Local Police Reform Efforts
During a traffic stop, late last month, Dayton police officers pulled Clifford Owensby from his car by the hair. Owensby, who is paraple ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Economists Pan Ohio Coal Subsidies
Coal subsidies passed in 2019 as part of a historically corrupt energy law are of no help to the state's economy, the vast majority of a ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Company Hints That Medicaid Director Acted Improperly. It's Happened Before
A company that was passed over for a piece of the biggest set of contracts ever let by the state of Ohio hinted in court Wednesday that ...
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As Ohio House's War On Vaccine Mandates Fades, Speaker Reticent On What's Next
Despite a political dead cat bounce late last week, the Ohio House's war on vaccine mandates ended in stalemate, if not a humble retreat.
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Disappointed Medicaid Bidder Focuses On Inconsistencies
A Toledo company that's trying to stop a group of contracts worth billions from going forward on Wednesday focused on what it saw as inc ...
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Ohio Republicans Push To Waive Training, Permit Requirements To Carry Concealed Guns
Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly are plodding forward on legislation to waive training requirements to carry a concealed weapon.
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Once Again, Ohio House Ices Vaccine Mandate Bill: ‘We Don't Have The Votes'
For the second time in three months, House Speaker Bob Cupp halted legislation Wednesday aimed to limit the ability of employers, colleg ...
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Anti-Vaxxers Rally Outside Residence Of House Health Chairman
A cohort of roughly 15 anti-vaccine activists gathered around an apartment in Gahanna where they believed Ohio House Health Chairman Sco ...
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Bias, Conflict Were Present In $22 Billion Ohio Medicaid Contract, Bidder Says
A Toledo-area health care provider says that it's received top ratings in the eight years it's provided managed-care services to the Ohi ...
