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How The New, Expanded Federal Child Tax Credit Will Work
The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about to hit th ...
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More Than A Year Later, No Discipline For Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Journalists
The union that represents Columbus police is saying one thing but doing another regarding possible misconduct during last summer's demon ...
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Rugby Is For Every Body
I played alongside individuals of different shapes, sizes, races, sexual orientations and gender identities.
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Wealthy State Lawmakers To Gain From Income Tax Cuts In Budget
Some of the wealthiest state lawmakers stand to save thousands of dollars annually on their taxes thanks to changes they enacted in the ...
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Advocates: Pandemic, Unemployment Impact Women On Many Levels
The loss of $300 in extra unemployment assistance has hampered recovery from the pandemic for many Ohioans, including women, advocates say.
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Coronavirus Delta Variant Q&A
As the delta variant takes hold, the unvaccinated are in for a rude awakening. It's not just ignorance — they're begging for a Darwin Aw ...
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DeWine On Sending Troops To Southern Border: ‘It's In Ohio's Interest'
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday it is in the state's best interest to send more Ohio National Guard troops and other law enforcement offic ...
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Education Reforms In State Budget Could Narrow Achievement Gap
Members of the Ohio House and Senate finally reconciled their respective versions of the state budget, passing it with bipa ...
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Pentagon UFO Report: No Aliens, But Government Transparency Might Bring Science To The UFO World
The military has rebranded unidentified flying objects as unidentified aerial phenomena — UAPs — in part to avoid the stigma...
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Lake Erie Still At Significant Risk For Harmful Algae Blooms, Experts Warn
In early August of 2014 — almost seven years ago — a harmful algae bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie caused the water to be shut off for almost a ...
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Child Care Budget: Step Up To Quality Remains, Low-Income Care Boosted
Child care in Ohio will still have one standard-making process that was nearly cut from the state budget, while other investments i ...
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DeWine Signs Bill Blocking Ohio Cities From Banning Natural Gas
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into state law Thursday legislation that blocks cities or counties from banning natural gas or propane hookups t ...
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DeWine, Top Lawmakers Met With National Anti-Vax Leader In 2019
Gov. Mike DeWine and legislative leaders in the Statehouse met in 2019 with Robert Kennedy Jr., a scion of the American political dynast ...
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Bill Creating New Hurdles For Wind And Solar Heads To Governor
State GOP lawmakers passed legislation around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning that bestows new powers unto county commissioners, allowing them ki ...
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Education Funding Overhaul Reappears In Final Budget Draft
The Ohio House's version of a public school funding overhaul won the day after negotiations ended for the new two-year state budget.
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Lavishly Paid And Unapologetic: Company At Center Of Medicaid Scandal Focuses On Profits.
Coordinating government health care for poor people has been very, very good to Michael F. Neidorff. By one measure, he's the country's ...
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House Passes Bill Creating New Criminal Charges For Protesters
Ohio House Republicans passed legislation Friday that would expand the definition of “obstruction of justice” broadly enough to capture ...
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Ohio House Hurriedly Passes Anti-Vaccination Amendment Into Spending Bill
In a move that caught even supportive lawmakers by surprise, the Ohio House on Thursday quickly amended a sweeping, anti-vaccination law ...
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Ohio House Approves Transgender Sports Ban For Women's Athletics
Ohio lawmakers approved a bill Thursday to allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, with Republicans adding ...
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Proposed Budget Changes Said To Threaten Medicaid Reforms
The Republican leadership of the Ohio Senate is attempting to give an Ohio-based Medicaid managed-care company a do-over after it failed ...
