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Ohio Budget: Lawmakers' Priorities Not Quite On Target, Advocates Say
The money invested in a state budget should be fully reflective of the state's values, public advocates say in arguing the current propo ...
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The Ohio Capital Journal, a hard-hitting, independent, nonprofit news organization, connects Ohioans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Journal combines Ohio state government coverage with relentless investigative journalism; deep dives into the consequences of policy; political insight; and principled, progressive commentary. The Ohio Capital Journal is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers.
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States Poised To Allow College Athletes To Profit Off Their Name, Image And Likeness
A seismic shift will rock college sports next month, when a handful of new state laws go into effect allowing student athle ...
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This Rural County In Ohio Has A COVID-19 Case Rate Of Zero
Vinton County in rural Southeast Ohio was the last county in the state to record a positive case of COVID-19. Vinton County in rural Sou ...
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Ohio Receives Very Few Complaints On ‘Divisive' Racial Education Concepts
Despite two different pieces of legislation seeking to ban the practice and a nationwide movement against teaching race's impact on hist ...
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Senate Passes Bill Creating New Hurdles For Wind, Solar Development
The Ohio Senate passed legislation Wednesday granting new powers to county commissions to scuttle wind and solar development projects.
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School Takeovers On Their Way Out Under Ohio Senate Measure
Three Ohio school districts currently under state academic control might have a way out under a newly amended bill.
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Ohio Senate Leadership Wants No Additional Money For Broadband Expansion
Lawmakers from both parties had been hopeful Ohio would take a big step forward this year to invest in broadband internet expansion thro ...
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An Ohio County Needed New Voter Machines; Election Conspiracies Complicated Everything
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that Stark County must purchase voting machines from a company baselessly accused by the former p ...
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Eleven Generic Versions Of An HIV Drug Rush Onto The Market… And List Prices Go Up
The health care system is supposed to incentivize the development of wonder drugs and then apply market forces to squeeze prices to a mi ...
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Even With 11 Generic Competitors, Prices For One Drug Remain A Lot Higher Than They Need To Be
The health care system is supposed to incentivize the development of wonder drugs and then apply market forces to squeeze prices to a mi ...
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Memorial Day Memories: Courage Of War Correspondents
I never fought in the Vietnam War. I joined United Press International, a worldwide wire service, in 1975 at the end of that conflict.
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Marriage Shouldn't Negate Rape, Bill Supporters Say
Supporters of a bill removing a loophole for spousal rape and sexual assault say the state needs to stop the double-standard that exists ...
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To Fix Drug Costs, Stop Big Pharma Price-Gouging And Tax-Dodging
Unfortunately, far too many Americans today are confronting skyrocketing prescription drug costs that prevent them from following...
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Cherry Bombs In Drop Boxes? Elections Officials Say Ohio Boxes Are Secure
Ohio lawmakers are currently considering a number of changes to state elections law, with one of the proposals dealing with the use of b ...
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Second Critical Race Theory Ban Enters Ohio House
A second bill seeking to ban critical race theory in Ohio schools entered the Ohio legislature on Tuesday.
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Vax-A-Million: Is It Worth It?
Last weekend, the Ohio Capital Journal reported that a state representative is considering introducing legislation to halt the “Vax-a-Mi ...
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GOP Governor And Lawmakers Clash Over Vaccine Policy
Through PSAs, press appearances with doctors, and even launching an unheard of $1 million lottery for immunized residents, GOP Gov. Mike ...
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One Year After Murder Of George Floyd, Police Reform Stalled In Ohio
About a month after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd during an arrest last summer, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a packag ...
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For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ohioans, The Pandemic Isn't Over. Is Anybody Thinking About Them?
For many of us, getting vaccinated means freedom from the tyranny of the coronavirus.
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Ohio Supreme Court: Community Schools Owed Grant Funding
A group of community charter schools weren't given funding due to them by the state of Ohio, according to an Ohio Supreme Court ruling.
