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Ohio groups: Reconciliation bill threatens jobs, schools, energy future
Public News Service
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Ohio union and clean energy leaders are urging their U.S. Senators to reject a sweeping reconciliation bill they said would devastate families and reverse economic progress across the state. They pointed out the proposal includes eliminating...
Ohio Weighs New Bill to Invest State Funds in Strategic Crypto Reserve
BeInCrypto
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June 25, 2025
Ohio may soon become one of the first states to invest public funds in cryptocurrency, as lawmakers debate House Bill 18—the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act. This proposal would permit the state government and retirement systems to...
Ohio school faculty consider defense compacts in response to government restrictions
Statehouse News Bureau - Ohio
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June 25, 2025
Faculty at universities in Ohio are forming defense compacts in response to what they call attacks on education.The Trump administration started targeting higher education institutions soon after he took office, demanding they disband their...
Ohio Democrats are in a holding pattern
The Review - Ohio
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With Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator, considering a return to politics by either running for a seat in the Senate or for governor next year, both races on the Democratic side remain up in the air. Actually the entire Democratic ticket for...
Ohio is the heart of it all with many summer road trips
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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A stretch of suffocatingly hot weather may have made it tempting to just stay indoors as much as possible, but a recent study reminds us Ohio has a great deal to offer outside. The best part is, it just takes a switch from the air conditioning in...
Ohio lawmakers set to remove majority of educators from retired teachers' pension fund board
ABC 5 Cleveland - Ohio
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June 25, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio active and retired educators will have less of a voice on the state's retired teachers' pension fund board under the proposed final budget. Amid legislators' concerns of an alleged corruption scheme threatening the fund, they...
Ohio libraries could see changes after state budget is finalized
Dayton 24/7 Now - Ohio
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DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF)-- In less than a week the Ohio state budget will be signed, which could bring some big changes to libraries across the state. Dayton 24/7 Now's, Kysha Hancock caught up with the director of the Washing-Centerville Public...
Lawmakers must prioritize water recycling in the name of Ohio's futureKristen Atha
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Kristen Atha is director of Columbus Water & Power. Ohio stands at an exciting crossroads in its economic development, with water management at the center of its trajectory. As the state evolves into theSilicon Heartland — a hub for economic...
Conference committee approves Ohio's budget, setting up House and Senate votes a few hours later
Statehouse News Bureau - Ohio
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June 25, 2025
A panel of state lawmakers have agreed on a two-year state budget along party line. The 4-2 vote by the conference committee ends a week of work resolving the differences between the spending plans passed by the Ohio House and Senate. The latest...
Ideas & Opinions — Pauli Halstead: War with Iran will be catastrophic for the U.S. economy
The Union - California
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In his recent article, “The High Price of War with Iran: $10 Gas and the Collapse of the U.S. Economy”, former Ohio Representative, Dennis Kucinich, warns against the dire economic consequences of an attack on Iran. “Remember this diabolical...
As pharmacies close, Ohio Chamber blasted for siding with middlemen
Ohio Capital Journal
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June 25, 2025
Owners of small pharmacies — many themselves members of local chambers of commerce — are accusing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce of siding with huge corporate middlemen who are driving them out of business. That undermines Ohioans’ health and costs...
Second Harvest Food Bank receives $75,000 grant from Honda
Bellefontaine Examiner - Ohio
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June 25, 2025
Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties this week announced a grant award of $75,000 from Honda, reinforcing a shared commitment to strengthening communities and ensuring that no family goes without food. This impactful...
Red Cross opens service shelters in Ohio, Marion counties
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Red Cross volunteers are manning service centers in Ohio and Marion counties where flash floods the weekend of June 14 caused destruction. Eight people were killed in Ohio County. (Photo Provided) WHEELING — Recovery assistance for flood victims...
VP JD Vance flips off ‘pink-haired’ protesters, defends Trump’s Iran strike at Ohio event
The Economic Times
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June 25, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance sparked controversy at a GOP dinner in Lima, Ohio, by appearing to flip off ;pink-haired; left-wing protesters while declaring ;we're number one.’ During his speech, he mimicked the gesture and said it symbolised his...
Enjoy Ohio this summer
The Times Leader - Ohio
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A stretch of suffocatingly hot weather may have made it tempting to just stay indoors as much as possible, but a recent study reminds us Ohio has a great deal to offer outside. The best part is, it just takes a switch from the air conditioning in...
JD Vance gives middle finger during Ohio speech
Sky News Australia
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June 25, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance has raised his middle finger during a Republican Party dinner speech in Ohio. The speech was referencing the political culture in Washington, DC. In reference to left-wing protestors, he said "the all pink-haired people...
BGSU research finds correlation between mental health and college education among Latino/a/x community
Toledo Legal News - Ohio
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After visiting Bowling Green State University and realizing the hands-on approach to education she could have, Elisa Hernandez began her pursuit of a degree in psychology. Combining her love for psychology with undergraduate research in sociology,...
Enjoy Ohio’s patio weather safely and responsibly with these alcohol law reminders
Toledo Legal News - Ohio
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With warmer weather upon us, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control reminds Ohioans there are restrictions on where adults can enjoy alcoholic beverages. This is especially important as many businesses and consumers gear up for...
A.G. Yost honors Ohio’s past and present victim advocates at annual conference
Toledo Legal News - Ohio
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Addressing the nearly 1,000 victim advocates attending the office’s annual Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost celebrated the work being done to aid Ohio’s crime victims and echoed the underlying...
Red Cross Opens Two Ohio County Flood Relief Centers
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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A truck is loaded with supplies from the National Road Church of Christ and Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort to assist those still recovering from the June 14 flash flooding in Ohio County. (Photo Provided) WHEELING — The American Red...