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WSYX ABC 6 Columbus
Ohio investigates $1 million fraud in tech training program
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Allegations have surfaced that Cleveland-based Bridgeport Digital received funds without providing any actual training. Further claims suggest that companies hiring Bridgeport may...
Wsyx Staff
04/29/2025 Online
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WBNOWQCT
Cancer Action Day at the Ohio Statehouse today.
...Buckeye State will gather at the Statehouse for Cancer Action Day today (Tuesday). They will urge lawmakers to support the Governor's proposed tobacco tax increases and budget funding for programs that prevent...
04/29/2025 Online
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WBNOWQCT
Governor DeWine Announces 6 Projects Set to Create More Than $835 Million in Investments.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced the approval of six projects that will create 699 new jobs and retain nearly 300...
04/29/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
Ohio treasurer not sold on state cryptocurrency strategic reserve idea
...April 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM EDT Sarah Donaldson / Statehouse News Bureau Ohio Treasurer of State Robert Sprague and Secretary of State Frank LaRose in April 2025. Ohio’s treasurer and secretary of state...
Sarah Donaldson
04/29/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
Ohio budget director: state "does not have the capacity" for $600m in bonds for Browns stadium
...stadium in Brook Park as provided by the Haslam Sports Group Just hours after researchers for state lawmakers released their analysis of the tax revenue estimates for the Cleveland Browns domed stadium development...
Karen Kasler
04/29/2025 Online
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WVXU
Cleveland Browns' owners fire back at memo, analysis blasting $600m stadium bond package
...Cleveland Browns fired back Monday night after the state's budget director and researchers for state lawmakers blasted the team's proposal for a $3.4 billion domed stadium development in Brook Park. House Republicans...
Karen Kasler, Wvxu By
04/29/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
House budget calls for large cuts to Gov. DeWine's H2Ohio program
...their proposed state budget. The House budget called for nearly a 45% cut on fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s trademark effort to improve water quality across Ohio. The House budget would cut the funding...
Drew Maziasz
04/29/2025 Online
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Governor DeWine hosts U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in Western Ohio
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in Darke County Monday afternoon to meet with farmers impacted by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). According to the...
April King
04/29/2025 Online
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East Liverpool Review
AG Yost won’t stand down in 2026 race for governor
In the 2026 Republican primary for Ohio governor, Attorney General Dave Yost finds himself facing an uphill climb against Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur who’s never held elected office....
David Skolnick
04/29/2025 Online
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Columbus Daily Reporter
Bill would authorize tax deductions for gym memberships
A Canfield state lawmaker seeks to incentivize Ohioans to be more physically active and live a healthier lifestyle with legislation authorizing a personal income tax deduction for gym memberships and personal...
04/29/2025 Online
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Spectrum News One Toledo
AG Yost sues 6 Ohio car dealerships
...12:40 PM ET Apr. 28, 2025 PUBLISHED 12:40 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2025 SHARE OHIO — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday he's suing six defunct used-car dealerships, claiming they failed to provide...
Lydia Taylor
04/28/2025 Online
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Journal-News​.‌com
Ohio egg producer hit by bird flu calls for vaccines
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine meet with farmers. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine toured a Darke County egg processing plant Monday...
04/28/2025 Online
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WBNS CBS 10 Columbus
U.S. Supreme Court paves way for proposed Ohio constitutional amendment to end qualified immunity to move forward
The citizen-led initiative related to police will now be reviewed by the Ohio Ballot Board on Tuesday, April 29 Author: Stephanie Haney (WKYC) Published: 5:08 PM EDT April 24, 2025 Updated: 8:11 PM...
Stephanie Haney (wkyc)
04/28/2025 Online
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Highland County Press
Governor DeWine signs bills into law
By Ohio Governor's Office, Press Release Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law: • Senate Bill 33, sponsored by State Senators Steve Wilson (R-Maineville) and George Lang (R-West...
04/28/2025 Online
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Highland County Press
University of Toledo suspending nine undergrad programs in compliance with Ohio higher ed law
...average less than five degrees annually over a three-year period, among other things. State Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, introduced the bill at the end of January, it quickly passed both chambers and...
04/28/2025 Online
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WHIO 1290 AM/95​.‌7 FM
‘Can’t fix that overnight;’ Local farmers still recovering from impacts of bird flu
...is still impacting their production. She will have the latest LIVE on News Center 7 at 6:00. Gov. Mike DeWine welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to have a look at an egg processing plant...
Whio Staff
04/28/2025 Online
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wcpo​.‌com
With Intel's latest layoffs, will the Ohio plant ever be built? Ohio loses Microsoft plant, union leader worries Intel could be next
With Intel's latest layoffs, will the Ohio plant ever be built? Ohio loses Microsoft plant, union leader worries Intel could be next Ohio's top union leader is disappointed and concerned following Intel's...
Morgan Trau
04/28/2025 Online
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ocj​.‌com
EPA announces year-round E15 waiver, Corn growers urge permanent solution
EPA announces year-round E15 waiver, Corn growers urge permanent solution In this featured audio, Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Tadd Nicholson joins Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood on Monday for an update about the...
Joel Penhorwood
04/28/2025 Online
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WSYX ABC 6 Columbus
US Secretary of Agriculture visits egg facility as Ohio recovers from Bird flu
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — "Just the devastation and the heartbreak, and frankly, the darkness that descends when you have to depopulate millions of your flock," Secretary Rollins said. Rollins and Gov....
Sarah Converse
04/28/2025 Online
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wlwt​.‌com
Ohio officials have optimistic outlook on egg prices as bird flu cases drop
Egg production is front and center in Ohio again as Gov. Mike DeWine welcomed the US Secretary of Agriculture to a Versailles chicken farm. DeWine, Sec. of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Ohio Agricultural...
Chris Jacobs
04/28/2025 Online
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Statehouse News Bureau (Online)
Early voting turnout in Ohio is low so far. What effect might that have on Issue 2?
...election, only 83,229 of Ohio's roughly 8 million voters have cast ballots. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said it's typical for primaries like this one to have lower turnout. "It is spotty in a year...
Jo Ingles
04/28/2025 Online
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Richland Source
‘Every senior can afford to live’ at new $38 million Silver Birch facility, says CEO
...assisted living services paid for by Medicaid. It’s Vermilion’s first project in partnership with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the ceremony included state Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario), Mansfield Mayor...
04/28/2025 Online
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WYSU-FM
USDA leader: Ohio full recovery from bird flu could take years
...This includes bringing in eggs from other countries like South Korea and Turkey. Rollins joined Gov. Mike DeWine in Darke County on Monday to meet with egg producers and talk about their response. The group...
Wyso By, Shay Frank
04/28/2025 Online
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wosu​.‌org
Lawmaker says abortion reporting clause in Ohio budget will 'demonize' procedure
...Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The Ohio Supreme Court, Friday, Dec. 15, has dismissed...
Renee Fox
04/28/2025 Online
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State Impact Ohio
How to vote in Ohio's May 6 primary election
...after they cast their early ballot at the Jefferson County Board of Elections office in Steubenville, Ohio, on Monday, April 4, 2022. Early voting begins Tuesday, April 5 in Ohio. This voter guide can help...
Sean Fitzgerald
04/28/2025 Online
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Statehouse News Bureau (Online)
Legislative researchers say tax revenue estimates for new Browns stadium are "overly optimistic"
This is the first publicly-released analysis from a legislative or state office of tax revenue estimates for the project from the Haslam Sports Group, the owners of the Browns. An attorney and senior economist...
Karen Kasler
04/28/2025 Online
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Waste today
Ohio lawmakers address influx of out-of-state waste
Listen to article Ohio lawmakers are looking to address the millions of tons of out-of-state waste imported to the state's landfills annually, reports WTVG. According to the Ohio Environmental Protection...
04/28/2025 Online
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