Ohio State undergraduates and graduates work alongside and mentor Metro High School students while learning about sustainable agriculture and vegetable production. At the Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory, students learn about organic farming, urban farming and integrated crop management.
The high school students have also entrepreneurial skills by launching a farmers market at Metro High School.
Ohio is reportedly one of 15 states where undocumented immigrants are being sent back to their home country after seeking medical care. That controversy and concerns regarding immigrants are sparking discussion about immigration reform all across the political spectrum.
Advocates for extending the Medicaid program to cover more low-income Ohioans are holding events statewide in an effort to keep the issue before state lawmakers.
A Democratic state lawmaker is announcing plans to challenge Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in 2014. Third-term state Rep. Connie Pillich, of suburban Cincinnati, said Monday she’ll focus her campaign on fighting for working families, fellow small business owners and senior citizens.
