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George Shillcock/WOSUErin Upchurch, executive director of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, said staffing changes, lack of a venue and the current political climate led to the dance's cancellation. -
Sarah Donaldson/Statehouse News BureauMoreno said the historic Chillicothe paper mill, owned currently by Pixelle Specialty Solutions, will pause its permanent closure until December.
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Though the draft amendment would add the bond package to the budget and eliminate a proposed sports facilities fund, Gov. Mike DeWine is staying positive. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Curry-Da-Souza's plan could push owners of vacant properties to get their homes back in circulation faster. -
Last month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development canceled 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program grants, affected programs in 33 states, including Ohio. -
After another round of fierce floor debate, Senate Bill 1 is all but guaranteed to become law, with a Senate concurrence vote sending it to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk. -
An Ohio lawmaker said the state needs to put in place a regulatory framework for evolving digital currencies and blockchain technology. -
A man in northeast Ohio has spent the last decade filing upwards of 160 lawsuits against local governments. He says they failed to comply with the state’s open government laws. -
Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates for the District 7 seat are bringing new policy ideas to the campaign trail. Ross' proposal to provide more resources to seniors facing code violations could revive a recent casualty of budget cuts. -
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Chief Judge Sarah Morrison affirmed an earlier order from a magistrate judge in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio have been using Marsy's Law to shield officers' names from public release.
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Ohio’s auditor says in the last six years about $1.2 million was paid out in late fees, interest and penalties by township or village officials. -
The Democratic women say they support bills that would help all women in Ohio, but Republican women don't necessarily agree.
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Dozens of students and some faculty protested the decision by Ohio State University President Ted Carter to close the university's diversity, equity and inclusion offices. Many said Carter is closing the offices prematurely and not fighting back against state and federal government attacks on DEI. -
Kate Curry-Da-Souza, Tiara Ross and Jesse Vogel are running to fill the seat currently held by Otto Beatty III. -
The bill would raise the minimum hours of instruction for core classes in Ohio by a little over two weeks each year. -
Former Rep. Elliot Forhan was accused by Ohio Democratic House leaders of “inappropriate behavior” during the last two-year session. -
At around $11.5 billion, Ohio's biennial transportation budget would primarily fund state highway, route and bridge construction projects. -
SB 56 strictly prohibits smoking cannabis in public, limiting Ohioans to partaking in private residences, and reduces home grow from 12 plants or less to six plants. -
The data comes from the Pew Research Center's most recent Religious Landscape Study. -
Business & EconomyA central Ohio data center, RackSquared, was developed by the Columbus-based Wasserstrom restaurant supply company to meet the company's growing data needs. The data center developed into its own business. -
A bipartisan Ohio Senate resolution asks Congress to reimburse parties that have been injured by fraud and to tighten up safety measures on EBT cards themselves. -
Tiara Ross provided WOSU with a copy of her lease, which shows she started renting an apartment on May 3, 2023. If the document helps prove she lived in Columbus to the Franklin County Board of Elections, it could make her candidacy survive by a mere three days.
