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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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The Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump said the National Institutes of Health grant would be canceled. Ohio State University declined to comment on the grant cancellation. -
The city council in Grove City voted to create a grant program to pay the health insurance premiums for the city's low-income residents. It may be the first program of its kind, but hasn't been funded yet. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled $420 million for a program called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement, which helps food banks and other local groups provide food to their communities. -
A provision in Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget could threaten health insurance coverage for the nearly 770,000 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentUnhoused people were living temporarily in the Loyalty Inn on Columbus' Far East Side after the city dismantled outdoor encampments late last year. -
It's unclear whether the offices will close or be relocated. Among the offices where leases are expiring are the Small Business Administration and Food and Drug Administration. -
Business & EconomyThat could spell disaster for the local economy: research credits nonprofit organizations for making up at least a third of Cuyahoga County’s total gross domestic product. -
Gov. Mike DeWine said he hopes lawmakers will go forward with his Ohio sports facilities fund created with revenue from sports betting operators in his proposed budget. -
The idea of improving driver training is something Gov. Mike DeWine has been thinking about since a fatal school bus crash in Springfield in 2023. -
More than 15,000 civilian employees work at Wright-Patt. The Fairborn, Ohio, base is one of the largest in the nation. Base officials declined to comment on how many, if any, employees have been or could be dismissed.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday state lawmakers should reconsider increasing funding for some of his most prioritized programs. -
The Ohio House version of the two-year budget changes the way public libraries are funded by eliminating the Public Library Fund and instead earmarking a flat line item amount for each year. -
There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve. -
There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too. -
Faber said in a letter the school met behind closed doors in May 2024 to discuss a controversial strategy document authored by board member Brandon Simmons. That document plunged a debate on whether to close several aging school buildings into chaos. -
It’ll take about $1 billion for the state to pay back the $600 million in bonds to help fund the Cleveland Browns' new stadium and development, but Republican House leaders say it will be money well spent. -
The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair. -
Ohio House Finance committee members will continue to vet the amendments in hearings this week, with a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next Wednesday. -
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. -
Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing the controversial Senate Bill 1 on Friday, less than 48 hours after the Senate sent it over.
