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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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There’s no change in the Republican House budget, as Ohio food banks are wrestling with cuts at the federal level too. -
The congressman's Facebook and X accounts stated the call-in information would be posted prior to the town hall's 5:30 p.m. start time Tuesday. The details were never posted, but Carey's office did livestream the forum. -
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. -
Columbus Public Health recently lost about half of a $6 million grant for COVID-19 enhanced operations, leading CPH to let go of 11 infectious disease investigators. -
A Franklin County judge granted a temporary restraining order stopping the election that was planned for Wednesday of a new president of the Columbus branch of the NAACP. -
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Dublin Police will soon use drones as first responders in some cases. Dublin Police are also adding robots with 360 degree cameras to two locations in the city. The ACLU of Ohio wants regulations on this technology to protect the privacy rights of citizens. -
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. -
Nana Watson, the former president of the Columbus branch of the NAACP, wants a Franklin County judge to stop the organization from electing a new president by issuing a restraining order.
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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.
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The 136th Ohio General Assembly begins today. Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler breaks down what the top issues could be in the new two-year session. -
Gov. Mike DeWine will appoint a successor to Vice President-elect JD Vance when he resigns from the Senate. -
We’re talking about Ohio’s three C’s: Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati. -
The Ohio House and Senate passed the ban on the use of electronic tracking devices without consent almost unanimously. But there was some opposition to it. -
Gov. Mike DeWine wants money for certain grants, however, and said he will go straight to the source, the Ohio Controlling Board, before budgeting begins next year. -
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law to require Ohio prosecutors report medical professionals convicted of sexual abuse to the state medical board, but said he's concerned about another bill on “medical free speech”. -
The provision has not had hearings and was shoved into the "Christmas Tree" bill passed by Ohio lawmakers very early Thursday morning. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentCustomers will be able to take a reusable cup to go, then bring it back later. They'll get their next drink in another reusable cup while the shop washes the first one. -
The bill called "The Parents' Bill of Rights" requires K-12 schools to notify parents if sexuality is discussed plus it requires schools to allow release time for religious education. -
Neither will Ohio's county commissioners, judges and statewide elected officials, after a proposal to hike their pay stalled in lame duck.
