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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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Gov. Mike DeWine wasted no time in signing a bill that conservatives say will crack down on what they feel is liberal indoctrination in Ohio's public universities. -
A food collective spokesman said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision will hurt food pantries and families in need. -
The “Success Sequence” of graduating high school, getting married and having kids - in that order - is popular among Christian conservatives. -
Like the Ohio Senate’s version, the bill includes an immediate rollback of controversial subsidies to two aging power plants. -
LifeWise Academy, a program that provides off-site Bible study for public school students during school hours, released a report saying they are now in more than 600 schools nationwide. -
Business & EconomyThe 5% ticket tax that Columbus began levying in 2019 for the arts goes to pay operating and facility costs and funds grants for artists and filmmakers. -
The $11 billion transportation budget is awaiting Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature, after passing both the House and Senate unanimously. -
The three Democrats' letter to Republican leaders comes as an amendment has been drafted to add a $600 million bond package for the Cleveland Browns stadium project into the budget. -
When he was a U.S. senator starting in the mid-90s, Gov. Mike DeWine was a member of on the Senate Intelligence Committee. -
OSU President Ted Carter stops short of criticizing Trump and Ohio legislature on education overhaulOhio State President Ted Carter expressed concern over state and federal government action to overhaul higher education. He spoke Wednesday on WOSU's "All Sides with Amy Juravich."
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The return date of March 17 set by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine falls almost five years to the day after the state declared an emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 9, 2020, and allowed certain employees to work remotely. -
Mike DeWine will release his two-year state budget Monday - the final spending plan of his two terms as Ohio's governor. -
A state lawmaker has a bill that would keep cash as an option at retailers in Ohio. -
Business & EconomyBlack Kahawa Coffee at the corner of Broad and High streets is one of the first businesses to open with the help of Columbus City Council's Downtown Ground Floor Growth Initiative. -
The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational marijuana program, raising the tax on product sales from 10% to 15%. -
Four Ohio lawmakers are preparing to introduce identical bipartisan bills that legislate what they call end-of-life procedures. -
The first numbered bills in Ohio's new two-year general assembly have been filed, all with Republicans as their main or joint sponsors. -
Beatty's appointment was announced during Monday night's city council meeting. -
Republican state auditor Keith Faber has announced a move that’s long been expected – he’s running for attorney general in 2026. -
A Republican-backed bill that sought to fight back against what conservatives view as liberal ideology in higher education in Ohio is back, as the sponsor promised it would be.
