The Ohio House GOP folded hundreds of changes into the two-year state budget Tuesday, including several non-fiscal items further legislating sex and gender issues.
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab at Ursuline College is using community events and guest speakers to help students and residents re-imagine the region and its future.
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President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports, but farmers aren't happy.
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There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve.
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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.
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Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf, hopes to reduce the amount of expanded polystyrene foam that ends up in landfills each year by converting it into a reusable construction material ... and surfboards.
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Ideastream's sports commentator Terry Pluto weighs in on Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's comments calling the Deshaun Watson trade a "swing and a miss", and that renovating the downtown stadium is still a possibility.
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From Wittenberg to Antioch College, some Ohio universities are in bad financial shape. They’re trying various strategies to recover.
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Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the Ohio Department of Health that millions of dollars slated for local health departments are being rescinded.
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Jones argued for probation, instead of the government's recommended sentencing range of 33-to-41 months.
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