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Fallen Ohio soldiers honored
Sixteen fallen Ohioans, including nine from southwest Ohio, were posthumously honored at the Ohio Statehouse Tuesday for their sacrifices on the battlefield.The 16 were awarded the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction, presented by state legislative leaders to family members who attended. Afterward, the fallen were recognized again during a wreath-laying ...
Cincinnati-area lawmaker to run for state treasurer
State Rep. Connie Pillich on Monday said she’s running for state treasurer, making her the third Democrat to announce a statewide bid in 2014 against current Republican officeholders.Pillich, 52 of Montgomery, is an attorney and a former captain in the U.S. Air Force who served eight years of active duty. ...
Christian groups push for preschool vouchers in Ohio
Saying it would promote economic opportunities that lead to stable, traditional families, a group of Ohio pastors and Christian educators on Thursday urged state lawmakers to put more money in pre-kindergarten education. The group, organized by Shepherding the Next Generation, a Washington, D.C., based organization of evangelical pastors and ministry ...
State’s budget director “optimstic” Medicaid expansion is coming
Republican Gov. John Kasich’s budget chief told Dayton business leaders on Tuesday he is “optimistic” a proposal to expand health coverage to an estimated 275,000 working poor Ohioans will reemerge by the end of the year.Ohio Office of Budget and Management Director Tim Keen restated arguments for expanding Medicaid eligibility, ...
States urged to lower DUI limit
A federal agency on Tuesday asked states to toughen the standard to declare when someone is legally too drunk to drive. Among a series of recommendations, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates traffic crashes, said states should reduce the DUI standard from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05. While ...
Bill gives bicyclists more room on road
A proposed new law would require Ohio’s drivers to be a little more generous when sharing the road with bicycles. House Bill 145, introduced by Ohio Rep. Mike Henne, R-Clayton, would make drivers keep a distance of at least three feet when passing bicycles. Current law requires only that drivers ...
Kidnapping suspect could face more charges
A Cleveland man accused of kidnapping three young women and holding them in his home for about a decade could face additional charges, including for aggravated murder if authorities can tie him to forced miscarriages, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said Thursday. Ariel Castro, 52, appeared in court for ...
One brother charged with rape, kidnapping in abduction case
Prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged a former Cleveland school bus driver with kidnapping and raping three young women who were rescued from his home earlier this week after a decade of captivity, according to police. Ariel Castro, 52, faces three counts of rape and four counts of kidnapping, and could ...
Neighbors shocked over Cleveland kidnapping case
Luis Soto said he’d spent countless hours searching for his cousin, Gina DeJesus, who disappeared at the age of 14 in 2004. “I’ve gotten on my motorcycle and I’ve driven up and down these streets for some sign, and there’s been nothing,” Soto said quietly. “And here it’s been right ...
Lawmakers push to overhaul Ohio’s energy standards
A bill will be coming soon to overhaul Ohio’s standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency, according to a state lawmaker leading hearings on the issue. Hearings on Ohio’s 2008 energy law that requires power companies to produce 12.5 percent of their energy from renewable sources such as wind, hydroelectric ...
Obama to 2013 OSU graduates: make democracy work
President Barack Obama encouraged Ohio State University graduates on Sunday to be active U.S. citizens while speaking of government as a positive force in people’s lives. Obama, standing on a platform in Ohio Stadium’s north end zone Sunday afternoon, gave a 27-minute speech that urged the 8,200 students that school ...
Kasich proposes $1 billion workers comp refund to businesses, governments
Ohio’s employers would receive $1 billion back from what they’ve paid into Ohio’s insurance system for injured workers, under a proposal announced by Gov. John Kasich on Thursday. The money would be divvied up among 210,000 businesses and governments that pay into Ohio’s worker’s compensation insurance system. The refund would ...
Dayton racino gets OK from Racing Commission
Workers are expected to break ground on a new Dayton racino within the next few days, following a Wednesday vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission that breaks a stalemate that had delayed the project. The racino, located at the site of a former Delphi plant, will cost about $125 ...
Auditor: State could save $7.4M by cutting back on mowing
The state could save as much as $7.4 million by reducing how often it mows along roadways, according to Ohio Auditor Dave Yost.“We need to cut back by mowing less,” Yost said in a written statement issued Tuesday afternoon. “Sometimes, it’s the simplest solutions that have the greatest impact.”The Ohio ...
Overdose deaths at record high in Montgomery County
Montgomery County experienced 162 deaths from drug overdoses in 2012, the highest number on record.“It’s a number that should concern all of us,” said Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jim Gross, at a press conference Tuesday where the 2012 Poisoning Death Review report was released.Cancer and heart disease were the leading ...
Daytonians indicted in $1.8M Cleveland charter school theft
The former operator of a group of Dayton charter schools, along with his wife, brother, business associates and others, was indicted Wednesday for stealing $1.8 million from a charter school in Cleveland, court documents show. In all, 10 people — four from Dayton — and 13 companies were charged with ...
JobsOhio staff given hefty raises
In August 2010, then-candidate John Kasich announced his plan to privatize the Ohio Department of Development, calling the government agency a “black hole” that failed to even return phone calls.“The days of trying to connect with business leaders through bureaucrats are over,” Kasich said during a campaign appearance at a ...
Proposed tax cuts would save most less than $140
Most Ohioans would save an average of $139 a year or less under the current version of a tax plan working its way through the state legislature. The 7 percent lawmakers are debating is significantly less than the 20 percent income tax cut proposed by Gov. John Kasich earlier this ...
Borges chosen to lead Ohio GOP
Fending off last-minute questions about unpaid taxes and an insurgent Tea Party challenger, longtime Ohio political operative Matt Borges was easily elected Friday as chair of the Ohio Republican Party. Borges received 48 votes from members of the state GOP’s central committee. Tom Zawistowski, a Tea Party activist from Portage ...
Race to lead state GOP getting bumpy
The front-runner to be the next leader of the Ohio Republican Party is facing an eleventh-hour call from within his own party to step aside. In a Monday letter to state GOP central committee members, Ashtabula County Republican Party Chair Charlie Frye asked Matt Borges to withdraw his candidacy. Frye ...
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