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WEB5 days ago · The Ohio Capital Journal is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to connecting Ohioans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Journal combines Ohio state government coverage with incisive investigative journalism, reporting on the consequences of policy, political insight and …
Millions of Ohioans facing home gas and electric rate hikes
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Ohio utility companies have asked state regulators for permission to raise home gas, electric and water costs on more than 2.75 million Ohio customers. Those charges could be spread between customers of Columbia Gas, AES Ohio, Duke Energy, and Aqua Ohio. The utilities, all investor-owned, …
Ohioans vote to legalize recreational marijuana by passing Issue 2 …
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Recreational marijuana will soon be legal in Ohio after voters passed Issue 2 on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the election on Issue 2 shortly after 9:30 p.m.. With nearly 99% of precincts reporting early Wednesday, the proposed law was passing with 56.79% of the vote, or 2.144 million voters out …
Science of reading curriculum is now being taught in all Ohio …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · As students return to school this fall, their reading curriculum might look a little different. This is the first academic year Ohio school districts are required to teach the science of reading curriculum, which is based on decades of research that shows how the human brain learns to read and incorporates phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do's …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Republish photo only with original story.) Ohio became the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal last week. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Although marijuana is legal, there are quite a few caveats because lawmakers can tweak that law, and it could be several months before the state ...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has six-week abortion ban put …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost confirmed that he filed a motion to dissolve the injunction on Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, which was granted. Abortion is now illegal in Ohio after six weeks of pregnancy, before many are aware yet they are pregnant.
With enough signatures in, recreational marijuana bill goes to the ...
WEBJan 31, 2022 · If lawmakers can’t or won’t pass a proposed bill, recreational marijuana in Ohio could be a matter for the people to decide. Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Friday that the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted enough valid signatures to set in motion what’s known as an “initiated statute” process.. The coalition gathered 136,729 valid signatures spanning all ...
Columbus, Dayton, gun safety advocates settle court case over …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The cities of Dayton and Columbus as well as Everytown For Gun Safety settled a four years-long court battle this week with the state of Ohio over the criminal background check system. Under the agreement, the cities and state officials will work together to upgrade the system's technology and …
Here are the proposals to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers
WEBJan 29, 2021 · This plan calls for bumping the hourly wage to $10 on Jan. 1, 2022, then increasing it by a dollar each year to reach $15 in 2027. In Ohio, the minimum wage for tipped employees currently stands at $4.40 per hour. That is because state law allows the tipped minimum wage to be 50% of the higher total, so …
Parsing the gains, losses in DeWine's fundraising ahead of …
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · And when individual donors can give up to $13,704, one person can exert significant influence on their zip code’s totals. For all those gains and losses, the bottom line remains pretty similar: DeWine walked into 2018 with $10.5 million, and he’s walking into this year with $9.2 million.
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