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Ohio's House Technology and Innovation Committee has passed House Bill 166 unanimously
Cryptopolitan
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June 18, 2025
Ohio’s House Technology and Innovation Committee unanimously passed House Bill 116, known as the “Bitcoin Rights” bill, with a 13-0 vote. The bipartisan support signals Ohio’s push to become a cryptocurrency and blockchain technology leader. The...
Ohio health system strikes deal to acquire hospital
Chief Healthcare Executive
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June 18, 2025
The TriHealth system has reached an agreement to acquire Clinton Memorial Hospital, a 140-bed hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. When the deal is complete, Clinton Memorial would become the sixth acute care hospital in the TriHealth system. TriHealth...
Ohio River Way celebrates launch of Historic Restoration Plan
People’s Defender - Ohio
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June 18, 2025
News Release The Ohio River Way proudly supports the recentlaunch of a landmark restoration plan titled “Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities, Healthy Economies: A Collaborative Plan to Restore and Protect the Waters of the Ohio River Basin.” This...
Ohio State women's volleyball team to benefit from revenue sharing boost
ABC 6 - Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio State University's women's volleyball team is set to receive a financial boost as part of a new revenue-sharing initiative. Starting July 1st, colleges can pay student-athletes directly with a cap of $20.5 million....
Ohio property tax reform bill sparks alarm over potential financial fallout for counties
ABC 6 - Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The latest efforts at the Ohio Statehouse on property tax reform are creating dire warnings from county commissioners across the state. HB 335, which is set to have its first hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee on...
Ohio State aids farmers during delayed planting season
North Columbus News - Ohio
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June 17, 2025
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. President at Ohio State University | Twitter WebsiteWalter “Ted” Carter Jr. President at Ohio State University | Twitter Website Relentless rain and lingering cold have delayed the start of Ohio's 2025 planting season,...
Commentary: An Ohio Senate Amendment That Prevents Overregulation, Supports Students
The Ohio Star
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June 18, 2025
by Ken Blackwell Over the past few decades, technological advancements like the internet, smartphones, and artificial intelligence have propelled Americans into the digital age we experience today. Driven by American ingenuity and free market...
Extension experts guide Ohioans through food preservation season
Northwest Signal - Ohio
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COLUMBUS — That jar of homemade jam or crunchy home-canned green beans might look delicious on the pantry shelf, but if it wasn’t preserved using tested, science-backed methods, it could pose serious health risks. Improper food preservation...
How To Help and How To Get Help After Ohio County Flooding
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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A number of organizations around the Ohio Valley are pitching in to help those in Ohio County hit hard by Saturday night’s flash floods. Those organizations also could use some help in assisting others. Below are just some of the groups that are...
DeWine cagey on Senate's flat income tax, saying Ohioans need tax cut 'to help working families'
WVXU News - Ohio
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June 18, 2025
The 2.75% flat income tax in the Senate budget got the approval of all but one Republican senator, and House Republicans who favor tax cuts seem to like it as well. But there’s one key Republican who may be showing doubts. And he has the power to...
Ohio Republicans to introduce bill that would treat abortion as homicide and ban all procedures in the state
The Independent
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June 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Opposition from Ohio schools, communities building against GOP lawmaker's property tax bill
WYSO - Ohio
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June 18, 2025
Opposition is growing against a Republican state lawmaker’s bill that would cut property taxes by eliminating the 1% of property tax value that schools and local governments can levy without voter approval – known as inside millage. House Bill...
Report shows Ohio among worst states of retailers selling contaminated meat
The Canton Repository - Ohio
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Odds are, when you go grocery shopping at any grocery story, you assume the meat you are buying is free of any potentially harmful bacteria. A new study reports, however, that Summit County shoppers are more likely to come in contact with...
Cleveland teen Keshaun Williams still missing 2 years after Ohio Amber Alert, but authorities say they have 'credible' leads
WKYC - Ohio
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June 18, 2025
Speaking with 3News on Tuesday, Deputy U.S. Marshal Vinny Piccoli confirmed his agency is following a pair of 'pretty credible' leads in Keshaun's disappearance. CLEVELAND — It has now been two years since 15-year-old Keshaun Williams disappeared...
Devers trade does not mean ‘waving of the white flag’
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox thought they would be better off with a happy clubhouse than a disgruntled Rafael Devers. A day after trading their erstwhile third baseman to the San Francisco Giants, Red Sox President Sam Kennedy told reporters on...
Devo announces joint tour with The B-52s. Are they playing in Ohio?
Akron Beacon Journal - Ohio
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Days after Akron new-wave band Devo took to social media June 12 with a cryptic announcement, we have an answer. Two iconic punk bands, hailing from the '70s, are coming together for a limited-run tour this fall. Devo and The B-52s announced their...
Lucas County Auditor’s Office receives clean financial audit
WTVG - Ohio
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June 18, 2025
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The state auditor’s office found that the Lucas County Auditor’s Office had a clean, or unmodified, financial audit. Lucas County Auditor Kaite Moline made the announcement on Tuesday. The county’s 2024 annual financial audit...
Accused serial scammer targeting Toledo businesses for donations to fake charity events
WTVG - Ohio
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June 17, 2025
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - She sounds legit. However, business owners and law enforcement are saying beware. “She’s very persuasive,” said Misty Smith, owner of Freedom Comics on West Laskey Rd. in Toledo. “She seems like she knows what she’s talking...
Flat tax, Browns stadium funding, school money among budget issues for Ohio lawmakers
WOSU - Ohio
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June 17, 2025
Six state lawmakers on the conference committee are now going over the differences between the budgets approved by the House and Senate, with the deadline of June 30 looming. Among the big items: plans to use 30-year bonds or unclaimed funds for...
Ohio couple pleads guilty to using trucking companies for COVID-related loan fraud
FreightWaves
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June 17, 2025
An Ohio couple that owned multiple trucking companies pleaded guilty Monday in an Ohio federal courtroom to charges they committed wire fraud to obtain funds under COVID-era programs designed to keep employees on the payroll in the early days of...