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How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market: poll
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs poll...

Rep Jennifer Gross promotes alternative currency legislation and calls for passage of OH HB112
Rep. Jennifer Gross, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, has recently posted several statements on her social media account addressing legislative initiatives and expressing condolences.On October 17, 2025, Gross stated: "I'm proud to...

How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON — Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs poll finds, in what is a potential warning sign for Republicans as a...

Ohio State alumni recruit students at campus career fair
Alumni from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University recently visited the Columbus campus to recruit students for positions at their companies. These alumni participated in the Fisher Fall Career Fair, which took place at the...

How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC...
Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023. Electricity bills are a “major” source of stress for 36% of U.S....
The property-tax time bomb that could roil waters for the next Ohio governor: Thomas Suddes
Republicans are virtually certain to nominate Cincinnati-born Vivek Ramaswamy, a business tycoon, as their 2026 candidate for governor of Ohio. Meanwhile, though, there’s a possibility Ohio’s property-tax squeeze on homeowners, which a clueless...

Ohio State vs. Wisconsin projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 8 | 2025 college football season
The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0) will square off against the Wisconsin Badgers (2-4) in Week 8 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Ahead...

Ohio launches loan program offering reduced rates for small businesses
Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague has announced the upcoming launch of the Buckeye Business Advantage program, which will provide reduced interest rate loans to qualifying small businesses in Ohio. The initiative is scheduled to begin later this...

4 YSU Students Selected as Beeghly Fellows for Fall Semester
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Four Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business Administration students have been selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2025 fall semester. Jan Harter, James Slessor, Moritz Bayer and Tanishka Agnihotri...

Ohio businesses pivoting as confusion about intoxicating hemp ban stirs
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A judge put Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s ban on what he calls intoxicating hemp on hold for two weeks. What first looks like a major win for hemp sellers and manufacturers in Ohio may be more complicated than it appears. Local...

Ohio Realtors board member shares insights on managing anger and self-awareness
Marilou Butcher Roth, owner of The MBR Group and Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati, recently shared her perspective on managing anger and frustration. Roth, who works primarily with REALTORS through her coaching and training company,...

OhioRISE helping equip students to make their roadmap through life
Photo Provided OhioRISE care coordinator Vicky Filtz greets students and educators from across Belmont and Harrison Counties during the second annual Roadmap to Transition Fair held at Ohio University Eastern. She is pictured introducing the...

Entrepreneurs driving innovation and transforming their fields
Photo courtesy of Prime Authority Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Progress in business rarely comes from staying within the lines. Across industries, entrepreneurs are rethinking long-standing models, introducing...

7 years after Ohio's last execution, future of death penalty uncertain
Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new execution methods. Victims' families express...

Ohio launches new round of demolition grants to support site revitalization
State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel | The Ohio House of RepresentativesState Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel | The Ohio House of Representatives State Representative Monica Robb Blasdel announced that the Ohio Department of Development has published new...

All the president’s businesses: How Trump has grown richer from the White House
In 1996, journalist Mark Singer was assigned by The New Yorker, where he had worked for 20 years, to shadow Donald Trump for several months and produce an in-depth profile of the then media-savvy U.S. businessman. Singer wrote what became one of...

Ohio businesses see demand surge amid intoxicating hemp ban attempt
CINCINNATI — Ohio businesses are looking to capitalize on borrowed time, less than 24 hours after Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine's executive order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products was temporarily blocked by a judge. The back-and-forth...

Ohio BCI returns $36,000 to Butler County woman after cryptocurrency scam
A special unit within the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has returned more than $36,000 to a 67-year-old woman from Butler County who was defrauded in a cryptocurrency scam, according to an announcement by Attorney General Dave Yost...

Ohio law enforcement recovers $36,000 lost in cryptocurrency scam by Fairfield Twp. woman
The Ohio Attorney General's Office says that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation helped a Butler County woman recover tens of thousands of dollars that she lost in a cryptocurrency scam.The Ohio Attorney General's Office says that the bureau...

OHIO Board of Trustees learn about successes on regional campuses, received student affairs engagement update during October Board meetings
The Ohio University Board of Trustees learned about various successes on OHIO’s regional campuses, such as recent expansions in nursing across the campuses and their stable retention during meetings on Oct. 16, and Oct. 17, on the Athens campus....