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Ohioans canvass to spread word about Issue 1 ballot initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters will start heading to the polls in 42 days for early voting and Election Day is now only 70 days away, which means campaigns are ramping up to be full speed ahead after Labor Day. There is only one state issue on the ballot this fall, called Issue 1, […]
'Pharmacy deserts' proliferate in Northeast Ohio as Rite Aid closes most stores
This story was reported in collaboration with community members. Want to work on a story with Ideastream Public Media? Get in touch. Rite Aid is set to close its remaining pharmacies in the city of Cleveland — and all but four across Ohio — by the end of September, leaving some residents concerned about retail and pharmacy options in their neighborhoods.
Lawmakers discuss expanding Ohio gambling laws to phones
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An expansion to different types of gambling could soon be coming in Ohio. “Gaming is going to be expanded,” Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) said. “I mean, to think that we’re somehow going to go back to the puritan age where gambling is not prevalent in Ohio is foolishness.” Throughout the spring, […]
Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed
Thursday, a hearing was held before Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge Sean O'Brien regarding the murder conviction and death sentence of Sean Carter. During that hearing, evidence was submitted that three doctors who evaluated Carter found that his mental condition deteriorated while in custody, according to a news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office.
While Ohio lags in EVs, 1 local dealership carves a niche
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, Ohio is lagging significantly in EV sales and registrations.But one local business is doing well by specializing in used EV sales. Maumee-based Price Pro is the second-largest used car dealer in northwest Ohio and, according to its president, Denny Walerius, is probably the largest seller of used EVs. The company was founded in 2014. Sixty percent of its sales are to local buyers with the remaining 40 percent coming from people all over the country. In 2022, the most recent year for which statistics are available, less than 1 percent of vehicles registered in the Buckeye State were electric. At present, 6.8 percent of all vehicles registered in the United States are electric. Ohio ranks 32nd among the 50 states for per-capita electric vehicle registrations. The EPA has stated that the auto industry could meet the agency’s 2032 emissions targets if 56 percent of new vehicle sales were electrics, 13 percent were plug-in hybrids, and gasoline-powered cars were made to be more fuel efficient.
Enquirer names Greater Cincinnati high school athletes of the week, Aug. 30
In a vote that ended Aug. 30, Cincinnati.com readers selected the first 2024-2025 Enquirer Athletes of the Week from high school sports action through Aug. 25. Here are this week's winners. ...
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