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Consequences continue as bill at center of Ohio utility corruption scandal marks fifth anniversary
Five years after Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 6 into law, Ohio citizens and ratepayers are still paying the price. Ohio lawmakers still haven’t taken steps to repeal the rest of the nuclear and coal bailout bill, which is the focus of what prosecutors say was a roughly $60 million bribery scheme by utility FirstEnergy and its affiliates. Cases continue to wind through the courts, and two men implicated in the scandal have apparently taken their own lives.
Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
Ariane Kirkpatrick was undeterred by the limited presence of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector. In 2017, she made her official foray into the space, according to WKCY-3. “We made the decision that we, despite the barriers, despite the obstacles, despite being Black and female, we were going to make this work and we did,”… Continue reading Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
1 Mets prospect who should headline a trade with the Reds for bullpen help
The Cincinnati Reds have decided they won’t go to battle this year and will instead sit this one out or at least sell off a few pieces to shuffle the cards. Getting swept over the weekend has turned them from NL Wild Card contenders to sellers to some extent. Players on expiring contracts are now up for grabs and this team has a couple of candidates on the roster the New York Mets should have interest in.
Middletown Board of Education member resigns due to symptoms of Parkinson's disease
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Middletown City Schools Board of Education member Cathie Mulligan announced her resignation Monday due to progressing symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The school district announced Mulligan's decision on Monday, saying her resignation will take effect on July 31. "I'm grateful to the Middletown voters for allowing me...
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
Ohio inches closer to recreational marijuana sales after growers, processors get OK
Ohio took a big step forward toward recreational marijuana sales last week after some cultivators and processors got the green light to operate. As of Monday, four dual-use cultivators and six dual-use processors had received certificates of operation, meaning they've passed the final tests put in place by the state's Division of Cannabis Control to produce both recreational and medical product, including:
Ride inspections, safety checks on tap in final days before start of Ohio State Fair
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Final preparations are underway for the Ohio State Fair, which begins Wednesday. Ride inspections started last week at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. ABC 6 got a close-up look at the safety checks with state inspectors Monday morning. More than 60 rides are expected to be...
Victim in deadly Hartwell shooting is 19 years old, coroner’s sheet says
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office and the Cincinnati Police Department have yet to identify the man shot and killed in Hartwell on Saturday, July 20. The coroner’s office was able to narrow down the victim’s age to 19 years old on Monday. Originally, it...
Carmen's Crew beats Red Scare as Ohio State alumni take down Dayton counterparts in TBT
If Carmen's Crew wants to earn its first The Basketball Tournament title since 2019, it's following a familiar path. In a rematch of a 2019 TBT game between the Ohio State and Dayton alumni teams, the Buckeyes again came out on top. Five years ago, the game was played The Capital Center as a de facto home game for the Ohio State team, and the home fans enjoyed an 85-71 win.
Kentucky’s governor is a rising political star who learned from another governor, his father
The sweepstakes to replace President Joe Biden is unfolding at breakneck speed, with Vice President Kamala Harris considering VP contenders. Whatever the future holds for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, he owes much to his father, former Gov. Steve Beshear.
Democratic nominee selected in 'smoke-fillled' room, Vance claims at hometown rally
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance promised in his acceptance speech last week at the Republican National Convention that he would never forget his southwest Ohio roots. Making good on that promise Monday, the U.S. senator held his first solo rally in his own Middletown High School between Dayton and Cincinnati. The Butler County rally took place one day after the 2024 presidential election was turned on its head with President Biden's announcement that he was dropping his re-election bid and throwing his support to his vice president, Kamala Harris. “I don't like Joe Biden, and I don't like his politics,” Mr. Vance told his hometown crowd. “I'm not a Democratic primary voter. I never have been. ... What is going on in this country is absolutely disgraceful.”
Ohio Sen. George Lang apologizes for 'divisive' civil war comment made at JD Vance rally
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's hometown state senator said at his rally Monday that if Republicans don't win the 2024 election it could lead to a civil war to "save the country." The comments came from Ohio state Sen. George Lang, R-West Chester, right after he took the stage at Vance's...
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