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Amanda-Clearcreek superintendent: Electronic buses will help reduce costs
Each day in Ohio, almost 860,000 schoolchildren hop on a traditional yellow school bus to start their days. Collectively they travel almost 180 million miles per year. That’s a lot of time to spend in a bus breathing diesel exhaust fumes and hearing the roar of the engine for our kids and bus drivers. That is why the Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District is excited to announce that we will be implementing two electric school buses in our...
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Ohio
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $360,310 in May, 3.9% higher than the year before. Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, […]
New Ohio law requires schools to honor religious beliefs, free speech
(The Center Square) – Ohio school districts must adopt a policy to accommodate students' sincerely held religious beliefs. The new law, signed Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine, was introduced more than a year ago. It requires the district to adopt a policy prohibiting the encouraging of students, employees, and applicants to specific beliefs or ideas about political movements or ideology. Policies must be adopted to make policies, guidance, and training...
Can Kamala Harris recreate Barack Obama’s Ohio victories? Capitol Letter
No we can’t? With Vice President Kamala Harris appearing to have sewn up the Democratic presidential nomination, Ohio Democrats think she can attract urban voters – particularly minorities, women, and younger voters – the same way ex-President Barack Obama did in 2008 and 2012. But few, if any, people think that Harris can win Ohio this year the same way Obama won the state twice. Jeremy Pelzer asks the experts and crunches the numbers to find out why.
Trump Campaign Turmoil Explodes as Trove of J.D. Vance's Bombshell Emails Critical of Ex-Prez Are Leaked: 'Morally Reprehensible Human Being'
The Trump campaign has been thrown into absolute chaos. After Donald Trump decided on J.D. Vance as his Vice-Presidential pick, the Ohio senator came under fire for his ridiculous comments about women without children. Now, the situation has worsened as leaked emails between Vance and one of his former Yale Law School classmates have surfaced where he appeared to bash his new running mate. In the email correspondence between Vance and Sofia Nelson, who is transgender, from 2014 through 2017, the right-wing politician seemed to make statements about "hating" the police, slamming the Republican party altogether and emphasizing his disdain...
Southwest Ohio school board member nominated as OSBA president-elect
Mary Cleveland, a southwest Ohio school board member, was selected as the Ohio School Boards Association’s (OSBA) president-elect nominee. If elected during OSBA’s statewide conference in November, she will become OSBA president in 2026 following her term as president-elect in 2025. Cleveland is in her 11th year on...
Produce Recall Extended to Include Michigan Kroger, Save A Lot Stores
Last week, we informed you of a massive recall of cucumbers sold at Walmart locations in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Today, that recall has been extended to include additional produce items sold at various retail locations in 15 additional states. Cucumbers, Peppers, Green Beans, and More. The United States Food...
JumpStart taps 'a village' to grow Northeast Ohio's tech-based companies
Dangling from Franco Kraiselburd’s gloved hand is a white, jello-like patch he believes will revolutionize wound care worldwide. “Imagine this is the next band aid. Do you know what I mean?’’ says an animated Kraiselburd, encouraging visitors to a Case Western Reserve University lab to glove up and touch the moistened patch. “Here's the thing – imagine this integrated into your skin. Right? And it just feels nice.”
Redistricting reform seeks to break insiders’ lock on the Ohio Statehouse: Thomas Suddes
The good news from the Statehouse last week was that Ohioans will get a chance this November to require fairly drawn General Assembly districts by wresting “apportionment” power from political insiders. The “Citizens Not Politicians” plan has been proposed by the petition signatures of 535,005 registered Ohio voters...
Ohio’s new cell phone policy draws mixed reactions
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) - Two months ago, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 250, mandating that every school has a cell phone policy and Ironton High School’s new policy will mandate that cell phones go in their lockers from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “I want to assure...
Could we see Obama-era turnout in Ohio cities in November? Will it matter? The Wake Up for Monday, July 29, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Ohio used to be a swing state, a purple heart-shaped piece of heartland, where candidates of either stripe visited to court votes. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
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