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Health insurance remain toughest issue for small businesses
(The Center Square) – For nearly four decades, small business owners across the country in Ohio said the cost of health insurance is the top chronic issue they face. It remains the No. 1 concern in 2024 after the National Federation of Small Business released the 11th edition of its Small Business Problems and Priorities report, a survey conducted every four years since 1982. The national survey samples 40,000 NFIB...
Ohio’s unemployment rate increases for 5th straight month, though filled jobs also increase
COLUMBUS, Ohio — New state economic data released Friday shows that Ohio added jobs in July, but it also shows that the Ohio unemployment rate increased for the fifth straight month. Ohio gained 2,200 full- and part-time jobs during July from the revised June estimate, increasing the total employment...
Hulk Hogan to make stops at Giant Eagle and bars in Northeast Ohio to promote new beer: Where you can see him
CLEVELAND — WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Hulk Hogan is set to make several stops in Northeast Ohio as he debuts his new Real American Beer. “Across the country, the reception for Real American Beer has been epic among the fans, distributors and retailers alike - people are really loving it” said Hulk Hogan. “Ohio is about to join the movement. I can’t wait to join all the beer lovers and Hulkamaniacs in Ohio soon!”.
Ohio woman wins $2 million prize in Maximum Millions scratch-off
CLEVELAND — Winner! A northeast Ohio woman is taking home a big cash prize from a Maximum Million scratch-off ticket. Mary Caudill of Lorain hit the top prize on the ticket, which is worth $2 million. She chose to take the cash option of $1 million and will be...
Celebrate Hungarian culture at Ohio's Largest Hungarian Festival: Talk of the Towns
PARMA, Ohio -- Hungarian culture will come alive at Ohio’s largest Hungarian festival on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. The one-day event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at German Central Park, 7863 York Road in Parma. Presented by the American Hungarian Friends of...
To tear down Biden’s climate legacy, Vance needs to go through Ohio’s mayors
Mark Messer is no climate activist. The Republican mayor of Lebanon, Ohio, a town of about 20,000 on the outskirts of Cincinnati, recently tweeted a photo of himself with JD Vance — the state’s junior senator — with a message to “make America make sense again.”
Let's get it on: Here are some top games to watch this high school football season
Football season is here. Well, almost. Teams have been dialed into summer workouts since June, with team camps, lifting and 7-on-7s the main courses on the menu. Summer vacation? Ha! ...
Secretary LaRose refers alleged election violations for prosecutions
The Center Square COLUMBUS– A company that canvassed Ohio to register voters could face criminal charges for submitting fraudulent registration forms. Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Monday he has referred evidence of suspected election law violations to 20 county prosecutors around the state. “We take every allegation of wrongdoing in our elections seriously, whether […] The post Secretary LaRose refers alleged election violations for prosecutions appeared first on The Tribune.
FirstEnergy agrees to deal to avoid state prosecution | Reporters Roundtable
Akron-based FirstEnergy agreed this week to a deal with the state of Ohio to avoid state prosecution for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scandal. HB 6 included a billion-dollar nuclear bailout. FirstEnergy, which bribed an Ohio house speaker and a state regulator, is paying another $20 million...
Ohio AG Yost and three other AGs push for grocery mega-merger between Kroger and Albertsons
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in Alabama, Georgia and Iowa went to court Wednesday to urge that the merger between Kroger and Albertsons go through. Opponents of the merger — including the Federal Trade Commission and eight state attorneys general — say that such a huge merger in a consolidating marketplace will […]
Ohio sees spike in out-of-state abortions, but access to abortion care can be challenging
Even though abortion is legal in Ohio, accessing abortion care can be burdensome Northwest and Southeast Ohio don’t have any surgical abortion centers — meaning folks in those corners of the state have to travel far distances, sometimes even going out-of-state, to receive abortion care. “People go wherever they can get in quickest and that […]
MEVSD Transportation Stumbles Out Of The Gate
MARYSVILLE – Transportation woes which plagued the Marysville Exempted Village School District last year have carried over to the beginning of the 2024-25 school year as a shortage of bus drivers and faulty bus route mapping have caused major problems getting kids to and from the various school buildings, many of whom were either not picked up at home or have been subjected to extended bus rides both to and from school as classes resumed this week.
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