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Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $11.5 million in first 4 days
Ohio marijuana dispensaries raked in more than $11.5 million in recreational marijuana sales in the week that ended Friday, and prices spiked dramatically in the first week that nonmedical cannabis was legally sold in the state, according to figures released Wednesday by Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control. Overall, Ohio dispensaries sold 1,285 pounds of marijuana flower and 173,043 units of other products, such as edibles and topical ointments, for nonmedical use, generating $11,530,708 in total sales, state...
Leadership Ohio announces 2024 Ohio Impact Awards Honorees at Homecoming event
COLUMBUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—Today, Leadership Ohio announced the winners of the 2024 Ohio Impact Awards. These prestigious awards will be presented on Saturday, August 17, at the Leadership Ohio Homecoming Event at The Boat House at Confluence Park. This highly anticipated event will honor remarkable alumni and their significant contributions to their communities and beyond.
Ohio Secretary of State LaRose asks 20 counties to investigate alleged election violations
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Monday he has referred evidence of suspected election violations to prosecutors in 20 counties, including Tuscarawas County. “We take every allegation of wrongdoing in our elections seriously, whether it’s a fake signature on a petition, a fraudulent voter registration form or a stolen vote,” LaRose...
Criminal law penalties can vary by city, state
As of 2020, when Ohio’s Legislative Budget Office compiled the most recent statistics of the state’s violent crimes, 56% of crimes were aggravated assaults. Robberies were 25.7% of the state’s violent crimes. Next on the list were rapes at 14.9% and homicides at 2.6%. Some are felonies...
Ohio has the priciest Senate race this cycle
Data: Adimpact; Chart: Axios VisualsOhio's pivotal Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Bernie Moreno is by far the most expensive of this election cycle, according to AdImpact data.Why it matters: A fierce battle for control of the Senate is fueling the expected record-breaking ad spending.👀 Eye-popping stat: Spending on the Ohio race had surpassed $310 million as of Aug. 7.This includes money invested during the highly competitive Senate GOP primary, in which Moreno defeated Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Sen. Matt Dolan.The amount also includes ad reservations made through Election Day, which are expected...
Rokita drops lawsuit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. A federal judge last week approved Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request to dismiss his lawsuit, […]
Can smoking weed get me fired? We answer your employment questions about recreational marijuana
Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio started in August — and with this major development we’ve been doing a series answering reader questions and concerns about weed. This story focuses on questions about employment. Yes. Private companies can make whatever policies they want, regardless of whether a substance is legal. “Just because your state makes it […]
Private school vouchers: Scholarships last school year cost Ohio $966.2 million – and counting
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Vouchers for private school tuition – which the legislature expanded to include all families, regardless of income – have cost taxpayers $966.2 million so far for last school year. The number isn’t final. Some families didn’t apply until the last several days of the fiscal...
Counting down the Top 10 Ohio 2025 prospects heading into their senior season
Ryan Day, Mark Pantoni and the Ohio State staff assembled a very talented 2024 recruiting class that featured a number of recruits from Ohio. The Buckeyes have been and are continuing to work on an outstanding 2025 class, which, of course, includes a number of Ohioans. From the 2025 class,...
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