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Southeast Ohio History Center to host talk on the Battle of Buffington Island
The Southeast Ohio History Center will host author, David Mowery, at 2 p.m. Saturday as he discusses the Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio’s only Civil War clash. Ohio contributed more men per capita to fight for the Union in the American Civil War than any other state. Most of their engagements in conflict occurred in Southern states. However, the Confederacy brought the conflict to Southeast Ohio in the summer of 1863. Morgan and his men were hoping to divert attention of the Union Army of...
Ohio brewery sues Pennsylvania over 'protectionist' rules that limit beer sales
A Cincinnati-based brewery is taking aim at Pennsylvania's alcohol regulations. Urban Artifact, a 9-year-old brewery that specializes in fruit-infused beers, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month alleging that Pennsylvania uses unfair barriers to restrict sales from companies that aren't located in the commonwealth. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Ohio school district's transgender anti-bullying policy upheld by appeals court
(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court upheld the right of a central Ohio school district to enforce policies against the bullying of transgender students, rejecting an effort by a conservative parents group to block enforcement.
Here’s how much Mahoning Valley arts organizations will receive from Ohio Arts Council
Donna Collins is the executive director of the Ohio Arts Council. According to Collins, the OAC board approved 935 grants to Ohio arts organizations. It’s a total of $22,704,702, the largest single round of grant awards distributed to OAC funding applicants in the agency’s history, according to Collins.
Overview: JD Vance and rail safety
Before Donald Trump chose Ohio’s JD Vance as his candidate for vice president, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran, lawyer, and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” gained the national spotlight as one of the authors of the Railway Safety Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation — sponsored by six U.S. senators, three Republicans and three Democrats — came in the aftermath of the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio.
Cat ladies, position pivots and finding religion: JD Vance’s life under a national microscope
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Since his anointment as Donald Trump’s GOP vice-presidential running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has been barnstorming the country on behalf of his running mate as his past policy reversals and contentious remarks have been put under a microscope. So far, Trump’s choice...
Ohio OK’s more marijuana companies to operate in recreational market – including 4 testing labs
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Thirty-four Ohio medical marijuana businesses now have certificates of operation to expand into the recreational market, including the first four testing labs to receive permits. Twenty-four of these growers, processors and testing labs are new as of Friday. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control initially granted...
Ohio voters to decide on redistricting reform this election
Voters in Ohio will soon be given the opportunity to overhaul how the state draws its congressional and legislative maps. Citizens Not Politicians, the coalition of organizations behind the constitutional amendment, sent Secretary of State Frank LaRose more than 700,000 signatures earlier this month, and LaRose certified 535,000 signatures last week. The existing maps, enacted […]
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