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Ohio will require AEDs in schools and public athletic facilities in effort to save lives
The state of Ohio will require automated external defibrillators be available in schools and sports facilities around the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 47, which mandates that AEDs be placed in every public and chartered nonpublic school in Ohio, as well as all municipally owned or operated sports and...
"Making history in the completely wrong way": JD Vance is really unpopular and "dragging Trump down"
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is making history as Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, but not in the way that the Trump campaign had hoped. According to a CNN survey taken after the Republican National Convention, Vance has an approval rating of -6 points, making him the first vice presidential nominee to enter the general election with a negative rating since 1980.
Ohio law limiting disabled voter assistance overturned
(The Center Square) – Ohio disabled voters can ask friends, neighbors and grandchildren to help them cast absentee ballots after a federal court struck down part of a 2023 state law. House Bill 456 created sweeping voting changes, including the provision that limited who could possess a disabled voter’s absentee ballot. A federal court, however, said the voter can choose who helps them. The ACLU and ACLU-Ohio sued to stop...
OABA accepting nominations for Industry Excellence Awards
COLUMBUS — The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is accepting nominations for its Industry Excellence Awards from now until Aug. 9 to honor outstanding leaders in the agribusiness industry. The OABA’s Industry Excellence Awards seek to highlight stories of professionalism, stewardship and excellence within the agribusiness sector. OABA member company employees...
Ohio redistricting amendment will appear on November ballot
(The Center Square) – Ohio voters will get the chance in November to decide whether to remove the redistricting process from lawmakers and create an independent commission. A group pushing for a constitutional amendment they say would remove politics from redistricting gathered more than enough signatures to put the question on the general election ballot. All that’s left is to figure out the exact ballot language. Secretary of State Frank...
Ohio teacher receives Presidential Award for environmental teaching
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and the President’s Environmental Youth Award. In Ohio, Shari Insley from Pine Intermediate School in North Olmstead was awarded...
How a region responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with their own book
This story originally appeared on Ohio Capital Journal. As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden people’s view of Appalachia, she decided to share her own narrative as part of a collection of writings […] The post How a region responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with their own book appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Aircrafts will be used in Ohio to distribute oral rabies vaccines for wildlife
OHIO — The Ohio Department of Health announced that beginning July, 29 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and several Ohio local health departments (LHDs) will begin distributing an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) by ground and […]
Warm, sticky, scattered storms later
Skies will remain partly sunny on a warm, humid summer afternoon. High temperatures will peak in the mid-80s. A disturbance will trigger scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening, with a few stronger storms capable of producing damaging winds and hail, primarily over the northern part of the state ahead of a sagging boundary.
Ariane Kirkpatrick and Amonica Davis are the founders of Ohio’s first black women-owned 100% vertically integrated cannabis company
Despite the lack of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, Ariane Kirkpatrick remained determined. According to WKCY-3, she entered the space officially in 2017. Kirkpatrick expressed her determination to overcome the challenges that came with being a black woman in her field. “Despite facing barriers and obstacles, we decided to make it work, and we succeeded,” she said.
Will an Ohio Judge Lose His Law License?
Longtime VC readers may recall the "censorious thuggery" of Geauga County, Ohio Judge Timothy Grendell. His conduct from the bench has long been controversial, but he nonetheless ran for re-election unopposed in 2020. When I last blogged about Judge Grendell, it was after reports he threatened to hold a mother...
Ohio FOP passes on endorsing Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Sen. Sherrod Brown each time he’s run for reelection. But they are passing on doing so this year, citing comments the longtime Democrat made about a controversial police shooting in Columbus three years ago. If you purchase...
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