(The Center Square) – Ohio lawmakers who introduced legislation barring state agencies from defining a parent as harmful or dangerous for affirming their child’s sex rather than their gender, are “extremists,” a non-profit group said in a statement.
“Tuesday,... Read more
(The Center Square) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs.
Elected leaders on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health questioned pharmaceutical... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio government agencies would be barred from defining a parent as “harmful” or “dangerous” for affirming their child’s biological sex rather than their gender, under a bill introduced in the Ohio legislature.
The proposed legislation,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Business optimism took another hit in January, and uncertainty for business owners increased again.
The National Federation of Independent Business’ Small Business Optimism Index dropped 0.2 points in January to 99.3, but it continued to... Read more
(The Center Square) – After hitting a semantic speed bump on the title and language used in a previous draft, a petition to block Senate reform to Ohio’s recreational marijuana laws is back on track for the ballot.
Now,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s economy is losing out on billions thanks to insufficient child care infrastructure, according to the state’s Chamber of Commerce.
President and CEO Steve Sivers called on the legislature to invest in the system, while... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s attorney general has sued nine large cannabis operators for allegedly colluding to keep prices artificially high.
“Our investigation uncovered allegations of an industry-wide scheme designed to push small Ohio businesses out of the market,”... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio state legislators announced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting operations in sensitive locations in the state.
The proposal follows a package of bills put forward by Democrats on... Read more
(The Center Square) – A little more than a month after Ohio high schools voted to let athletes be paid for their name, image and likeness, two lawmakers want to stop it.
Reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Mike... Read more
(The Center Square) A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has extended Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians throughout the country, including roughly 13,000 in Springfield, Ohio.
The protected status was scheduled to end today, prompting fears the federal... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio Senate Democrats called Monday for the federal government to extend temporary protected status for Haitians in Springfield.
That status is set to expire Tuesday.
... Read more
(The Center Square) – Residents of the Ohio village of Ashley who made their utility payments each month had no way of knowing that some of it was allegedly being stolen by the former utility clerk.
According to the... Read more
(The Center Square) – Miami Township, which faces a $45 million payment to a man wrongfully convicted of rape, says the judgment is “far exceeding the community’s ability to pay.”
The U.S. Supreme Court last week refused to hear... Read more
(The Center Square) As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the population of the national bird, the bald eagle, is soaring in Ohio.
A recent count involving citizen volunteers showed 715 bald eagles in Ohio, with... Read more
(The Center Square) The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is denouncing a possible federal immigration crackdown on Haitian immigrants in Springfield.
The ACLU statement followed media reports that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told state leaders that U.S. Immigration... Read more
(The Center Square) – Miami Township, OH may have to pay a $45 million civil judgment after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal against the municipality for wrongful imprisonment.
A man sued the township after he... Read more
(The Center Square) A group of nonprofit organizations has filed an ethics complaint against an Ohio state senator, claiming he failed to disclose ownership in five oil well companies.
The complaint, filed by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water... Read more
(The Center Square) – Widespread extreme cold is expected to restrict the production of natural gas in the U.S. in the coming days, with supply disruptions likely in key shale basins that could cut average daily output by about 10%, industry analysts say.The price of benchmark natural gas futures at Henry Hub in Louisiana... Read more
(The Center Square) – On Jan. 7, the union representing workers at a band instrument factory in Eastlake, met with the company, Conn Selmer, for what was supposed to be the beginning of negotiations for a new five-year contract.
... Read more
(The Center Square) – A series new Ohio election laws aimed at removing non-citizens from voting roles violates federal law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and other groups said Thursday.
Senate Bill 293, signed into law last... Read more
