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Ohio Medicaid projected to lose $33 B over next decade
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (1287+ words) Health care analysts are estimating Ohio will lose billions for its Medicaid program over the next decade following last year's passage of HR 1 " the federal reconciliation bill also called the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" or the "Working Families Tax…...
Proposed Ohio bill would create records to track pregnancies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (477+ words) A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the Ohio House that would essentially track people's pregnancies by issuing fetal heartbeat life certificates and keeping a registry of fetal deaths. Under House Bill 754, if a fetal heartbeat is detected, a…...
Ohio House passes bill to improve public school experience for foster students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) The Ohio House passed a bill 92-1 on Wednesday meant to improve the K-12 experience for Ohio children placed in foster care. The bill, House Bill 25, has enjoyed broad support from the start of its legislative journey, evidenced by its bipartisan sponsors,…...
Ohio House bill would block NIL deals for high school, junior high athletes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (629+ words) Middle and high school athletes in Ohio may soon be barred from earning money for their name, image or likeness if proposed Ohio legislation passes that would override the state's high school athletics association. House Bill 661, carried by two Republican…...
Vehicles on Ohio roads look like demolition derby cars: Here's why that's a problem
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (944+ words) Cars on local and state roadways look like they were just in a demolition derby. Examples spotted just in recent weeks: - A Honda Civic driving down Salem Avenue in Harrison Twp. had a badly cracked windshield, a missing headlight and…...
Columbus man found guilty of fatal 2023 Thanksgiving night shooting
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) A Columbus man was convicted of three charges Thursday for the 2023 Thanksgiving evening fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man. A Clark County jury found Sean Baron Wallace, 31, guilty of two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, all…...
Columbus murder suspect arrested in Springfield
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (139+ words) A Columbus homicide suspect was arrested in Springfield Thursday after an hours-long standoff at the Quality Inn. Jordan Andre, 34, of Reynoldsburg, is suspected in the Aug. 8 shooting death of 40-year-old Bryan Morris Jr. , a Columbus chef, outside Ledo's Tavern in…...
Ohio's budget and you: Understanding state's proposed two-year budget and its impacts
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (275+ words) How much you pay in taxes; how your local schools and libraries are funded and operated; how social safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps operate; how your money is spent. These are all things whose fates are linked…...