Outdated definitions and insufficient reporting requirements have prompted a southwest Ohio lawmaker to propose a legislative measure to enhance Ohio’s adult protective services to protect some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens. Citing National Council of Aging estimates of 5 million older adults suffering abuse annually, Republican Rep. Wes Retherford of Hamilton told members of [...]
A federal court of appeals recently ruled that sentencing mistakes at multiple court levels entitled an inmate convicted on drug conspiracy charges to a third sentencing hearing. The case stemmed from the conviction of Lewis Powell who, in 2014, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine and dealing [...]
Here’s one thing millions of Americans can agree on: March Madness is fun, especially when there’s a little money on the line. So fun, in fact, that more people will fill out NCAA Tournament brackets this week than voted for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in last year’s presidential election. Combining all those $10 [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A familiar name from Massachusetts, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, is carrying his family legacy into a new era, battling Republicans who want to undo Barack Obama’s health care law. Kennedy, the 36-year-old grandson of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and great-nephew of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and President John F. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Neil Gorsuch wasn’t convinced that a teenager who made burping sounds in a classroom should be arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention in a police car. Gorsuch said the 13-year-old student from Albuquerque, N.M., should have been able to sue the arresting officer for excessive force. His powerful dissent in [...]
WASHINGTON — A year ago, the U.S. government was campaigning for an international ban on shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes because the batteries can self-ignite, creating intense fires capable of destroying an airliner. “The risk is immediate and urgent,” Angela Stubblefield, a U.S. aviation official, declared then. Today, that urgency has evaporated as [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott and other top Florida Republicans frequently complain about government spending, but they have quietly spent more than $237 million on private lawyers to advance and defend their agendas, an Associated Press investigation has found. Florida taxpayers have also been forced to reimburse nearly $16 million for their opponents’ private [...]
Spirit Aeronautics, a worldwide aviation services provider headquartered at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, has announced plans to partner with a Cincinnati technical services firm to develop a certificate program for Boeing 737 operators, both commercial and business. Any supplemental type certificate the duo is able to develop presumably would allow airlines and other Boeing [...]
In a unanimous per curiam opinion issued last week, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a London Correctional Institution inmate failed to show that he was entitled to immediate release. The decision affirmed the judgment of the 12th District Court of Appeals which denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a [...]
WASHINGTON — Wondering who is visiting the White House? The web-based search has gone dark. Curious about climate change? Some government sites have been softened or taken down. Worried about racial discrimination in housing? Laws have been introduced to bar federal mapping of such disparities. Since taking office, the Trump administration has made a series [...]