Joint resolutions calling for a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution have been introduced in the relatively nascent session of the 132nd General Assembly of the Ohio Legislature mostly on the basis of the country’s astronomical debt. Senate Joint Resolution 1 had its first hearing before Government Oversight and Reform [...]
While immigration and trade in the age of Trump take center stage in the news cycle these days, bail reform is the cri de coeur in Ohio courts and legislatures as more organizations come out in favor of revamping a state system that disproportionately impacts the poor. Both the County Commissioners Association of Ohio and [...]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. The calculation shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes and [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s “stand your ground” law, a source of contention for years, could soon provide even more protection to people who invoke it. Some lawmakers want to make prosecutors prove a defendant wasn’t acting in self-defense before proceeding to trial. Florida has been a leader in giving citizens immunity in cases of [...]
NEW YORK — Facing intense competition for its higher-spending customers, American Express is expanding the benefits it offers its high-end Platinum Card members, like a $200 credit on Uber. But those benefits will come with a higher annual fee. In addition to the Uber benefit, Platinum Card holders will also now be able to earn [...]
MIAMI — Far from the sun and glamour of South Beach or the artists and hipsters of Wynwood, “Moonlight” presents a view of Miami that never shows up in a tourism video. It shows predominantly black communities, truly known by few outside the people who live there. And it’s recognizably their Miami, made beautiful and [...]
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland report a 29-year-old expectant mother and her unborn child are well and recovering nicely after heart specialists successfully performed an in utero procedure last week. The procedure, known as fetal aortic valvuloplasty and the first such fetal heart procedure done in Ohio, was executed by Nationwide [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sued the City of Cleveland this week in federal district court on free speech grounds. On Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the ACLU filed a complaint alleging that two of Cleveland’s anti-panhandling municipal ordinances are unconstitutional because they are content-based [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Supermarket layouts are carefully calibrated to tempt people into impulsive purchases, and now food makers are trying to adapt their strategies as people do more of their shopping online. Part of the worry for companies is that shoppers won’t get to see their products as they would at a store, where [...]
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) — Those lessons about sharing? At lunchtime, in Connecticut schools, they come with an asterisk. School officials in a Connecticut town are criticizing new restrictions on lunchroom “share tables,” which encourage students to donate uneaten food for any classmates who may be hungry. The concept has been promoted by the U.S. Agriculture [...]