A resolution championed by a Cincinnati lawmaker who seeks repeal of the state individual income tax within a decade remains in the Ways and Means Committee in the Ohio House or Representatives. House Concurrent Resolution No. 41 was introduced early this year to declare the state Legislature’s intention to end the state individual income tax [...]
A non-profit group and a cleaning business are collaborating to host a two-day event next week that will feature artwork from individuals who have criminal records. The event, called Fair Chance and The Arts, has a theme of “Changing Perceptions,” and will showcase “justice-impacted” individuals’ artwork at Wild Goose Creative’s community arts space in Franklinton. [...]
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling some families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into remote learning. Some school systems around the country have [...]
Growing up in Virginia Beach, Va., Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a bigger city, so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized he wanted a place to live that was more affordable. Waldholtz, 35, eventually found a happy compromise in St. Louis, [...]
WASHINGTON — A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite the democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and the fiscally conservative right. The bill making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to [...]
LAS VEGAS — Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial bucket amid historic drought and climate change in the West. Officials are taking the plunge anyway, capping the size of new swimming pools at single-family residential homes to about the size of a [...]
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week said the economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession. Yellen spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press" just before a slew of economic reports will be released this week that will shed light on an economy currently besieged [...]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation's flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay more for it. In a FEMA report obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of [...]