A bipartisan bill authorizing a workforce and affordable housing tax credit debuted in a House committee last week. According to House Bill 3 sponsors — Reps. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, and Gail Pavliga, R-Atwater — a severe shortage of affordable housing exists throughout the state. “In 2020, only three of the 10 most common jobs in [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled legislation late last week that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state, a proposal that the Republican says can serve as a national model in addressing the "crisis of confidence" in American elections. "It's a question [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as Democrats celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden's presidency, they are clamoring for more — and some are flirting with ending a century-long Senate practice to help make it happen. The rising friction over what in Washington parlance is known as the "blue slip" is creating tensions on the [...]
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there's a big push to make sure they're not surprised. Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in [...]
WASHINGTON — On State of the Union night, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo strode down the aisle and found her seat in front of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell, not known to waste words, complimented Raimondo on a recent writeup about her efforts to restore the country as the world leader in advanced computer chips. [...]
WASHINGTON — A group of lawmakers wants the Biden administration to ban seafood processed in two Chinese provinces from entering the U.S. market because of concerns about rights abuses. They also say that Chinese facilities using forced labor should be banned from doing business with American companies. The request was sent by the heads of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top state election and cybersecurity officials are warning about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America's decentralized system of thousands of local voting jurisdictions creates a particular vulnerability. Russia and Iran have meddled in previous elections, including attempts to tap into internet-connected electronic [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The faith, widely known as the Mormon church, maintains billions of dollars of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit, a Washington think tank said earlier this week. The Bipartisan Policy Center, which forecasts the approximate "X-date" when the government will no longer be able to [...]