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COLUMBUS (AP) — After years of attempts, state lawmakers last week voted to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after it was tucked into an energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history. House Bill 15 would [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Ukraine last week signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv. The two sides offered only barebone details about the structure of the deal, which they called the United States-Ukraine [...]
Members of the Public Safety Committee in the Ohio House of Representatives this week heard from the sponsors of a bill who want to create a public-alert system for escaped convicts. Rep. Bill Roemer, R-Richfield, said the basis for the bill resulted from an unsettling personal experience last year. “Last fall, I was working away [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive orders earlier this week to relax some of his 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, a reversal as the import taxes threatened to slow domestic manufacturing. Automakers and independent analysts have indicated that the tariffs could lead to higher prices, reduce sales and make American [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — After years of attempts, state lawmakers last week voted to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after it was tucked into an energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history. House Bill 15 would [...]
A pair of Republican state lawmakers has resurrected legislation from the last session of the General Assembly designed to disincentivize municipalities and counties from hampering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ efforts to arrest and remove illegal aliens from the state. Reps. Josh Williams of Sylvania Township and Tex Fischer of Boardman have introduced House [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Consumers across the country will still be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this week, saving them a little money at the pump. The emergency waiver issued by the EPA prevents retailers in most states from having to stop selling E15 gasoline [...]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States said they have reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from the two countries’ shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions last month. “Mexico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from international [...]
Many state lawmakers across the country are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling expenses even as they try to figure out how to budget for the costs. A $1 billion-per-year voucher program the Texas Legislature sent to the governor last week and a push in Congress to [...]
A Canfield state lawmaker seeks to incentivize Ohioans to be more physically active and live a healthier lifestyle with legislation authorizing a personal income tax deduction for gym memberships and personal training. Senate Bill 89 would authorize a personal income tax deduction of up to $1,500 per year for such purposes, Republican Sen. Al Cutrona [...]