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Federal health officials earlier this week said they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public-health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long sought now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month, asking the Education [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown launched a pro-worker organization this week to promote the “Dignity of Work,” a creed that he has advanced for years as an officeholder and candidate. The non-partisan Dignity of Work Institute will be based in Columbus, where he and wife Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, moved [...]
Lawmakers have proposed a bipartisan bill that would put statutory municipalities on more equal footing with charter villages and cities when it comes to filling police department vacancies. Reps. Kevin Miller, R-Newark, and Joe Miller, D-Amherst, debuted House Bill 44 — legislation that would allow statutory cities to skip the civil service examination process in [...]
A once-every-four-years report card on the condition of the nation’s infrastructure gave it a “C” grade, up slightly from previous reports. The report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which examined everything from roads and dams to drinking water and railroads, warns that federal funding must be sustained or increased to avoid further deterioration [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration earlier this week invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. The declaration came as U.S. District Judge James Boasberg weighs whether the government defied his order [...]
Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Jones also didn’t have to delay care for work, something doctors warned against. “I am cancer-free because I followed the treatment plan,” the 35-year-old said. “I [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has pushed back a deadline for New York officials to end the city’s new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week he was giving the state an additional 30 days as “discussions continue” on the Republican administration’s demand. Yet [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of most of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful. Completing its dismantling, however, is most likely impossible [...]
An Ohio senator has proposed legislation that would offset the costs of health-insurance mandates imposed on businesses operating in the Buckeye State. Sen. Kyle Koehler, R-Springfield, said his measure, Senate Bill 129, completes work begun in 2016 with the passage of House Bill 463 during the 131st session of the General Assembly of the Ohio [...]