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Energy Star claims its blue seal of approval on efficient appliances saves households an average of $450 on their bills per year, yet the program’s future is unclear. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced an agency reorganization plan that would eliminate its Energy Star offices, which could make it more difficult for customers to find [...]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocks logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced earlier this week. The roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001 long has been criticized by Republican lawmakers, especially in the West [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — A potential rematch for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, could be in the works for 2026. That’s after Republican Derek Merrin, a former four-term Republican state representative, announced this week he plans to try again to defeat Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress. Merrin, 39, launched his latest campaign [...]
Workers’ compensation rates in Ohio remain among the lowest in the country, according to a new study by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The biennial study ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on premium rates that were in effect as of Jan. 1, 2024, a news release detailed. Ohio ranked [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week called for the United States and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile after the U.S. struck key Iranian nuclear facilities with a barrage of 30,000-pound bunker busting bombs and Tomahawk missiles. Trump urged stepped-up production as the White House sharpened its [...]
Lawmakers in the House Education Committee are mulling a bill that would integrate character curriculum into the education of Ohio school students in grades 7 through 12. The model curriculum must include the value of finishing high school, working full time and getting married before having children, among other subjects, testimony of House Bill 269 [...]
While women are more likely to be injured in a frontal automobile crash, according to Consumer Reports, the crash test dummy used in vehicle tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration dates back to the 1970s and is still modeled almost entirely off the body of a man. The NHTSA has the final word [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget bill that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, advancing a longtime priority of the gun industry as Republican leaders in the House and Senate try to win enough votes to pass the bill. [...]
A bipartisan duo in the Ohio House of Representatives is championing a bill intended to promote the U.S. iron industry. House Bill 284 requires the use of iron produced in the United States in certain state-funded projects, an extension of current law that makes the same requirement for U.S.-produced steel. “This legislation is a win [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review. The department said consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile [...]