(The Center Square) – Small business optimism is falling, and uncertainty is rising, a new survey from the National Federation of Independent Business shows.
NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.1 points in February, 4 points below its... Read more
(The Center Square) – A former education specialist in southern Ohio will spend four years on probation and repay nearly $16,000 after pleading guilty to theft.
Megan Catalogna, a former intervention specialist for the Educational Service Center Council of... Read more
(The Center Square) – It might be tough to convince Ohio drivers dodging potholes currently, but a new report ranks the state with the 10th best highway system report.
The Reason Foundation’s 28th annual Highway Report, released Thursday, evaluates... Read more
(The Center Square) – Business groups, policy organizations and Democrats found things to like about Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's State of the State Address on Wednesday. But there were concerns, as well.
During Wednesday's address, DeWine focused squarely on... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s recently proposed budget focused on children. His annual State of the State Address on Wednesday touted economic development and pushed for more.
Calling the state’s workforce its greatest opportunity and greatest... Read more
(The Center Square) – Two northeast Ohio village employees were overpaid by more than $7,000 after officials did not approve additional money.
State Auditor Keith Faber announced findings for recovering against the village of Woodmere treasurer and the fire... Read more
(The Center Square) – Attorney General Dave Yost wants Congress to allow every state to join Ohio with year-round access to an ethanol-gasoline fuel blend.
Yost, along with 15 other state attorneys general, sent a letter to Congress urging... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s job market took two big hits in January.
First, the state’s unemployment rate continued to rise. Secondly, revised numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor and the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services... Read more
(The Center Square) – A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want the state to stop paying for death.
Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, and Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, are pushing a new bill that would stop the death penalty, prohibit taxpayer... Read more
(The Center Square) – Tougher penalties, mandatory prison time and new school curriculum are some of the new ways Ohio lawmakers want to attack fentanyl and human trafficking in the state.
Sponsors Reps. Cindy Abrams, R-Harrison, and Phil Plummer,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio farmers forced to work a second job or go without health insurance could get another option.
Under proposed legislation in the Senate, the nearly 70,000 members of the Ohio Farm Bureau would get access... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio lawmakers continue to try to curb skyrocketing property taxes across the state.
This time, it’s senior citizens who could get relief.
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(The Center Square) – Ohioans who join a gym to get healthier might pay less on their taxes.
A new bill in the state Senate would give a personal income tax deduction of up to $1,500 for an individual... Read more
(The Center Square) – Fear of speed traps and ticket quotas could soon be eliminated for Ohio drivers.
New bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives would make it illegal for municipalities to establish ticket and arrest quotas, joining... Read more
(The Center Square) – Disabled veterans who continue to suffer health challenges from their service could be in line for a tax break.
New legislation in the Ohio House of Representatives would increase the property tax exemption for veterans... Read more
(The Center Square) – First, it was the possibility of a longer school year, now Ohio students might face tougher graduation requirements.
Two Republican lawmakers want students to pass a computer science course to graduate. Current requirements mandate courses... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio students and teachers may need to begin preparing for an additional two weeks of school.
Legislation recently introduced by Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House would stretch the current school year by 53 hours,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohioans relying on Medicaid for health care could soon be required to work for their coverage.
As expected, the state recently asked the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a waiver to reinstate... Read more
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed child tax credit would give $450 million directly to Ohio families and add more than $700 million to the state’s economy, according to a new memo from an independent analysis group.
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(The Center Square) – More than $60 million in taxpayer and private funds are planned to develop Ohio’s fourth innovation hub.
The newest, in the Youngstown area, is expected to focus on manufacturing support for the national defense industry.
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