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Ohio injection well operator fights state action
A northeast Ohio injection-well operator whose former senior officer faces federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act told a state regulatory panel Wednesday that the company can't be blamed for the acts of "a bad person." Youngstown-based D&L Energy attorney Michael Cyphert was speaking of Ben Lupo, a sometime ...
3rd-grade Ohio reading teacher pool approved
A bill making more teachers temporarily eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee is on its way to Ohio's governor. The Senate agreed unanimously Wednesday to revised teacher eligibility guidelines and other changes adopted by the House to address an anticipated shortage. The state program requires that ...
Statehouse ceremony honors Ohio military dead
Sixteen fallen military members from Ohio have been honored in a ceremony on the grounds of the Statehouse. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) presided over the event Tuesday in Columbus ahead of Memorial Day, honoring those killed during the past two years. The 16 were awarded the Ohio Military Medal of ...
Editorials from around Ohio
Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: The (Canton) Repository, May 17 The state Legislature apparently needs to hire someone to dispense Mom-like wisdom such as "Haste makes waste." (Last) week alone, legislators have had to fix errors or problems in two previous bills. They ...
OH House widens pool of 3rd-grade reading teachers
The Ohio House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday making more teachers temporarily eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee. The House adopted revised teacher eligibility guidelines and other changes to the program, which requires that students be proficient in reading before leaving third grade. The bill included ...
Anti-fracking amendment rejected in NE Ohio city
Voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban hydraulic fracturing in a northeast Ohio city where disposal of wastewater from the drilling method led to earthquakes and alleged groundwater contamination. The Community Bill of Rights on Youngstown's ballot would have prohibited the controversial high-pressure oil and gas drilling technique, also ...
Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old
One family wept loudly and another family cheered Wednesday as a man was executed for killing a 6-month-old as he raped her. Steve Smith, 46, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio for the 1998 killing of his live-in girlfriend's daughter, Autumn Carter, ...
Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off ...
Students watch Ohio House pass state artifact bill
Ohio is establishing an official state artifact after years of persistence by classes of fourth-graders at the Columbus School for Girls. Current students from the school watched Tuesday at the Statehouse as the House unanimously approved the measure about an object called the Adena Pipe. The prehistoric effigy pipe was ...
Message From Ohio
Voters in Ohio sent a pair of messages on Tuesday that reinforce the chaotic nature of the American electorate at this time, voting to both repeal a law that limited collective bargaining for public workers and to in effect block parts of the Obama health law. The much larger issue ...
Election Day 2011
For most Americans, this Election Day is dominated by local issues like school levies, but political experts will be combing through results in some key states to see if they can get a better fix on what might happen in 2012. That is especially true in Ohio, where labor unions ...
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