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Ohio finds $1 M in taxpayer funded childcare overpayments in Ohio
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (336+ words) After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. "Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total…...
Ohio Supreme Court favors tenants in energy ruling
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (286+ words) Ohio Democrats are celebrating a decision from the Ohio Supreme Court they say protects renters from unfair energy pricing practices. The unanimous decision classifies submetering companies as utilities, meaning they are now subject to the same state regulations as traditional…...
Cincinnati police chief fired over refusal to put more officers on streets amid crime surge
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (369+ words) Cincinnati police chief Teresa Theetge was fired Thursday for ineffective leadership and failing to put more police officers on the street amid a crime surge despite the city manager begging her to do so. Theetge, who has been in the…...
Two major carmakers reach settlements with Ohio, owners
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) Two major carmakers owe owners of their vehicles in Ohio fixes for problems, and one owes them cash. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced a settlement with Mercedes and another with Hyundai and Kia. Both were multistate settlements. Mercedes settled…...
Ohio resolution calls for federal term limits
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) A group of Ohio lawmakers wants to change the U. S. Constitution to establish congressional term limits. A proposal to ask for a federal convention of states to change the Constitution received its second hearing in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Sponsoring…...
Property taxes continue to be focus in Ohio legislature
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) The ongoing movement against property taxes in Ohio received yet another push recently. Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, introduced the "Taxpayer Freedom Trilogy," a combination of three bills that address what he calls a property tax crisis in the state. "Property…...
Ohio GOP Congressman said a 'deranged man' showing him a Palestinian flag ran him off the road
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) Ohio GOP Rep. Max Miller said on Thursday that he was nearly attacked by an "unhinged, deranged man" who had a Palestinian flag. "The deranged hatred in this country has gotten out of control. Today I was run off the…...