Year: 2024
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Before leaving Washington, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown restores retirement benefits for public workers
Read more: Before leaving Washington, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown restores retirement benefits for public workersBy: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal On his way out of town, Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was able to notch one final long-sought legislative victory that will benefit public sector workers in Ohio and around the country. The Social Security Fairness Act ensures former government workers like police, firefighters and teachers can collect their…
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Loveland is losing ground, heritage, history, and charm
Read more: Loveland is losing ground, heritage, history, and charmLoveland, Ohio – The demolition of home in Loveland’s Historic District. Read background stories: BZA dismisses appeal making way for demolition of historic home Six, three-story apartments proposed adjacent to Nisbet Park on Loveland Bike Trail Demolition of historic home in Loveland’s Historic District under appeal Demolition of home in Loveland Historic District causing uproar…
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Habitat for Humanity: Honoring the life of service of President Jimmy Carter
Read more: Habitat for Humanity: Honoring the life of service of President Jimmy CarterHabitat for Humanity joins the world in mourning the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. A champion for affordable and decent housing, he and Rosalynn Carter donated their time and leadership each year to build and improve homes with Habitat around the world. President Carter died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains,…
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100
Read more: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100ATLANTA (Dec. 29, 2024) — Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in U.S. history. President Carter is survived by his children — Jack, Chip, Jeff,…
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Council votes pay raise for future members
Read more: Council votes pay raise for future membersLoveland, Ohio – On November 26, City Council heard a second reading of Ordinance 2024-92 and voted unanimously to approve a pay raise for future, next elected council members. Background Salaries raise possible for next elected council
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Ohio law aims to reduce license suspensions
Read more: Ohio law aims to reduce license suspensionsBy: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Poverty Law Center is praising a bill passed in the lame-duck session of the Ohio General Assembly that is intended to reduce the huge number of Ohioans whose driver’s licenses are suspended because of unpaid debts or drug offenses. The bill awaits Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature. In a…
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Hot to recycle your Christmas Tree in Deerfield Township
Read more: Hot to recycle your Christmas Tree in Deerfield TownshipDeerfield Township, Ohio – The Township is offering its annual Christmas Tree Drop-Off Program to help residents responsibly dispose of their natural Christmas trees after the holiday season. From January 6 through January 31, residents can drop off their trees at Cottell, Fleckenstein, and Landen Deerfield Parks. Trees must be free of decorations, tinsel, and…
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Ohio Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2025
Read more: Ohio Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2025Columbus, Ohio – Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2025, to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $394,000 per year. The current 2024 minimum wage is $10.45 per hour…
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New Episode: The Queen City Sports Podcast by Chris Ball & Mark Raines
Read more: New Episode: The Queen City Sports Podcast by Chris Ball & Mark Rainesby Chris Ball Loveland, Ohio – Chris and Mark are back at it again! This time the duo talks about the Bengals’ much-needed win over the Browns. Just how much faith can we have in this Cincinnati defense? It has played much better as of late, but has done so against much lesser quarterbacks than…
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Justice Department sues CVS over opioid practices, including some in Ohio
Read more: Justice Department sues CVS over opioid practices, including some in OhioA CVS store. (Photo by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle, States Newsroom.) By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. Justice Department is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of putting profits over patient safety and thus fueling the opioid crisis. The accusations bear similarities to violations for which the Ohio Board of Pharmacy last year…