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Ohio Launches New Skills-Based Job Search Feature
Online tool helps applicants find positions based on experience and skills Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced the launch of a new tool that helps applicants for state government positions locate openings based on their specific experiences, skills, and training, not just academic degrees. The new skills-based…
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Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on parental rights do not appear in amendment
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series looking at the language of Ohio Issue 1 and the reproductive rights it would impact. The full language of the amendment can be found here. __________ The topic of parental rights does not appear in Ohio Issue 1 on the ballot Nov.…
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Ohio Ballot Board approves anti-gerrymandering amendment. Proposal to go forward
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the rest of the Ohio Ballot Board approve the language of a proposed anti-gerrymandering amendment that is likely to appear on the ballot next year. (Photo by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal.) Signature gathering can proceed BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Activists who hope to pass an anti-gerrymandering…
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Access to expensive fertility treatment in Ohio varies but the Issue 1 amendment seeks to protect it
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series looking at the language of Ohio Issue 1 and the reproductive rights it would impact. The full language of the amendment can be found here. When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, the physicians at Ohio Reproductive Medicine took to…
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Ohio Issue 1’s reproductive rights amendment and protection of access to contraception
Getty Image BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series looking at the language of Ohio Issue 1 and the reproductive rights it would impact. The full language of the amendment can be found here. In the Nov. 7 general election, Ohioans will decide whether or not to approve Issue…
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‘Legacy of neglect’ showcased in Ohio schools report
Stock image from Pixabay. BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A report from an Ohio think tank examined the new budget changes and private school voucher impacts on public schools over the last year. Research from Policy Matters Ohio said divestments from public schools at the state level “hurt public school students everywhere – especially those…
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New Safer Ohio School Tip Line smartphone app
Additional upgrades to the Safer Ohio School Tip Line include more flexibility for schools and law enforcement to increase the number of staff members who receive immediate tips. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced several enhancements to the state’s free Safer Ohio School Tip Line (1-844-SAFEROH) that will make it easier for Ohioans to report school…
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Pharmacies file antitrust suit against massive drug middleman
A CVS store. Photo by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle, States Newsroom. BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal A class-action suit has been filed in federal court on behalf of community pharmacies claiming that health giant CVS has used its dominance as a drug middleman to force pharmacies to pay large, after-the-fact fees in Medicare transactions.…
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Law enforcement will start issuing citations for violating distracted driving law
Health & Wellness, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioWhen the new distracted driving law took effect on April 4, 2023, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement issued warnings for six months for violations as part of the effort to educate and help motorists adapt to the new law. Beginning October 5, 2023, law enforcement will start issuing citations for violating…
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FEMA and FCC Plan “Nationwide” Emergency Alert Test for Wednesday, Oct. 4
Loveland, Ohio – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET. The WEA portion of…
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