Statehouse and Around Ohio
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“Corners are cut to dispense prescriptions,” CVS employee tells Ohio Board of Pharmacy
A CVS store. Photo by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle, States Newsroom. After years of buying and closing competitors, CVS understaffing leads to chaos and delays, Ohio regulator says BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal At least eight CVS pharmacies in Ohio are so understaffed that they have seen rampant turnover, dirty conditions, lack of…
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Ohio utilities could resume energy efficiency programs under bipartisan bill
Getty Images. BY: KATHIANN M. KOWALSKI – Ohio Capital Journal A bipartisan proposal advancing in the Republican-controlled Ohio House would allow gas and electric utilities to reintroduce programs designed to help customers save energy. Prior utility-run programs to reduce electricity use ended after Ohio’s energy efficiency standard was gutted as part of House Bill 6, the 2019 law at the…
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Former GOP Chair Borges chair sentenced to five years in massive corruption case
Center, former Ohio Republican Party chair, and statehouse lobbyist, Matt Borges with his attorneys outside of the federal courthouse. Photo courtesy of WEWS. BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal CINCINNATI — It was Matt Borges, the former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, who was handcuffed by U.S. Marshals Friday after being sentenced to five years…
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Ohio’s congressional redistricting case moves back to state supreme court
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal In an expected move, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sent back an Ohio congressional redistricting appeal for reconsideration by the state’s highest court. Following its decision in Moore v. Harper, in which a majority of the court rejected the concept of the independent state legislature theory, the court entered a…
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Federal judge blasts disgraced Ohio House speaker as a “bully,” sends him straight to jail
Former House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford. Source: Ohio General Assembly. BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal CINCINNATI — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder spent possibly his last moments as a free man around 2:30 p.m. Thursday and they couldn’t have been pleasant. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black gave the Glenford Republican the maximum possible sentence…
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Ohio Capital Journal wins seven Society of Professional Journalists awards
States Newsroom photo “Congratulation to Loveland Magazine’s invaluable news source that reports from the Ohio Capital for you.” – David and Cassie Commentary by David DeWitt In the “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Ohio Capital Journal won seven awards, including five first place finishes and two in second…
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More Ohio universities added to Senate bill that would create ‘intellectual diversity’ centers
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioMiami University, Cleveland State University, and the University of Cincinnati were added to Senate Bill 117, which was voted out of the Senate BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would create “intellectual diversity” centers at Ohio State University, the University of Toledo, Miami University, Cleveland State University, and the University…
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Rape survivor advocates push for ‘right to know’ provisions in state budget
Sexual assault examination kit. (photo from Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance) Ohio already tracks rape kits, but the House included a more robust system for keeping survivors informed. The Senate pulled it, arguing it should pass as a standalone bill. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio House put…
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Gathering signatures to put abortion amendment on November ballot is ‘going very well’
Abortion rights groups attempting to get the measure on the ballot need to get 413,000 signatures by July 5. BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal Less than two weeks until the deadline, Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights is saying abortion right advocates will get the signatures needed to put a measure on the November ballot that would…
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“A great step forward,” Senate’s budget restores proposed affordable housing tax credit program
Getty Image The amount of credits would be capped at $100 million, creating about 4,000 housing units during the program’s term. BY: MEGAN HENRY Ohio Capital Journal In a positive turn of events, the Senate’s version of the two-year operating budget restores a new affordable housing tax credit program that was originally nowhere to be seen in…
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