WEEKLY REWIND | Valley social workers ‘evaluating their life choices’; a view on YSU academic cuts; recreational marijuana in Ohio
Stay up-to-date with a roundup of some of the local, state and national news that grabbed headlines this week:
Since the coronavirus pandemic, local social workers have begun “evaluating their life choices” and putting their own mental and emotional health over career plans, their supervisors told Mahoning Matters.
In an op-ed, Youngstown State University lecturer Ron Fields calls academic cuts a “death knell.”
A coalition’s initiative would enact an Ohio law to legalize the cultivation, processing, sale, purchase, possession, home growth and use of recreational marijuana for adults age 21 and older.
Most people living in the U.S. have contracted COVID-19 at least once, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis.
In the Valley
HELP WANTED | Some Valley social workers have left the field entirely due to burnout
Julie Rudolph, program administrator for Mahoning County Children Services’ Family Services Department, said social workers who’ve been burning out the past two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic are now considering “what they want for their lives.” Many are even changing careers, she said. READ MORE
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Around Ohio
Ohio recreational marijuana proposal moves forward
A grassroots organization trying to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Ohio took another step forward when two state lawmakers introduced the group’s proposed legislation. READ MORE
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Across the country
How many Americans have had COVID? New CDC study suggests most have contracted it
Most people living in the U.S. have COVID-19 antibodies — meaning they’ve contracted the virus at least once before, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis suggests. READ MORE
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This story was originally published April 30, 2022 at 5:00 AM.