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Ohio educators concerned about funding needs as a result of COVID-19

Ohio educators concerned about funding needs as a result of COVID-19

About 1 percent of the $2 trillion CARES Act was allocated for public schools.
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AG Yost: General Motors must repay Ohio $60M

AG Yost: General Motors must repay Ohio $60M

Per a 2009 contract, GM promised to maintain the Lordstown Assembly Complex through 2028 and retain 3,700 jobs through 2040 in exchange for $60 million in tax credits. GM closed the plant in 2019. 
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Resolution approved to urge feds to locate Space Command headquarters in Ohio

Resolution approved to urge feds to locate Space Command headquarters in Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine threw his support behind the push.
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Proposed legislation would criminalize harmful use of chokeholds by officers

Proposed legislation would criminalize harmful use of chokeholds by officers

 “We cannot leave this up to cities and individual departments anymore. The state must act,” state Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan said.
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Report card: Ohio ranks 31st for child well-being

Report card: Ohio ranks 31st for child well-being

The Buckeye State also is in the bottom half for Economic Well-Being and Family and Community domain. And those numbers are from before the pandemic hit.
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Ohio attorney general says jobless compensation errors should be appealed

Ohio attorney general says jobless compensation errors should be appealed

Ohioans have 21 days to file.
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State receives $3.6 million to combat illegal manufacture and distribution of opioids

State receives $3.6 million to combat illegal manufacture and distribution of opioids

Ohio's attorney general said the funds will help disrupt the supply chain of illegal drugs.
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Ohio unemployment claims decrease 10 percent from prior week

Ohio unemployment claims decrease 10 percent from prior week

Nationally, new claims also declined. The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,480,000.
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Do administrative foreclosures fight blight or take houses without compensation?

Do administrative foreclosures fight blight or take houses without compensation?

This process sends abandoned properties to a county’s board of revision, a committee that usually considers home values for property owners wanting to contest their taxes. The board can then give foreclosed properties to the local land bank.
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Mercy Health nurse featured in state COVID-19 public awareness ad

Mercy Health nurse featured in state COVID-19 public awareness ad

The state spent $2.8 million on two COVID-19 public awareness campaigns.
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