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By one state count, there are as many as 19,000 orphan wells in Ohio.

In 2017, 58 people were killed and more than 7,000 were injured in nearly 14,000 distracted driving wrecks in the state, according to the Ohio Distracted Driving Task Force.

The deadline is Jan. 22 to sign up for 10 years of free monitoring.

Ohio ranked in a tie for 42nd among the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on its projected job growth this year.

“Unfortunately, this serves as another example of the need to reform our health care system,” U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said.

The department reported that it approved 841 student loan discharge applications from Ohio residents during the second quarter.

“Mixing secrecy with charity hardens the hearts of would-be donors,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said.

The legislation would automatically register any person who updates information with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or attends high school in Ohio. This would shift Ohio from an opt-in voter registration system to an opt-out system.

The state has lost House seats every decade for the last 60 years, dropping from 24 seats in 1962 down to only 15 if it does lose another seat after the biennial census is completed this year.

The bill was sponsored by state Reps. Michele Lepore-Hagan of Youngstown and Jon Cross of Kenton.