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New ‘Freedom Libraries’ bring literature and hope to Ohio prisonsTwo Ohio correctional institutions are bringing in hundreds of new books for incarcerated residents.
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Advocates for kids and low-income Ohioans are urging state lawmakers to consider reinstating something from Gov. Mike DeWine’s original budget – a $1,000 tax credit for kids under seven.
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Ohio has a similar law to the one upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and supporters and opponents have been watching for this ruling.
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It's a "personhood" bill similar to others that have been introduced in the past in Ohio and other states.
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A leak at the Austin Powder Plant forced residents in the southeast Ohio village of Zaleski to evacuate their homes last week.
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Gov. Mike DeWine hasn’t proposed an income tax cut in any of his four budgets, and he's not a fan of the flat income tax idea in the budget passed by Republicans in the Ohio Senate.
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Opposition is swelling against a Republican state lawmaker’s bill that would cut property taxes by eliminating the 1% of property tax value that schools and local governments can levy without voter approval – known as inside millage.
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Six state lawmakers are now going over the differences between the budgets approved by the Ohio House and Senate, with the deadline of June 30 looming.
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The IGNITE program teaches incarcerated people skills like financial literacy and job interviewing, with a goal of reducing recidivism.
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Ohio could get $198 million over 15 years from a huge settlement struck between attorneys general from 49 states, the District of Columbia and five US territories and Purdue Pharma.