Statewide news stories impacting the heartland and beyond.
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STATEWIDE - It seems like amendments to the Ohio Constitution are selling like hotcakes. Over the last few months, if you have taken a trip to your local library or other designated public space you may have been approached by “moderate” activists collecting signatures stating they wished to oppose gerrymandering.
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BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - Highly-debated House Bill 79 – the newest “energy efficiency” bill –passed the Ohio House of Representatives in a tight 50-45-4 vote. The bill, which ostensibly seeks to address energy efficiency measures slashed by the infamous HB 6, would add a $1.50/month rider to customers’
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STATEWIDE - For most within the millennial generation, the first presidential debate went relatively unnoticed and perhaps by design. It took place earlier than any other in recent history and while it has been known since 2019 that President Joe Biden had been diagnosed with dementia, his cognitive decline has
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STATEWIDE - On June 15, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8070, a massive military spending appropriations bill that authorizes $895 billion for military spending in the midst of arguably the greatest era of inflation in recent memory. During a time when the average household is struggling to purchase
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By Nick Rogers CHARDON, OHIO - The 77th “World Health Assembly” is currently being held in Geneva Switzerland; the main goal of which is to finalize the world’s first “Pandemic Agreement” treaty aimed at consolidating the World Health Organization (WHO)’s power in order to globally dictate logistics of
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Pressure Grows For Ohio Speaker To Advance Bill Keeping Foreign Cash Out Of Elections – Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist Republican Lawmaker Wants to Raise Ohio Minimum Wage – J.D. Davidson, The Center Square Yost launches investigation into Ohio teachers’ retirement system – J.D. Davidson, The Center Square Independent Presidential Candidate Robert
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Stories plucked from the headlines by TOR citizen journalists to keep you in the know about Ohio issues. LISTEN: Stephens punishes conservatives, removes six Republican committee chairs – Jack Windsor interview with Representative Beath Lear Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana file suit challenging new Title IX rules – Jon Styf,
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BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON - On March 13, Governor Mike DeWine joined a roundtable discussion with Ohio school superintendents, schoolboard members, and teachers to discuss the hot button topic of adolescent Smart phone usage on campus and the positive effects of efforts already implemented to ban or limit the technology
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BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON - Smart Meters are slowly taking hold of homes throughout the state. But as the digital trend trickles ever upwards so too are customers' energy bills, sometimes seemingly without cause. Local technology expert Vince Welage has been investigating the root causes for these anomalies sweeping
Great Reset
This article was originally published on The Heartland Beat here Last week Judge Michael Holbrook, a judge in Franklin county, placed a two-week hold on the effective roll out of House Bill 68 due to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in Ohio. The bill, known as
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Stories plucked from the headlines by citizen journalists Ohio Lawmakers Act on DeWine’s Call to Ban Cell Phones in Classroom - J.D. Davidson, Center Square Ohio’s minor gender-affirming care, sports ban on hold - J.D. Davidson, Center Square Ohio affordable housing market target of new legislation