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US Supreme Court orders delay in drawing new Ohio congressional map
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Ohio General Assembly does not have to quickly produce a new congressional map after it was declared …
Ohio State University
DeWine appoints group to review state probe of Ohio State sex abuser
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine today appointed a 15-member panel to dissect a 1996 State Medical Board investigation that resulted in no charges against an …
Class Action
Retired teachers file class action lawsuit over state benefits cut
dispatch.com - Ben Deeter
Dean Dennis and Robert Buerkle spent much of their lives in the classroom. Between them, the two have more than 60 years of teaching experience in …
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Feds begin testing Piketon middle school; Kids will be sent elsewhere next year
dispatch.com - Jessica Wehrman Dispatch Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Scioto Valley Local School District announced Friday that the students at Zahn’s Middle School will begin next school year elsewhere …
Ohio Politics
Reagan Tokes family asks Ohio Supreme Court to allow wrongful-death lawsuit
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
The family of slain Ohio State University student Reagan Tokes is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to allow them to sue state prison officials for …
Ohio Politics
Reagan Tokes family asks high court to allow wrongful-death lawsuit
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
The family of slain Ohio State University student Reagan Tokes is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to allow them to sue state prison officials for …
Cost to reclaim all active Ohio coal mines could be more than $545 million, report estimates
dispatch.com - Beth Burger
After coal companies recalculated the potential cost to clean up every active mining site in Ohio, there was an 11% drop to nearly $544.8 million, …
Paul Manafort
Banker denies giving Paul Manafort loans to get high-level Trump administration job
dispatch.com - By Larry Neumeister The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former …
Retirement
House passes bill to help workers with retirement savings
dispatch.com - By Matthew Daly The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other …
Cost to reclaim all acting Ohio coal mines would be more than $544 million, report estimates
dispatch.com - Beth Burger
After coal companies recalculated the potential cost to clean up every active mining site in Ohio, there was an 11% drop to nearly $544.8 million, …
Rob Portman
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman urges quick agreement with China to stop trade war
dispatch.com - Jack Torry Dispatch Washington Bureau
Warning that the trade war with China “is causing pain for our farmers (and) our workers,” Sen. Rob Portman called on the Trump administration to …
Washington D.C.
Buckeye Forum Politics podcast: Whats going on in Piketon?
dispatch.com - Jessica Wehrman Dispatch Washington Bureau
Washington D.C. reporter Jessica Wehrman talks about how a community wrestles with what to do about reports that the region outside their middle …
Contract rigging, lies to lawmakers found at Youth Services
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
A former Ohio Department of Youth Services administrator rigged contracts to route them to favored companies and submitted false information to …
Rob Portman
Portman urges quick agreement with China to stop trade war
dispatch.com - Jack Torry Dispatch Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Warning that the trade war with China “is causing pain for our farmers (and) our workers,” Sen. Rob Portman called on the Trump …
Ohio Politics
Court: Dave Yost must pick winner in fight for control of Columbus mosque
dispatch.com - Randy Ludlow
The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost must pick a winner — and a loser — in deciding which of two feuding factions will control a North Side …
CVS Health
Federal judge wants unrestrained review of proposed $69B merger of CVS, Aetna
gatehousenews.com
A federal judge had stern words for CVS, Aetna and the U.S. Justice Department as he scheduled a crucial hearing to consider whether a merger of the …
CPI
Indias ruling party claims election win with commanding vote lead
dispatch.com - Emily Schmall
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the …
CVS Health
Federal judge wants unrestrained review of proposed $69B merger of CVS, Aetna
dispatch.com - Marty Schladen
A federal judge had stern words for CVS, Aetna and the U.S. Justice Department as he scheduled a crucial hearing to consider whether a merger of the …
Nancy Pelosi
House speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with her uneasy caucus
dispatch.com - By Glenn Thrush The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seeking to head off a growing revolt by House Democrats calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, decided …
House Intelligence Committee
Panel, Justice strike deal on Mueller report
dispatch.com - By Karoun DemirjianThe Washington Post
WASHINGTON — At least for now, the House Intelligence Committee will not enforce a subpoena against Attorney General William Barr, after the Justice …
Kevin McAleenan
House hearing grows heated over migrant children’s deaths
dispatch.com - By Colleen Long The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday blamed the Trump administration's border policies for the deaths of migrant children, an accusation …
Donald Trump
Trump: End investigations, or no legislation
dispatch.com - By Peter Baker
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly blew up a scheduled meeting with Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday, lashing out at Speaker …
Ohio State University
Trump presents award to Ohio State officer who shot terrorist
dispatch.com - Jack Torry Dispatch Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump presented Ohio State University police officer Alan Horujko with a presidential Medal of Valor on Wednesday for …
Democrats
Ohio Democrats propose common sense gun laws that likely will go nowhere
dispatch.com - Jim Siegel
House Democrats on Wednesday pushed back against legislative efforts to continue expanding the ability to carry firearms in Ohio, proposing a trio of …
Utilities
Clean-energy bill amended to shore up coal-fired power plants
dispatch.com - Mark Williams
The state's two nuclear plants wouldn't be the only power plants to get bailed out under a new version of the bill initially touted as supporting …
Students, law enforcement voice opposition to weakening conceal-carry law
dispatch.com - Ben Deeter
As Ohio lawmakers consider whether to loosen restrictions on carrying concealed weapons, they heard Wednesday how the threat of a school shooting has …
Rick Perry
DOE secretary urges Piketon officials to move quickly on testing as protesters appear at info event
dispatch.com - Jessica Wehrman Dispatch Washington Bureau @JessicaWehrmanJoAnne Viviano
WAVERLY — Holding signs saying “We want to live” and T-shirts pleading “Don’t Dump on Our Future,” a handful of children joined other protesters …
Iran
Lawmakers told Trump wants only to deter Iran
dispatch.com - By Lisa Mascaro and Susannah George The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Tamping down talk of war, top Trump administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that recent actions by the U.S. deterred attacks …
House Judiciary Committee
Impeachment calls grow over objections of party leaders
dispatch.com - By Nicholas Fandos The New York Times
WASHINGTON — A bloc of liberal Democratic lawmakers began pushing Tuesday to open an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump over the …