Briefs
Christmas movies, education plans, access to health care and driving while Black
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Friday Funday Ohio’s 2018 Libertarian candidate for governor Travis Irvine, a comedian and filmmaker, has been showing […]
Happy Holidays, don’t get scammed: Part 2, the EBT edition
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services warned Thursday of a potential Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) scam involving the collection of credit card information from EBT recipients. Some SNAP recipients have been connected to a fraudulent customer service number and were asked to provide a credit card number so that they could be […]
History Thursday: Impeachment
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. History Thursday Last night, for the third time in American history, the U.S. House voted to impeach the […]
14 Dems file for Ohio’s presidential primary ballot; Weld challenging Trump
The longest shot for president cut it the closest here in Ohio. The Secretary of State’s Office confirmed John Delaney’s campaign filing for Ohio’s primary Election right before the 4 p.m. deadline Wednesday. Delaney, who has been running for president since July 2017 and is polling at 0.3 percent nationally, beat the deadline by just […]
Portman, Brown applaud naming North Korea sanctions after late Ohioan taken hostage by regime
Ohio U.S. Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown celebrated Wednesday the inclusion of the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act in the final FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. They were joined at the event by Fred and Cindy Warmbier, whose son Otto died after being imprisoned in North […]
Foodbanks around Ohio, a huge methane leak from fracking, and felons buying guns
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Warms my heart. There’s more to do. That Joe Burrow-inspired fundraiser for the Athens County […]
Joe Burrow, poverty, Ohio’s economy, the NEXUS pipeline and plastic bag bans
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: The Ohio Capital Journal is proud of Heisman winner Joe Burrow for highlighting issues […]
Report: Ohio absentee ballot applications rejected due to signature issues
Issues with signatures proved to be the difference in thousands of Ohioans not being able to vote in last year’s general election, an Associated Press investigation found. These voters had requested absentee ballots but did not receive them “because of missing or mismatched signatures on their ballot applications,” AP reported. More than 6,500 absentee ballot […]
Bill to give tax deduction for college expenses introduced by bipartisan Ohio House members
Two bipartisan Ohio House members introduced legislation Monday that would allow individuals to deduct up to $4,000 per year from their Ohio income taxes for college-related expenses, the two announced in a news release. State Reps. John Rogers, D-Mentor-On-The-Lake, and Gary Scherer, R-Circleville, announced the introduction of the “Blair Deduction,” calling it the most recent […]
Voting rights, immigrants, medical cannabis, plastic bags and a farmer running against Jim Jordan
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Interests. Today the Ohio Capital Journal’s Tyler Buchanan reports on the various interests behind the Ohio House […]
Gun safety group wants background checks on 2021 ballot
A group focused on making background checks required for all gun purchases in Ohio has announced plans to put the issue before legislators and potentially voters statewide. Ohioans for Gun Safety hopes to present the initiative to the statehouse by next year and get it on the ballot if needed in 2021. The initiative would […]
Gary Gulman’s ‘Great Depresh’ a heartfelt look at depression, anxiety and loneliness
Each Friday in our newsletter, we are highlighting things that are relevant that also make us laugh. We are also highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Friday Funday Like […]