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'It is the solution that Lorain needs now': Officials testify about law that would change Lorain schools (VIDEO, UPDATED)

Published on April 2, 2019 | Updated April 3, 2019 4:10 p. m.

Senate Bill 110 may not be perfect, but it’s what Lorain needs now, according to Mayor Chase Ritenauer. At the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, Lorain Police Chief Cel Rivera and Ritenauer gave proponent testimony for SB 110 put forth →

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Ohio lawmakers hike gas, diesel taxes to fund road fixes

Published on April 3, 2019 | Updated 8:04 a. m.

COLUMBUS — Drivers would pay 10.5 cents a gallon more for gas and 19 cents a gallon more for diesel fuel under a long-awaited compromise struck by state lawmakers Tuesday. The compromise ended days of negotiations among legislative leaders →

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HB 154: First hearing held on bill to end takeovers

Published on April 3, 2019 | Updated 7:33 a. m.

A bill to end state takeovers had its first hearing Tuesday evening. House Bill 154, introduced by state Reps. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, and Don Jones, R-Freeport, had sponsor testimony to the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee. The bill →

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Ohio bill would end concealed-carry gun permit requirement

Published on March 29, 2019

COLUMBUS — Law-abiding Ohioans age 21 and older could legally carry hidden firearms without getting a permit under a proposal introduced by House Republicans and supported by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Sixteen states allow that. But Ohioans who →

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Governor, lawmakers try to cut deal on Ohio gas tax increase

Published on March 29, 2019

COLUMBUS — The state gas tax would rise 11 cents under a deal worked out by Gov. Mike DeWine and House Speaker Larry Householder to fix deteriorating roads and bridges, but the next step in negotiations is to bring Senate Republicans on board. →

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Former Toledo pastor convicted on sex charges

Published on March 28, 2019 | Updated 6:12 a. m.

TOLEDO — A former minister accused of grooming a 14-year-old girl for sex and then encouraging her to engage in sex with two other pastors has been convicted of child sex trafficking. A federal jury found Anthony Haynes guilty of multiple →

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Ohio Senate OKs bill on burial, cremation of fetal remains

Published on March 28, 2019 | Updated 6:11 a. m.

COLUMBUS — The Republican-controlled state Senate has approved a bill requiring Ohio abortion clinics to arrange for fetal remains to be buried or cremated. Legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Joe Uecker, of Miami Township, mandates that →

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Accused Toledo pastor: 'I'm not a pervert'

Published on March 27, 2019 | Updated 6:12 a. m.

TOLEDO — A former minister accused of child sex trafficking in Ohio is denying he had sex with a 14-year-old girl and told federal jurors she tried to manipulate him. Anthony Haynes testified Wednesday in Toledo that he initially lied to →

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Akron man pleads guilty to killing, burying girlfriend

Published on March 27, 2019 | Updated 6:11 a. m.

AKRON — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to beating his girlfriend to death and burying her body beneath a fire pit in the backyard of the couple's home. The Akron Beacon Journal reports 53-year-old David Callaghan pleaded guilty in Akron on →

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Sen. Nathan Manning explains Senate Bill 110 to Education Committee (VIDEO)

Published on March 27, 2019 | Updated 7:00 a. m.

State Sen. Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville, gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 110, a Lorain-specific fix for House Bill 70, at Tuesday’s Senate Education Committee. The bill would change how Academic Distress Commission members are →

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Ohio mayors talk gas tax, House Bill 70

Published on March 27, 2019 | Updated 6:43 a. m.

From the pending gas tax to state takeovers of school districts, the Ohio Mayors Alliance met Tuesday to push for investments in local communities across the state. The Ohio Mayors Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of the mayors of Ohio’s 30 →

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Ohio lawmakers unveil proposal to overhaul Ohio's school funding

Published on March 26, 2019

COLUMBUS — State lawmakers proposing an overhaul of how Ohio funds schools said Monday that it would more fairly split local and state shares and factor in the cost of educating a child and a community's ability to help pay for it. But they →

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Prosecutor: Pastor urged ministers to have sex with teen (UPDATED)

Published on March 25, 2019 | Updated 6:09 a. m.

TOLEDO — A minister who promised a woman he'd take care of her daughter began having sex with the teenager daily and later encouraged two other pastors to have sex with her as well, federal prosecutors said Monday. Anthony Haynes could face →

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Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warming (UPDATED)

Published on March 21, 2019 | Updated 6:36 a. m.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water quality, worsening erosion and posing tougher challenges for farming, scientists →

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'It is the solution that Lorain needs now': Officials testify about law that would change Lorain schools (VIDEO, UPDATED)

Ohio lawmakers hike gas, diesel taxes to fund road fixes

HB 154: First hearing held on bill to end takeovers

Ohio bill would end concealed-carry gun permit requirement

Governor, lawmakers try to cut deal on Ohio gas tax increase

Former Toledo pastor convicted on sex charges

Ohio Senate OKs bill on burial, cremation of fetal remains

Accused Toledo pastor: 'I'm not a pervert'

Akron man pleads guilty to killing, burying girlfriend

Sen. Nathan Manning explains Senate Bill 110 to Education Committee (VIDEO)

Ohio mayors talk gas tax, House Bill 70

Ohio lawmakers unveil proposal to overhaul Ohio's school funding

Prosecutor: Pastor urged ministers to have sex with teen (UPDATED)

Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warming (UPDATED)

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