Fewer employees, reduced Superfund site cleanup and truncated regulation enforcement are some of the ways the U.S. EPA is keeping afloat during the lapse in federal funds.
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It seems like everyone at the Statehouse is in property tax mode as several measures are being proposed, debated and passed to deal with rising tax burdens.
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The city of Akron announced pedestrian improvements and housing as part of its Innerbelt master plan Thursday, with plans to release more details in the coming weeks.
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Groups that work with low-income Ohioans receiving SNAP and WIC benefits are struggling to find ways to help them prepare.
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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If the shutdown continues into November, many SNAP, WIC, or TANF recipients in Ohio could lose funds they rely on to avoid going hungry.
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The Republican who heads the Ohio Senate’s Education committee has a plan that he says will solve the over-reliance on local property taxes to pay for education.
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Lake effect precipitation occurs when cold air passes over warm bodies of water, like Lake Erie. Forecasters say the rain is not necessarily a sign of what's to come.
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Local officials called on the president and congress to end the shutdown in the name of food security.
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On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, a small town on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Several studies are ongoing to find what the public health impact of the accident is.