Mayor Justin Bibb's administration said a council staffer "improperly" downloaded thousands of public records. City Council President Blaine Griffin denies any policy was violated and said members of the administration "threatened" council staff.
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An advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met last week on vaccine recommendations including for COVID-19 and the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox.
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Last month, President Trump said Ukraine needed to be open to giving up some of its territory in peace talks with Russia. But those talks haven't happened. Now, he says Ukraine could win it all back.
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Ohioans paid $16.7 billion in property taxes last year, and those high property taxes are not leading to lots of spending by schools but instead are making up for low state spending on K-12 education.
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It’s almost harvest time for Ohio’s farmers, and many are facing tough choices from weather and tariffs.
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President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out.
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The Secret Service said it found over 300 SIM servers, 100,000 SIM cards and other illicit materials in multiple sites surrounding New York City ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.
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When the Tigers get to Progressive Field on Tuesday, they will be trying to avoid suffering the worst collapse since baseball went to divisions in 1969.
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Gino Haynes started his own church in Canton, but now runs an affordable housing nonprofit.
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The two men addressed a standing room only crowd, which included lawmakers and lobbyists, at The Boat House near downtown Columbus on Monday.
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The cancellation of the federal GEAR Up grant could mean layoffs for seven people who provided mentorship on college and career opportunities to 1,500 students.