Aaron Payne

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There’s a debate over spending opioid settlement funds on Ohio police < < Back to ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Kathryn Whittington decided to run for a seat on Northeast Ohio’s Ashtabula County Commission after an incident in 2013, when her home was burglarized by people in active drug addiction. “I went around to the jewelry store and to the insurance company getting these receipts for everything that was taken and I found that I wasn’t unique to this situation,” she...

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

Ohio lawmakers are poised to pass long-stalled changes to the voter-approved cannabis law < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Three Ohio House lawmakers said Wednesday the chamber is close to consensus on changes to cannabis law, which are poised to pass before the legislature breaks for the summer. The newest version of Senate Bill 56—modifying state cannabis laws—still puts limits on how potent THC products can be. Amendments rolled out Wednesday morning, however, would...

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

Rural Ohio school districts say the proposed state budget will hurt them < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for rural school districts argue the money allocated to them in the current proposed state budget falls short of what they need — and that it will hurt small districts the most. They gathered at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday afternoon to take their message to lawmakers. But Republican leaders said it’s unlikely previous levels of funding will be restored...

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters will again see two sitting Ohio Supreme Court justices pitted against each other in 2026, after Justice Pat Fischer announced a bid Wednesday to unseat Justice Jennifer Brunner with two years left on his current term.

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey implements policy changes in embattled foster care system < < Back to CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey vowed Wednesday that his administration will improve transparency and policies within the state’s embattled foster care system.