Aaron Payne

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A bipartisan bill aims to protect Ohioans with medical debt from disastrous consequences < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan bill would help Ohioans with medical debt pay it off without losing their homes or incomes or leaving their credit rating in tatters.

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

Ohio’s Democratic Party Chair resigns ahead of the 2026 elections < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The head of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is leaving her post for a national job. The move comes just a year before statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate.

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Why Ohio leads the nation in Swiss cheese production < < Back to YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — Inside of the Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, shelves of cheese curds dripped excess moisture onto the floor.

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

Ohio bet big on career technical education. Advocates say it’s just the start < < Back to CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — In recent years, Ohio has made career technical education a priority funding item. During his 2023 State of the State Address, Gov.

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

A court upholds the racketeering convictions of an ex-Ohio House speaker and a lobbyist in a $60M bribery scheme < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist on Tuesday in a $60 million bribery scheme that a prosecutor had described as likely the largest corruption scheme in state history. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in...