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Headlines 5 April 2025

Division of Liquor Control highlights responsible alcohol use during Alcohol Awareness Month

In recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month this April, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control remi

Headlines 5 April 2025

Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds

A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday over plans to cut more than $11 billi

Headlines 5 April 2025

Wheelersburg man arrested for alleged assault on officer

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman stated that on Saturday, March 8 at 8:34 a.m., the New Boston Police Departme

Headlines 5 April 2025

More than 5M could lose Medicaid coverage if feds impose work requirements

Under an emerging Republican plan to require some Medicaid recipients to work, between 4.6 million and 5.2 million ad

Headlines 5 April 2025

Public sector employees show high acceptance of default investments in defined contribution plans

A new study from MissionSquare Research Institute reveals that public sector employees exhibit high acceptance rates

Headlines 5 April 2025

‘These are not normal times,’ Sen. Cory Booker says in record-breaking Senate speech

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for longest floor speech in the history of the Senate on Tuesday, surpassing the 24-hour and 18-minute record set in 1957 when South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond attempted to prevent passage of the Civil Rights Act.

Headlines 4 April 2025

Flood warnings in effect

The following counties in Ohio are included in the warning: Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.

Headlines 4 April 2025

New questions emerge about Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue

The platform aroused Republican suspicions leading up to the 2024 presidential election, with some elected officials raising concerns that Democrats might be using the platform to circumvent campaign finance laws.

Headlines 4 April 2025

Senate narrowly votes to move forward Republican budget resolution

The 52 to 48 procedural vote Thursday night on the Senate’s concurrent resolution showed stark partisan divide, with Democrats blasting the bill as fiscally irresponsible and Republican leaders calling it a win for taxpayers.

Headlines 4 April 2025

Hillsboro Planning Commission to hold hearing April 21

The Hillsboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. at 130 North High Street, Hillsboro, second floor (City Hall).

Headlines 4 April 2025

Division of Liquor Control issues reminder to nonprofits for event compliance, safety and success

As Ohio nonprofit organizations make preparations for spring and summer events to bring Ohioans together, raise money and support various causes, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control is highlighting the role that temporary liquor permits play in ensuring the safe and legal sale of alcoholic beverages to attendees.

Headlines 3 April 2025

Trump asks US Supreme Court to restore blocked deportation plan

The Trump administration submitted an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in an effort to resume the rapid deportations of Venezuelans accused of gang ties under a wartime law that a lower court blocked.

Headlines 3 April 2025

Hillsboro Community Enhancement Committee to meet April 7

The Community Enhancement Committee of Hillsboro City Council will hold a meeting Monday, April 7 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, located at 130 N. High Street 2nd Floor, Hillsboro 45133.

Headlines 3 April 2025

Ohio House approves sweeping energy generation bill

With a few last-minute tweaks, and one notable surprise, Ohio state lawmakers pushed a wide reaching energy bill through the House. The previous week the Senate passed its version of the same measure unanimously, and meaningful differences remain between the two bills. But in terms of broad strokes, it appears lawmakers have a plan.

Headlines 3 April 2025

Ohio Department of Commerce highlights new pay stub requirements for businesses

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance's Bureau of Wage and Hour is highlighting important changes that will soon impact Ohioans’ paychecks. When the Pay Stub Protection Act, or House Bill 106, goes into effect April 9, employers will be required to include certain details within their employees’ pay statements.

Headlines 3 April 2025

Fired-up crowd jeers Ohio senators, representative for not standing up to Trump and Musk

An enthusiastic crowd of about 1,400 Ohioans recently packed the Valley Dale Ballroom to say their federal officials aren’t representing them — and that they’re not standing up to President Donald Trump as he allows the world’s richest man to slash federal programs.