YOUNGSTOWN – With Youngstown long struggling to spend money collected from those caught by unmanned cameras speeding in school zones, city council is being asked to set aside $1.5 million of it for safety improvements near various schools. It is, by far, the largest financial request ever ...
LEAVITTSBURG – Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local ...
YOUNGSTOWN – David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the platform of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, is a disaster for working class Ohioans and continues the GOP’s efforts to benefit the rich. During a Tuesday news conference in ...
The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. It should be signed into law Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican. The quickly written bill passed Wednesday in the Senate 26-5 and then ...
Youngstown State University is receiving $1.5 million and Niles is getting a $402,500 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC funding comes through the federal Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) initiative to help address coal-related ...
YOUNGSTOWN – The attorney for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s receiver doesn’t object to requests by two customers – who were sent disconnection notices – to intervene in a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court case, but sees no reason why they’re seeking that status. Michael ...