It’s been over three years since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and officials burned vinyl chloride in plumes over a village of fewer than 5,000 people. In February 2023, this community on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border was the subject of international news and thrust to ...
With the price of gas, particularly diesel fuel, out of control, the Republican-controlled state Legislature will meet in special session Wednesday to vote on eliminating Ohio’s gas tax for 90 days. The session came at the urging of Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP nominee for governor. Ramaswamy’s call for a gas holiday came about 6 1/2 hours after Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor, said one was needed. A skeptic could describe what is happening as a political ploy as Ramaswamy and his allies have spent millions of dollars to discredit Acton and he needs something to help ...
For 50 years, Alta Care Group has supported children and families across Ohio. As the local Head Start provider, we serve 1,210 children and families across 21 centers and 64 classrooms in Trumbull and Mahoning counties. But the cost of providing those services continues to rise. As Congress considers funding for Head Start for fiscal year 2027, lawmakers should recognize the financial pressures programs are facing. Costs of food, transportation, utilities, insurance, facilities, and classroom supplies have all increased. When federal funding does not keep pace with those costs, ...
The world will be watching closely when President Trump hosts China's President Xi later this month. And considering the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and the conflict with Iran, there's plenty for the two to discuss. But one issue is absolutely paramount for the two leaders to solve — Beijing's threat to cut off metal and mineral exports to the United States. Critical minerals have become the indispensable inputs for cell phones, cars, medical equipment, and nearly every weapons system used by America’s military. That's why it was so worrying last year when Beijing announced sweeping ...
As wariness (and outright anger) over the use of Flock cameras in our communities increases, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is right to be joining organizations such as the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio in seeking greater regulation of the surveillance devices. Investigations, including those by news organizations such as the Ohio Capital Journal, have turned up multiple instances of misusing the data. Further, the Capital Journal’s public records search of Shaker Heights’ license plate reader data over approximately four months showed the data was accessed more than 700,000 ...
