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Ohio unemployment dips to 7%
After posting the worst job losses in the nation in March, Ohio saw modest job growth in April, and the unemployment rate dipped to 7 percent. The rate was 7.1 percent last month. Nonfarm employment rose by 7,600 workers in April, with some of the largest gains occurring in leisure ...
Commentary: 7 creepy things you didn’t know about accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro
The case of Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro continues to shock the world. Several twisted and disturbing allegations have emerged about the former Cleveland Public School Bus driver jailed in lieu of $8 million bond set Thursday on charges he kidnapped three young women and held them in ...
West memorial, 04.25.13
A memorial was held Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Waco for victims of the West fertilizer plant explosion.
Bush Presidential Center dedication, 04.25.13
Photos from the Bush Presidential Center dedication ceremony in Dallas on April 25, 2013.
Beer brewers upset with Ohio lawmakers
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, says it was blindsided by Ohio lawmakers who approved an amendment “in the space of four hours” that will prohibit breweries from buying wholesale distributorships in the future. The beer giant is now publicly pleading with legislative leaders to reverse course or even take ...
West plant explosion, 04.17.13
Photos from the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, on April 17, 2013.
Sunday services in West, 04.21.13
People pray during worship services at Assumption Catholic Church and First Baptist Church in West on Sunday April 21, 2013, days after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people.
Ohio GOP director’s tax bill reduced, still owes $168,161
Ohio Republican Party Executive Director Matt Borges learned Friday that his federal tax bill was reduced to $168,161, down from $493,624. Bob Onda, Borges’ newly retained tax attorney, said the IRS adjusted the bill in October but Borges’ old attorney did not deliver the news to him. Onda said he ...
House GOP make major changes to Gov. Kasich’s budget plan
Ohio House Republicans want to drastically change Gov. John Kasich’s state budget proposal and plan to scrap his expansion of Medicaid, substitute a 7 percent income tax cut for his proposed 20 percent break, and eliminate plans to hike taxes paid by oil and gas exploration companies.House Speaker William Batchelder, ...
National parks in Ohio cutting hours, hiring due to sequestration
When the federal government cut $34,440 out of its budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, leaders at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor did something they had hoped to avoid before their busiest time of the year. They closed the park on Sundays – one ...
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