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Overtime policy puts psychiatrists among state’s highest paid workers
Psychiatrists consistently receive the highest salaries of all state employees in Ohio due to an overtime policy that encourages doctors to work more than 80 hours on average per week.State officials and doctors say the policy saves money and precautions are in place to ensure top care for patients.Psychiatrists in ...
Portman announcement comes as gay marriage issue may be returning to the ballot
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s supportive stance on same-sex marriage made ripples across the country but perhaps most loudly in his home state of Ohio where the issue could be headed for the ballot.Portman told reporters he would support overturning Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban if the issue was put on the ...
Lawmakers pushing for heavier truck limits in Ohio
State lawmakers Ross McGregor and Lynn Wachtmann, who are pushing for heavier truck limits on Ohio roads, have businesses that could benefit from the proposed law change but neither of them see it as a potential conflict of interest.McGregor, R-Springfield, who sponsored the transportation budget bill in the Ohio House, ...
State auditor ‘optimistic’ he’ll get JobsOhio records
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost said Wednesday he “fully anticipates” JobsOhio, the state’s semi-private economic development agency, will fulfill his subpoena demanding its financial records.Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Republican leaders in the Ohio legislature and officials with JobsOhio have told reporters that Yost can see the millions in tax dollars that ...
Effort to effectively ban internet cafes in Ohio passes House committee
A House panel on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would effectively ban internet sweepstakes cafe parlors in Ohio. There are more than 800 of the gambing sites in the state, according to filed affidavits with the Attorney General’s office last year. More than 100 of them are ...
Ohio congresswoman tells Obama his cabinet doesn’t have enough minorities
Rep. Marcia Fudge is pushing President Obama to pick African-Americans for his cabinet – the latest salvo in ongoing criticism that Obama’s cabinet is too white and too male.Fudge, D-Cleveland, is chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. On Monday, she released a letter urging the first African-American president to pick ...
UAV testing could bring 2,700 jobs, $2.1B to Ohio, study says
The potential growth of the unmanned aerial systems industry will have an “enormous economic and job creation” impact in the United States, creating at least 2,700 jobs and a $2.1 billion impact in Ohio by 2025, according to an industry group study released Tuesday. But one Dayton Development Coalition official ...
Ohio lawmakers propose higher speed limit for freeways
Ohio’s speed limit could go up to 70 miles per hour on some freeways under a bill being considered in the Ohio Senate.Members of the Senate Transportation Committee proposed the change on Monday morning through an amendment added to the transportation budget bill. The committee plans to vote on the ...
State, foundation ramp up adoptions
The state of Ohio has joined forces with The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to expand a program that finds homes for older foster children. On any given day, Ohio has about 12,000 children in foster care, including about 1,900 who fall into the hard-to-place category — those who are ...
Redistricting reform stalling in Ohio House
Despite calls for urgency from fellow Republicans, the Ohio House and its leader are pumping the breaks on the latest round of legislation that would overhaul how Ohio draws its election maps.Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, said passing a plan that would require both Republicans and Democrats to sign off ...
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