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Andrew Tobias is an Ohio government/politics reporter for Cox Media Ohio’s Columbus bureau. He is a life-long Ohio resident and a Cleveland sports fan. He graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. He has won eight Associated Press Society of Ohio awards.
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States urged to lower DUI limit
A federal agency on Tuesday asked states to toughen the standard to declare when someone is legally too drunk to drive. Among a series of recommendations, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates traffic crashes, said states should reduce the DUI standard from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05. While ...
Dayton racino gets OK from Racing Commission
Workers are expected to break ground on a new Dayton racino within the next few days, following a Wednesday vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission that breaks a stalemate that had delayed the project. The racino, located at the site of a former Delphi plant, will cost about $125 ...
Race to lead state GOP getting bumpy
The front-runner to be the next leader of the Ohio Republican Party is facing an eleventh-hour call from within his own party to step aside. In a Monday letter to state GOP central committee members, Ashtabula County Republican Party Chair Charlie Frye asked Matt Borges to withdraw his candidacy. Frye ...
Lebanon step closer to getting casino/racetrack
A planned racino in Warren County cleared a major regulatory hurdle Tuesday, gaining key approval from a state commission that was holding up the project. The Ohio State Racing Commission unanimously approved racino operator Miami Valley Racing’s plans for seating at the new Lebanon Raceway near Interstate 75. Miami Valley ...
Ohio’s speed limit is going up to 70 on July 1 on some highways
The top speed limit in Ohio is officially going up this summer to 70 miles per hour. Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed into law a two-year, $3.87 billion transportation budget. Among provisions of the law is the higher max speed limit, which will apply to interstates outside of urban ...
JobsOhio to refund more than $1 million to state; GOP rift continues
JobsOhio agreed Tuesday to turn over previously unreleased financial records in response to a subpoena and repay millions in taxpayer money used as part of the launch for the state’s private economic development arm. The development did nothing to quell a simmering dispute between Ohio Auditor Dave Yost, who filed ...
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 ...
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 ...
Republican legislative leaders side with Kasich over JobsOhio audit
Republican leadership in the General Assembly is presenting a united front against fellow Republican Ohio Auditor Dave Yost’s decision to subpoena financial records for the state’s semi-private economic development agency. Senate President Keith Faber, of Celina, and House Speaker William Batchelder, of Medina, issued a joint statement Friday that sides ...
Republican auditor, Democrats call on Kasich to release JobsOhio info
Gov. John Kasich is under pressure from Republican Auditor Dave Yost and Democrats to open up JobsOhio’s books amid criticism that the private economic development agency Kasich set up lacks transparency and accountability to the public.State Rep. John Patrick Carney, D-Columbus, called on Kasich to allow Yost to audit JobsOhio ...
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