Ohio Votes to Legalize Marijuana For Adult Recreational Use November 9, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had...
Ohio to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in November August 18, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear...
Railroad Industry Sues to Block Limit on Crew Sizes That Ohio Imposed After Derailment July 12, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew- size requirement that Ohio imposed...
Ohio Senators Prepare Rail Safety Bill After Norfolk Southern Crash March 2, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Railroads like the one involved in this month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio...
Charter School Can’t Appeal Ohio School Board $60M Order, Court Says October 8, 2021 By Julie Carr Smyth The Ohio school board’s order requiring a giant, now-defunct online charter school to repay the state $60 million over inflated...
More Than 100 Dams in Ohio Rank as ‘High-Hazard’ November 12, 2019 By Julie Carr Smyth, Dan Sewell and Doug Caruso Picturesque, and at times, worrisome. The Muskingum University dam in OHio holds back what locals call “College Lake” on the...
Ohio AG: Opioid Settlement Should Be Spent Locally September 20, 2019 By Julie Carr Smyth Any money Ohio might receive from a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers should be spent at...
Ohio Awards $2.4M in Opioid Science Challenge September 14, 2018 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio awarded another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the...
Ohio Misses Sept. 8 Deadline to Launch Medical Marijuana Program September 12, 2018 By Julie Carr Smyth While Ohio blew past the deadline Saturday for rolling out its medical marijuana program, the pot industry is confident greener...
5 Winners Receive $10K Each in Ohio Opioid Science Challenge February 1, 2018 By Julie Carr Smyth Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won...