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(Columbus) Federal grant scams are sweeping through Ohio, Attorney General Richard Cordray has warned.
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Date Published: August 3, 2010
A Franklin County appellate court earlier this month reversed a magistrate's decision against a Columbus-based construction firm, which was deemed responsible for a safety violation, or VSSR, resulting in a worker's injury.
A new bill that includes several of the legislative goals from a state association has been introduced into the Ohio General Assembly.
Cuyahoga County - Auditor of State Mary Taylor has released the performance audit of the Ohio Lottery Commission. The audit identifies potential savings of more than $2 million annually, and includes several recommendations that could help increase the profitability of the Ohio Lottery.
A 5th District Court of Appeals panel has upheld a trial court's ruling in favor of Reynoldsburg City School Board to connect its new schools in Etna Township to city water - instead of Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District.
The Supreme Court of Ohio confirmed the four cases it will hear at Ohio Northern University on Wednesday, Sept. 29, as part of its semiannual Off-Site Court program.
A new bill proposing state adoption of the Transfer of Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act was introduced into the Ohio General Assembly last week.
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati affirmed a U.S. District Court's decision in favor of an Urbana business, despite an appellant's appeal seeking further discovery in an employment-related racial discrimination suit.
A 10th District Court of Appeals panel determined a trial court magistrate did not commit plain error by allowing a tax dependency exemption in alternating years for the parents of a minor child.
(Bowling Green) Transitioning from life on a military base to life on a college campus can be a mission in itself.
(ARA) A ennui tends to settle upon the houses of parents whose children have all moved away. "Empty Nest Syndrome is a colloquial way of identifying that sense of loss, sadness or emptiness in parents," says Dr. Jim Wasner, chair of Clinical Psychology programs at Argosy University, Schaumburg. "It's that period of transition when a child no longer depends on their parents for a high level of support and care."
Rep. Seth Morgan has created a new piece of legislation aimed at stimulating economic growth by tearing through bureaucratic hurdles. House Bill 576 would authorize the state and local governments to jointly offer a single, lower tax rate and other incentives to businesses that establish operations within designated areas.
Inspired by the passing of 21-year-old Sara Lewandoski in 2007, an Ohio
lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to prevent a similar loss of
life. House Bill 575, sponsored by Rep. Timothy DeGeeter, would modify current
Ohio Revised Code to specify that when a court is sentencing a person
for certain drug offenses, it should take into consideration situations
in which medical assistance had been sought due to a drug overdose.
According to a 5th District Court of Appeals ruling this week, a Knox County trial court more than likely will revisit a dispute between the local county board of commissioners and the county's engineer.
A defendant, who pleaded guilty to federal charges without a written plea agreement, was unable to persuade a three_judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that his sentence was substantively unreasonable and the district court erred in formulating his base offense level.
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A London Correctional Institution inmate was unable to convince a 5th District Court of Appeals panel that the appellate court should stop the trial court's plan to resentence him as a result of post-release control having been omitted from his initial sentence.
A bill that would specify dyslexia as a specific learning disability and require a 3-year pilot project to provide early screening and intervention has been introduced into the Ohio General Assembly.
A Franklin County appellate panel accepted the argument of a Washington Courthouse man who alleged a trial court abused its discretion when it allowed cross examination testimony centering on a prior criminal conviction of his expert medical witness.
Just weeks removed from a research project in the Netherlands, Dennis D. Hirsch is preparing to offer his preliminary findings to students, alumni and colleagues.
Q: My mother recently died in a nursing home where she was getting Medicaid benefits. I am the executor of her estate, and my lawyer says I have to notify the Ohio Attorney General so the state can recover assets to pay for the Medicaid benefits she received. Why must I do that?
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