The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Housing Tax Credit program awards. Read More of "$31.5 million in housing tax credits awarded to build more affordable housing across Ohio"

The American Bar Association recently announced its selections for the 2021 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose. Read More of "ABA announces winners of the 2021 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts"

Storybook Trails combine reading and adventure with an outdoor nature trail Read More of "Four new Storybook Trails open at Ohio State Parks"

Columbus ranks 18th in the nation for median pay for blue-collar jobs, according to a new report. Read More of "Ohio cities rank in top half of metros for median pay at blue-collar jobs"

In February, members of the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) basketball team locked arms and took a knee in what Coach Jason Shay called a symbolic protest against “racial inequalities and injustices.” Read More of "Student athletes have a right to peaceful protest"

(BPT) Spring is in the air, bringing with it the impulse to make home renovations. Are you looking for ways to upgrade your home with the environment in mind, but worried about the expense? Fortunately, many home improvements are not as costly up front as they used to be, and the return on those investments - both in energy savings and your home's value - is well worth the effort. Read More of "5 green home improvements worth your investment dollar"

Committee members in the Ohio Senate recently heard testimony in support of a measure intended to keep the men and women who have served in the U.S. military better informed of health-care benefits available to them as veterans. Read More of "Bill designed to increase health-care opportunities for Ohio vets"

Twelve Horizon Science Academies were wrongfully disqualified from additional state funding for “community schools of quality,” the Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently. Read More of "Community school group entitled to additional funds for ‘quality schools’"

A federal grand jury has charged six individuals with selling liquid psychedelic mushrooms online to customers all over the country, including at least one identified customer in Columbus, Ohio. Read More of "Six defendants charged with selling millions of dollars’ worth of psychedelic mushrooms online"

Ohio Transfer Promise guarantees statewide course credit Read More of "Initiative promotes one of the most comprehensive student transfer agreements in the country"

Senate lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse last month considered the testimony of a homebrewer who is in favor of codifying into the state law the rules that govern his hobby and its related activities. Read More of "Legislative change sought of permits for homebrewers"

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Study finds excess cases and deaths highest among those of working ages Read More of "Many Hispanics died of COVID-19 because of work exposure"

Among the hidden tools of domestic violence perpetrators is animal cruelty. Read More of "Animal cruelty used as a domestic violence weapon"

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently directed the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance enforcement efforts against COVID-19 related fraud. Read More of "Attorney General announces task force to combat COVID-19 fraud"

Due to the COVID pandemic, the federal government has extended the tax filing deadline to May 17, 2021. If you’ve discovered that you will be receiving money back, your federal income tax refund can be the foundation of your college savings account. By saving some or all of the refund in Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, you can be well on your way to covering your child’s higher Saving your tax refunds in Ohio's tax-free 529 Plan could be your entire college savings plan.education or college costs. Read More of "Rethink your refund to fund your Ohio 529"

Most young women already know that tanning is dangerous and sunbathe anyway, so a campaign informing them of the risk should take into account their potential resistance to the message, according to a new study. Read More of "Telling sunbathers what they don’t want to hear: Tanning is bad"

(StatePoint) Last year, when the pandemic suddenly shut down our everyday lives and for many of us, pushed them into tiny, isolated spaces, we had to adapt. Read More of "Digital cleaning tips for a new normal life"

With the launch of three new online trainings, both employers and employees now have new tools at their disposal to help them prevent and respond to substance misuse within the workplace. The trainings, available at RecoveryOhio.Gov, were developed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, RecoveryOhio, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and the training and consulting firm Working Partners®. They join a suite of training modules in an “Opioid Toolkit” first launched by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in 2017. Read More of "New trainings support recovery-friendly workplace policies and practices"

Randy Gardner, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Paolo DeMaria, Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Mr. Marko Đurić, H.E. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to the United States of America, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Educational Cooperation on Friday, May 14. The document pledges that the parties will continue and strengthen the cooperation at the level of primary, secondary, and higher education. Read More of "Ohio and Serbia pledge educational cooperation through MOU"