(The Center Square) — After a proposed constitutional amendment was denied a chance to go before voters and several bills in the state legislature have stalled, Ohio Democrats are pushing for property tax changes. Some residents across the state show 40%-50% property tax increases this year and taxes jumped more than 20% between 2019 and
Billionaire venture capital investor Ron Conway reportedly cut ties with a cryptocurrency super PAC called Fairshake after the group said it would support the Republican running against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), according to a Politico report. Brown is the longtime chair of the Senate banking committee and has raised concerns about cryptocurrency in the past,
SB Financial Group, Inc. State Bank and Trust Company expands footprint to Ottawa County, Ohio DEFIANCE, Ohio and MARBLEHEAD, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SB Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBFG) (“SB Financial”), parent company of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), and Marblehead Bancorp (“Marblehead”), parent company of The Marblehead Bank
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of the most senior Democrats eligible to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on the Finance Committee is not interested in pursuing the seat, according to a source familiar with her thinking. Menendez on Tuesday informed Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., and his Senate colleagues that he would resign from the chamber next month
State Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, recently announced the investment of millions of dollars from the One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund to support multiple regional community projects. State Sen. Jerry Cirino (Submitted) The fund, Cirino noted, provides an opportunity to invest in projects that will positively affect Ohioans for generations. “Municipalities and other organizations came to
US News By The Center Square Published June 8, 2024, 4:25 p.m. ET In the wake of recent protests on college and university campuses in Ohio and nationwide, an Ohio senator wants to make rioters pay for property damages while breaking the law. Getty Images (The Center Square) – In the wake of recent protests on
Most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio won’t have to pay taxes on millions of dollars in aid payments after all. The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that most of the payments people who live near East Palestine, Ohio, received to help them pay for temporary
COVINGTON, Ky. — A northern Kentucky organization is taking advantage of opioid settlement funds to help get people struggling with addiction into treatment and ultimately back out into society. This money comes from companies the Kentucky Attorney General says “fueled and exacerbated” the opioid epidemic. What You Need To Know Amanda Peters, director of the Northern
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is paying $7,600,000 in order to “settle allegations of undisclosed foreign sources of funding on (National Institutes of Health) grant applications and reports,” according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio. What You Need To Know The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is paying $7,600,000 in
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Monday announced a bill that would prevent student loan forgiveness eligibility for anyone convicted of a state or federal offense in connection to a college campus protest. What You Need To Know Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and several more Republican