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• Aisha’s Law: Bill Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors Passes House Unanimously

  26-05-2020 21:00
  
  By Susan Tebben As the family of Aisha Fraser looked on, the Ohio House passed a bill in hopes of helping domestic violence victims find help and justice, and honoring the tragically slain elementary school teacher. House Bill 3, to be called Aisha’s Law, passed unanimously, expanding aggravated murder charges to include domestic violence circumstances and […]
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• Eleven Projects Approved by Downtown Commission

  26-05-2020 20:42
  
  The Downtown Commission met virtually this morning, the first convening of the board since the spread of COVID-19 led to the cancellation of all such meetings in March. The agenda was longer than usual, with 11 applicants seeking certificates of appropriateness for their projects and another two going before the board for initial conceptual reviews. […]
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• Anti-Prevailing Wage Legislation Introduced by House Republicans

  26-05-2020 16:30
  
  By Tyler Buchanan Amid a flurry of other legislative activity, two Republican state representatives introduced a bill last week to repeal prevailing wage in Ohio. State reps. Ron Hood of Ashville and Bill Dean of Xenia introduced House Bill 663 on Tuesday, May 19, four months after first pitching the bill to colleagues in January.  Eight Republicans join […]
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• Contact Tracing in Ohio: What You Need to Know

  26-05-2020 15:15
  
  By Tyler Buchanan The reopening of Ohio means more people are out in public, and the state’s department of health wants to keep those infected by COVID-19 away from others. To do that, the Ohio Department of Health is carrying out a “contact tracing” program. The goal is to identify those with the virus as well as […]
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