Ohio lawmakers unveil a flurry of bills to make child care more available, affordable. But will they pass?

17 May 2024, 8:41 am

Ohio lawmakers from both parties introduced six bills this week designed to help address the state’s child care crisis, from expanding publicly funded child care and preschool to offering thousands of ...... Read More »

Child care facilities in Ohio close down for the day as workers call for change in state policy

14 May 2024, 5:59 am

Hundreds of child care facilities in Ohio closed on Monday and their workers rallied at the Statehouse to draw attention to what’s becoming a crisis for parents – finding affordable day care.... Read More »

Economists: Immigration is counteracting Ohio’s brain drain

11 May 2024, 3:30 am

A panel of economists overwhelmingly agreed that the influx of skilled immigrants is helping to ease the loss of highly educated native-born Ohioans.... Read More »

Morning Report — Biden: Economy is fine and polls are wrong

8 May 2024, 11:30 pm

President Biden defended his economic record Wednesday, citing a recent consumer sentiment report that he said backs him up. His green-eyeshade defense using a university report was not the sort ...... Read More »

Treat problems, not just symptoms

8 May 2024, 5:53 pm

An Ohio University medical student and an assistant professor decided to examine the relationship between six “social determinants of health” and the prevalence of diabetes. What they found isn’t ...... Read More »

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

5 May 2024, 8:41 am

Not only would it stop Ohio from profiting off of unsavory business practices but it likely would result in better long term growth for the state’s public pension funds. At the White House meeting, ...... Read More »

Husted: Good values, good education, good economy can solve most problems

2 May 2024, 6:03 am

When anything good happens, I'm proud of that, and when something bad happens, I feel sad. I just want to see good things happen to our state." Husted said Ohio has the most private sector ...... Read More »

Ohio State University Study Reveals Employment Reduces Drug Overdoses For Black People

1 May 2024, 1:00 pm

An Ohio State University ... but I believe economic context is critical to understanding the demand side of the story.” Oh, and a co-author of the study, Miguel Cano, an associate professor of social ...... Read More »

Grocery bills drive views on economy. Wisconsin conflicted heading into election. | Opinion

24 April 2024, 12:08 am

In the Midwest region encompassing Wisconsin (along with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio), the ... extremely big problem, as opposed to 57% when discussing the national economy. While inflation has ...... Read More »

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s literacy roundtable at Youngstown State University focuses on new method, economic benefits

15 April 2024, 1:00 pm

Michael Semple Youngstown State University ... is just not going to work for Ohio.” DeWine said that in his efforts to bring companies to Ohio to expand the economy, the number one concern ...... Read More »

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