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WEBThe Ohio Capital Journal is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to connecting Ohioans to our state government and its impact on our lives. The Capital Journal combines Ohio state government coverage with incisive investigative journalism, reporting on the consequences of policy, political insight and principled commentary. All those cheesy journalism aphorisms about reporters ...
Science of reading curriculum is now being taught in all Ohio …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · As students return to school this fall, their reading curriculum might look a little different. This is the first academic year Ohio school districts are required to teach the science of reading curriculum, which is based on decades of research that shows how the human brain learns to read and incorporates phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Three Ohio Supreme Court races on the November ballot will have …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Three Ohio Supreme Court seats will be up for grabs during the November election. The outcomes will decide the balance of the court and have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans, from education and environmental issues to gerrymandering and elections to civil and reproduc tive rights.. Partisan labels were added to the previously-nonpartisan races by the ...
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do's …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Republish photo only with original story.) Ohio became the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal last week. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Although marijuana is legal, there are quite a few caveats because lawmakers can tweak that law, and it could be several months before the state ...
Here are the proposals to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers
WEBJan 29, 2021 · This plan calls for bumping the hourly wage to $10 on Jan. 1, 2022, then increasing it by a dollar each year to reach $15 in 2027. In Ohio, the minimum wage for tipped employees currently stands at $4.40 per hour. That is because state law allows the tipped minimum wage to be 50% of the higher total, so …
Ohio Republican congressional candidate Madison Gesiotto …
WEBSep 30, 2022 · Republican congressional candidate Madison Gesiotto Gilbert filed her required financial disclosure this week — more than six weeks after The Ohio Capital Journal first reported it was missing.. Federal law requires office holders, candidates and even certain staffers to disclose details about their finances in order to serve.
Tim Feran, Author at Ohio Capital Journal
WEBJul 18, 2023 · Tim Feran. Tim Feran is a native of Cleveland and a graduate of Harvard University. For more than 40 years he has been a professional journalist, first at the Lorain Journal, then for 30 years at The Columbus Dispatch, and currently as a freelance writer. He lives in Columbus with his wife, Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Franklin County Clerk of ...
Private school voucher challengers end fight to compel …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Groups seeking to eliminate a private school voucher program in Ohio have withdrawn a subpoena for Senate President Matt Huffman and cancelled a written deposition, saying they don't need his testimony to make their case.
Governor begins Ohio’s K-12 education overhaul despite judge …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is moving forward with an overhaul of Ohio’s education department and state board of education despite a Franklin County judge extending a temporary restraining order to prevent that from happening.