Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith released the following statement Wednesday afternoon on the death of a Ross Correctional Institution officer, following an alleged assault by an inmate.
The state’s minimum wage rises by 25 cents on Jan. 1, going to $10.70 an hour to account for inflation. The current Ohio minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.25 per hour and $10.45 for nontipped workers. The minimum wage for youth workers is $7.25 per hour.
This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released his 2024 “Festivus” Report, totaling $1,008,313,329,626.12 in government waste.
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., engaged in multiple instances of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use during his tenure in Congress from 2017 to 2020, the House Ethics Committee alleges in a report released Monday.
The Ohio General Assembly last week approved Senate Bill 158, legislation that was amended to include House Bill 283, which will add a judge to the Adams County Common Pleas Court, announced bill joint sponsor, State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).
Auditor of State Keith Faber has declared a fiscal emergency for Madison Township in Fairfield County, after an analysis of the township’s finances confirmed fund deficits that exceeded what is allowed under state law.
Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole. These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. – President Biden
The Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic crash. The crash occurred on Dec. 22 at approximately 12:19 a.m. on state Route 136, Liberty Township, Adams County.
The following is a report of Fairfield Local High School’s fourth annual Lions Care Day as written and submitted by FHS students. The annual community service project day was held Friday, Dec. 20. Photos and information are courtesy of Fairfield High School science teacher Amanda Martinez.
The report uncovered evidence that the Biden campaign coordinated with 51 former intelligence officials to interfere in the American electoral system weeks before the 2020 presidential election by signing the statement calling Hunter Biden's laptop disinformation.
A government funding stopgap is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk after the Senate voted 85-11 to pass a 118-page bill to keep the federal government open until March 14.
