Highland County Job & Family Services Director Jeremy Ratcliff testified before the Ohio House of Representatives Children and Human Services Committee to advocate for Children Services funding during a recent hearing to consider the next state biennial budget.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today introduced the Veterans First Act of 2025, which will redirect wasteful USAID taxpayer dollars toward much-needed repairs in State Veterans Homes.

More than 300 people were in attendance for the Highland County Chamber of Commerce’s 13th annual Ag is Everyone’s Business event on Friday, March 7 at the Patriot Center on Southern State Community College’s campus.

Since launching in January, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sparked both support and outrage while also coming under legal and constitutional scrutiny. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that 83% of contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been officially canceled.

The Rural Wellness Act will reauthorize the prioritization of grants for telemedicine projects addressing behavioral and mental health, including substance abuse. These grants are part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program.

More than $128 million of federal taxpayer money was spent on at least 341 grants to fund gender ideology initiatives under the Biden administration, according to an analysis of federal data by the American Principles Project.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The TFA is a free-to-join organization created for teachers frustrated with the direction of public education, specifically those who feel teachers' unions have politicized the classroom.

A week after Ohio Senate Republicans passed a bill that would overhaul the state’s marijuana law, Ohio House Republicans introduced their own proposal. Their version would keep home grow and tax levels the same, but reduce THC levels and redirect most of the tax revenue.

U.S. House Republicans on Saturday released a spending bill that, if passed next week, would avoid a looming government shutdown. The 99-page bill would keep most government spending on cruise control through the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leading a widening field of Democratic candidates vying to challenge embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams in next year's primary. 

The Committee's oversight has revealed that YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet, was a direct participant in the federal government's censorship regime. In particular, the Committee obtained documents showing that the federal government successfully pressured YouTube to censor certain lawful content, including content that did not violate YouTube's content moderation policies. 

The Highland County Board of Elections announced this week that the May 6 primary election will feature an issues-only ballot countywide.

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