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TOR Weekly News Roundup

Headlines picked from around the web by TOR staff

1. Intel developments explained for Ohio: Diving into new CEO’s changes - Katie Millard, MSM.com

2. Ohio colleges could lose state funding if they don’t implement new higher-ed law, bill architect says - Laura Hancock, Tribune News Service

3. Why US Men Think College Isn’t Worth It Anymore - Profile of Men in Lake County, Ohio - Francesca Maglione, Bloomberg UK

4. Ohio House Speaker: 'I don't support' Bengals, Hamilton County's $350M request for stadium funding - Taylor Weiter, 9 WCPO Cincinnati

5. Feds allege bias in medical journal edited by Cleveland Clinic doctor; defenders decry ‘Orwellian’ tactics - Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com

6. Northwest Ohioans in Rome note city’s ‘huge shift from the joyous feeling’ of Easter – Sarah Readdean, The Blade

7. In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents - Josh Funk, Associated Press

8. Ohio senators could revive Gov. Mike DeWine’s stadium funding plan -- with a twist - Jeremy Pelzer and Anna Staver, cleveland.com

9. Ohio professors submit 4,500 signatures to kickstart repeal of controversial higher education bill - Laura Hancock, cleveland.com

10. Husted secures early Trump endorsement in bid to hold Ohio US Senate seat - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau

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Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday night to immediately reinstate City Manager Bryan Heck from paid administrative leave, punctuating a tense, hours-long meeting dominated by fierce public pushback, administrative fractures, and deep-seated neighborhood anxieties. The decision to restore Heck to the city’

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

HANCOCK COUNTY - Allegations of gross negligence have surfaced against Hancock County Child Protective Services (CPS) after a highly confidential case document was reportedly discovered abandoned in a public area at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The Ohio Register has submitted a formal request for comment to the Hancock County Prosecutor'

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

BY DAKOTA SAWYER Columbus closed the books this year with roughly $1.2 billion more in tax revenue than anyone budgeted for: income tax collections ran about $699 million ahead of projections, sales tax another $520 million over. That's money Ohioans overpaid into the system at the exact

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - A viral surge of online rumors warning of a massive nationwide trucker strike on Oct. 1 has ignited widespread consumer anxiety over potential grocery store shortages, highlighting the deep economic distress gripping the U.S. freight sector as diesel fuel costs hit an all-time record