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Weekly News Roundup

Find stories below that have been hand-selected by citizen journalists to keep you up to date on State News from around the web.

Ohio Bulletin Issued for New, Deadly Drug Combinations - By J.D. Davidson, Ohio Star by way of Center Square

Republicans want stay of order that stops foreign money ban - J.D. Davidson, The Center Square

Yost wants minority Ballot Board court filings tossed - J.D. Davidson, The Center Square

GOP attorneys general seek to stop new attempt at forgiveness of student loans - Joe Mueller, The Center Square

LaRose Wants Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote in Ohio - J.D. Davidson, The Center Square

Ohio Wage Hikes Can’t Keep Up With Inflation - J.D. Davidson, The Center Square

Cuyahoga Democrats Speak Out on the Ever-Increasing Property Taxes - Brian Massie, Lobbyists for Citizens

Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Annexation and rezoning of the Shady Grove property in Marion Township remained a primary focus at the May 6 Findlay city council meeting. The project involves annexing approximately 45.9 acres and rezoning it to M2 (multifamily high-density) zoning to facilitate large-scale apartment development. While

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen Silvis, an Akron-based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense joins The Ohio Register for a second time. In our first interview, we discussed two Smart meter mandate cases he has taken on in collaboration with

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Monday, The Springfield commissioners met to hear an update from representatives from the newly minted ‘public-private’ partnership administration for Springfield 2051, a think-tank operation designed to guide city development, facilitated by contracted organization Future IQ. During the update, representatives Kevin Rose and Marta Wojcik

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

CLARK COUNTY - As Clark County voters prepare for the May 5 Republican primary for an unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners, the four candidates — Daren Cotter, Greg Koffenbarger, Mark Sanders and Victoria Sorg — are outlining distinct platforms on economic development, public safety, infrastructure and long-term resource management. Residents

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Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head