Statewide

Weekly News Roundup

OhioRegister

01 Apr 2025 — 1 min read

Stories hand selected from TOR contributors to keep you informed

1. Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in disastrous Norfolk Southern East Palestine, Ohio derailment - Associated Press

2. The salary you need to be considered middle class in every U.S. state - Compare OH to IN, PA, MI, IL: Not good – Mike Winters, CNBC

3. Ohio House passes its own new energy generation provisions. What next? - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau

4. ‘Unity in Diversity’: Potential Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Tressel Promoted DEI as President of Youngstown State University – Sean Moran, Brietbart News

5. Two days after receiving it, DeWine signs ban on most DEI, strikes at Ohio public universities - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

6. Ohio GOP wants to stop adding fluoride, which prevents tooth decay, to water - Morgan Trau, WCPO 9 Cincinnati

7. Ohio voter registration change requiring proof of citizenship included in transportation bill - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

8. We need to address the 'new normal' of chronic absenteeism in schools post-COVID | Editorial - Akron Beacon Journal Editorial Board

9. Browns’ stadium tax numbers ‘way too optimistic,’ says Cleveland sports facilities deals expert - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

10. Ohio lawmakers look to eliminate highest income tax rate, switch to flat tax - Kevin Accettulla, www.nbc4i.com

11. Should Ohio embrace digital currency? Lawmakers mull regulatory bill - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau

Read more

New Study Suggests Covid mRNA Injections Reduced Life Expectancy by 37%

New Study Suggests Covid mRNA Injections Reduced Life Expectancy by 37%

An explosive new study by a team of Italian researches has caused shockwaves in the medical community, further solidifying what many already knew. According to the study, those who took two doses of the Covid mRNA injections had a life expectancy 37% shorter than those who were 'unvaccinated.'

A History of Whole Child Part 3

A History of Whole Child Part 3

BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS In our most recent article on Whole Child we introduced some of the manipulative language used in the framework and gave you some quotes directly from the Whole Child model both from ASCD and from the adopted Ohio version. In this article, we are going to get

Weekly News Roundup

Weekly News Roundup

Headlines handpicked from around the web by TOR Citizen Journalist 1. Judge strikes down Ohio law requiring parental permission for kids to get social media accounts - Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com 2. Self-Driving Trucks Are Coming to I-70 in Ohio and Indiana - Conor Cawley, tech.co 3. Less than

Ohio House Imposes Restrictions on Religious Release Time

Ohio House Imposes Restrictions on Religious Release Time

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Last year the Ohio House passed House Bill 8, which mandated educational institutions to permit students to attend religious instruction off-campus during the school day. The bill left very few limitations to its mandate, which is being revisited through budgetary rules to impose restrictions on