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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 30 days left: What you need to know if you haven't gotten a Real ID yet - Taylor Woods, 9 WCPO Cincinnati

4. 4 Ohio breweries make top producing craft list - Marc Bona, cleveland.com

5. Flu vaccine linked to higher infections, says early research - Cleveland Clinic - Melissa Rudy, MSM.com

6. At least 49 international students at Ohio colleges have had visas revoked - Laura Hancock, cleveland.com

7. Ramaswamy takes big, early lead in Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary: poll - Charlotte Hazard, Just the News

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