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Advocates are gearing up to put a proposal on the November ballot to increase the minimum wage in Ohio to $15.

17.5%: Share of Ohio households facing undue energy burdens, without even considering heating fuel costs. That is one of many reasons Climate & Sustainability Researcher Molly Bryden delivered proponent testimony on House Bill 197, which would establish a pilot program for community solar in Ohio. She was among dozens delivering...

UPDATE: Care Flight was ordered and Carson City fire and ambulance responded tonight to an accident involving a pedestrian in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East at Fairview and Gordon. The victim, an adult female pedestrian, was conscious and moving on the pavement when rescue crews found her but was suffering from back and neck injuries.

Despite improvements, too many Ohioans left out of jobs recovery and pay increases Last year, four of Ohio’s 10 largest occupations paid their median worker so little they would qualify for and likely depend on food aid to feed a family of three. That is among the findings in Still working...

Ballot measure would eliminate carveouts that hold pay down for tipped workers, disabled workers, youth Nearly 1 million working Ohioans would benefit from a ballot measure that could appear before Ohio voters this November, according to a report released today by Policy Matters Ohio. “From the food processing workers who help us...