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Supreme Court rules in favor of health survey public records request
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently mandated the release of mental health survey results conducted by Crestwood Local School District. In a 6-1 per curiam decision, the Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals denying access to a public school district’s survey of its employees.
Chief Just ... (full story)
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
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OREGON, Ohio (AP) — On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past a beach where a child sat splashing and a pair of newlyweds waded for a portrait photographer. On the sand, unseen or ignored, bright red signs warned people to stay out of the water due to dangerous algae ... (full story)
Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?
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Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion, in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide.
Like more than a dozen other states, Arizona and Nebraska have constitutions stating tha ... (full story)
Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.
The justices did not detail their reasoning in the orders, which came after a flurry of emergency applications to block the rules from indust ... (full story)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame turns up starpower to induct Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended the inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal's Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige, soft rockers Foreigner and 83-year-old soul icon Dionne Warwick.(full story)