COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would allow individuals to possess consumer-grade fireworks in the state, which would eliminate the requirement that purchasers transport them from Ohio within 48 hours of their purchase. But don’t plan for a booming July 4th. Senate Bill 113, which passed 26 to 7, now heads to the Ohio House, where it will be debated in committee hearings .
Thousands of abandoned buildings across Ohio are simply too contaminated to develop.
Old factories that used harsh chemicals. Warehouses built with asbestos. These are parcels of land that need to be cleaned before they can be repurposed.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency calls them brownfield sites. Neighbors call them blight. But a growing group of Ohio lawmakers call them a good place to invest state dollars. All these cities are just peppered with these perfect locations that are by the highway or by the railroad, but they have some contamination, Sen. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, said. If we can clean them up and get rid of the blight, we can bring jobs back.
The bill also provides funds to businesses, childcare facilities, and Ohio Veterans Homes. Author: Hope Sloop Updated: 6:11 PM EDT May 17, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio On Monday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 109 into law, allotting nearly $5 million to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA).
SB109, first sponsored by Senator Nathan Manning and Senator Michael Rulli, will provide funding to local fairs, child care providers, businesses and Ohio Veterans Homes, according to a release sent out Monday afternoon from ODA.
All 94 of Ohio s county and independent fairs will receive $50,000 each and can be used on operating expenses, projects, or any other agriculture-related costs.
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Records show Ohio state politicians refunded nearly $50,000 in recent months to a political action committee of American Electric Power, a beneficiary of a massive coal-fired power plant bailout via scandal-tainted legislation enacted last year.
Nine state senators and two House representatives, all Republican, returned a total of $19,500 in campaign contributions to an AEP political arm between October and December, campaign finance records show.
Additionally, Gov. Mike DeWine in January returned a $10,000 check to the utility, which sells electricity to about 1.4 million Ohioans.
The utility’s PAC also reported contributing nearly $20,000 to the House Republican Campaign Committee July 9, which was returned Sept. 24.