Ellie Owen
News Intern-
The permanent commission will advise Columbus City Council and the mayor's office on policies, programming and outreach, and also monitor local and federal legislation that would affect LGBTQ+ citizens in the city.
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Ohio State University is now allowed to pay its student athletes. Around $18 million will go toward paying the athletes for their name, image and likeness. Ohio State’s Athletic Director Ross Bjork announced that the money will pay athletes playing for the school's football, women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams.
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On April 16, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther gave his “State of the City” address and formally announced the Division of Housing Stability, which will be part of the Department of Development.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentColumbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts was removed from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. She was one of 17 people who were dismissed Monday from the committee by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentIf you’ve gone fishing in any Ohio lakes or ponds in the last several months, there’s a good chance that the fish you caught were put there by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
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The grant is one of the largest philanthropic gifts ever donated to the organization, which focuses on services for homeless people.
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The bill includes cutbacks on federal funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), which was formerly known as food stamps. The bill would cut back almost $300 billion to SNAP over the next 10 years.
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Ryan Black, a former Hocking County prosecutor, has been suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for two years, with six months stayed, for inappropriate conduct in his office.
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A total of 16,404 children were reported missing in 2024. Approximately 96.5%, or 15,834, of the children reported missing were found safely.