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Traditional landline phones may be disappearing in Ohio

By / June 1, 2022

The Columbus Dispatch reports that Governor Kasich’s proposed budget contains provisions that would allow Ohio to stop requiring landline phone service if the FCC permits it. Ohio currently requires that telecom companies provide basic landline services, but with the shift to internet-based phone protocols and mobile networks, landlines may eventually be phased out entirely. According to the …

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Ohio’s Common Core may face another challenge in 2015

By / January 14, 2021

The Newark Advocate reports that the new education chairman in the Ohio House is receptive to hearing debate about Ohio’s Common Core educational standards. Representative Bill Hayes, R-Pataskala, has said that he intends to be open about the issue and “give everyone a fair hearing.” Hayes replaces former Ed. Chairman Gerry Stebelton, R-Lancaster, who was a …

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Medicaid funding renewal and other policy issues face Ohio this year

By / January 13, 2021

The Cincinnati Enquirer has analyzed some of the major issues that are facing Governor Kasich and Ohio at the start of his second term. The first and perhaps largest issue is Ohio’s Medicaid expansion, which Governor Kasich accomplished in his previous term without the support of the Ohio legislature by turning to the state’s Controlling Board for permission to accept …

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