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What GOP’s plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would req…
GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each al…
Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — som…
Railroads warned about the problems long trains can cause
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments, so they want …
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year? Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will p…
FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply
By ANGELO FICHERA Associated Press Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are ca…
Ohio’s Bob Taft opposes making constitutional changes harder
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican Ohio Gov. Bob Taft urged state lawmakers on Monday against advancing a measure that would make it harder to amend the state…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
FACT FOCUS: Posts distort Washington estranged minors law
By JOSH KELETY Associated Press A bill written to protect young people seeking reproductive health services or gender-affirming care that was widely misrepresented online passed the Democrat-controlle…
$252.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio
MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket for Wednesday night’s drawing was sold at Get Go #…
While some students skip college, trade programs are booming
By OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and the students in the auto collision repair…
See the EVs eligible for tax credits – and why most aren’t
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go…
