Tag: Ohio

School Choice Provides Real Accountability: Neal McCluskey

Empowering parents with school choice will bring real accountability to the school system, Neal McCluskey, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, said. “When a parent can take their child and the money [from] a school that’s not working for them, and take them to another school, that’s instant accountability,” he said. “The…


Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Continuous to Deny COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

The reins of authority over COVID-19 vaccination mandates seem as if they are continuing to tighten from at least two major institutions in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which is a key player in national security and employs about 32,000 people, is continuing to deny vaccine exemptions for many military members and defense contractors….


Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Continues to Deny COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

The reins of authority over COVID-19 vaccination mandates seem as if they are continuing to tighten from at least two major institutions in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which is a key player in national security and employs about 32,000 people, is continuing to deny vaccine exemptions for many military members and defense contractors….


From Home to ‘Hybrid’: Working Remote to Remain the Trend If Not the Norm

The posting for the job ad reads like this: You will work from home, full-time. It will require a quiet, distraction-free environment with access to high-speed internet. We will provide you with the computer, technology, and equipment needed to successfully perform your job. You will be responsible for providing high-speed internet. The job posting is…


Ohio Police Recover 2 Missing Children, Apprehend 20 Felony Suspects in Columbus Operation

The Columbus Division of Police in Ohio has recovered two missing children during an operation focusing on the Linden neighborhood, officials said on Thursday. “On Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in response to violent crime trends, the Columbus Division of Police completed the third ‘Operation Unity’,” police said in a statement. “Focusing specifically on the Linden neighborhood, Columbus Police…


Ohio Deploys Additional 1,250 National Guardsmen to Hospitals

Ohio is not shutting down, there is not a mask mandate in place, but the state is buckling down against the surge it is seeing in the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that 1,250 more members of the Ohio National Guard are being deployed to hospitals throughout the state. That is in…


Facts Matter (Dec. 24): New Bill Allows for Indefinite Detention of Unvaccinated at Governor’s Whim

In Ohio, a new bill has just been signed into law that will protect babies who were born despite a doctor’s attempt to abort them. Meanwhile, the definition of what it means to be “fully vaccinated” is really changing. New regulations are going into place across the entire country—in schools, restaurants, hospitals, opera houses, and…


Ohio Governor Signs ‘Born Alive’ Abortion Bill Into Law

The Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, signed into law a measure to criminally penalize doctors who don’t provide medical care to babies born alive after an abortion attempt. Ohio Senate Bill 157, also referred to as The Born Alive Infant Protection Act, “creates protections for children who are born alive after a failed abortion…


Ohio Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Sports Betting

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that makes sports betting legal in the state. The legislation will allow betting on sports such as basketball, baseball, football, golf, hockey, and others beginning in mid-March of 2022. The bill’s passage and the governor’s signature come three years after much discussion and debate over…


Ohio Sets Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Record, Again

Ohio has again set a record for the most new COVID-19 cases in the state in a day, continuing a trend in the midwest and some northeastern states, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. The Buckeye State recorded 12,864 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period…