On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, House Health and Aging Chairman Lynn Watchman said anti-abortion legislation
could come back
in the current legislative session. That includes the heartbeat bill, which would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, and a plan to defund Planned Parenthood.
CityBeat wrote about the anti-abortion legislation last time Ohio Republicans tried to bring it up
here
.
One Ohio Now, a group focused on the state budget, has
a few requests
for Gov. John Kasich. They don’t want an income tax cut when the revenue could be used to expand Medicaid and raise school funding. In other states, a Medicaid expansion
correlated with better health results , and one study found expanding Medicaid
could save Ohio money . More school funding could also make up for the last budget’s massive cuts to education, which are explained on a county-by-county basis at
Cuts Hurt Ohio .
While the state government is tearing down solar power initiatives, Cincinnati is
working to update
Green Cincinnati. Environmental Quality Director Larry Falkin told WVXU, “We’re broadening the plan to be not just focused on climate protection, but more broadly on all areas of sustainability.” He added, “It’s going to show us how Cincinnatians can live a better lifestyle using less resources.” The plan was originally drafted in 2007 and adopted a year later to prepare the city for changing environmental realities.
good for local home sales
. The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors says home sales were at the highest levels since 2008.
ended most of his court-mandated oversight of Ohio’s youth prisons
last Friday. The ruling shows how much progress has been made in state youth facilities, according to Alphonse Gerhardstein, a Cincinnati lawyer representing juvenile inmates.
now calling
for Ohio State Board of Education President Debe Terhar to resign. Terhar is facing criticism for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler when she posted an image of Adolf Hitler on her personal Facebook page that read, “Never forget what this tyrant said: ‘To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.’ — Adolf Hitler.”
running for City Council
. Murray was appointed to City Council in 2011 when Chris Monzel left and became Hamilton County commissioner. But she lost her seat in the 2011 election, which swept Democrats into City Council.
Cincinnati and Columbus airports saw a drop in traffic, but it seems Dayton International Airport
more than made up for it
.
The National Council of Teachers wants Ohio to make its colleges
more accountable and selective
.
An investigation into the massive accident on I-275
could take days
. The accident, which is believed to have caused at least 86 cars to crash, led to the death of a 12-year-old girl.
still exists
, and it’s shutting down stores and cutting jobs.
A smoke screen company wants to
use its product
to prevent more school shootings. The smoke screens fill up a room with non-toxic smoke on demand, which could obscure a shooter’s vision.
Update for any women looking to have a neanderthal baby: The Harvard scientist was only saying
it’s a possibility someday
.
This article appears in Jan 23-29, 2013.
