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Editorial

Ohio BWC lowers premiums reflecting workplace safety

Employers of all kinds appear to be doing better at keeping their workers healthy and safe on the job, as private employers of Ohio will now see their sixth rate reduction in a row on premiums paid to the Ohio Board of Workers’ Compensation. This follows a reduction for public employers that ...

Ohio lawmakers must stop dragging feet on marijuana

Ohio lawmakers cannot ignore the will of the people much longer. Gov. Mike DeWine was right this week to ask them to stop dragging their feet on implementing rules for legalized recreational marijuana, which voters approved more than three months ago. “What we don’t want to do is see a big ...

It is time to raise expectations for law enforcement officers

Ohio residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first place. It would be a ...

Detractors may have a point, but Biden visit was not useless

There was more than a grain of truth in some critics’ assertion that President Joe Biden’s arrival in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 16, was a campaign stop that came a year too late to do any real good for residents of that community. Nevertheless, he did visit and praised the “Herculean ...

Sick leave bill would help W. Va. teachers long term

As lawmakers struggle with ways to improve education in West Virginia, one gigantic piece of the puzzle is doing right by teachers. Del. Trenton Barnhart, R-Pleasants, is lead sponsor on legislation that might help. House Bill 5087 would allow Tier II teachers to bank unused accrued annual ...

Here’s hoping visit by Biden isn’t just for show

President Joe Biden has finally decided to visit East Palestine. He is set to visit the scene of a fiery Norfolk Southern derailment Friday — more than a year after it happened. Community and state officials have criticized Biden for not making an appearance earlier, and rightly so. ...