Year: 2019
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Atlanta bank’s $52,000 check for homeowners insurance is lost in the mail
An Atlanta-based bank sent a check for more than $52,000 to an insurance company to cover homeowners insurance payments for several of its mortgage customers with escrow accounts.
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Watchdog.org: New plan intends to reshape Ohio’s school funding
A bipartisan plan for funding Ohio’s public schools gives more control to local districts and will help develop the state’s students into the workforce of the future, its proponents say.
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Ohio lost 7,900 private sector jobs in February
The bad news could compound lawmakers’ budget decisions.
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Ohio Medicaid work requirement waiver sparks hope of increased earnings, fears of healthcare obstacles
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to grant Ohio’s work requirement request could boost Medicaid recipients’ earnings, proponents say, while critics say the decision could cost 36,000 Ohioans their access to healthcare.
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Ohio taxpayers gain more access to House committee meetings
The first of the eight remaining House committee rooms have been wired to broadcast committee hearings through the Ohio Channel.
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Atlanta city council wants independent review of hiring practices
The Atlanta City Council wants an independent review of how personnel transactions were processed during the transition from former Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ administration.
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Watchdog.org: Maintaining Ohio’s roads is the key to economic viability, witnesses tell Senate hearing
Increasing the motor fuel tax to fund infrastructure projects across Ohio is a matter of economic development and necessary for the state to remain competitive, witnesses told state lawmakers Wednesday.
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Ohio House approves House Bill 62 to raise fuel taxes to support transportation
House Bill 62 would increase the state’s motor fuel tax on gasoline by 10.7 cents and diesel fuel by 20 cents. These increases yield approximately $872 million.
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Former Reed press secretary charged with violating the Georgia Open Records Act
The state of Georgia has charged the former press secretary for former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed with violating the Georgia Open Records Act.
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Preview: What President Trump will tell Americans
In a few minutes, President Donald J. Trump will travel to the U.S. Capitol to deliver the second State of the Union Address of his presidency.