New Cuyahoga executive initiates staff shakeup in Cleveland
Armond Budish, elected Cuyahoga County executive, announced staff changes including four special assistants departing. He plans to hire a new clerk of courts and law director and has named Sharon Sobol Jordan as chief of staff. Budish succeeds former executive Ed FitzGerald.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Armond Budish
Cuyahoga County
Budish
Northeast Ohio
Sharon Sobol Jordan
Ohio lawmakers open 2-year legislative session
Ohio lawmakers return to Columbus for the two-year session as Gov. Kasich prepares a budget pitch next month. Republicans maintain control of both chambers with 23 of 33 Senate seats and a record 65 seats in the 99-member House. Cliff Rosenberger to replace Speaker Batchelder after term limits.
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Columbus
John Kasich
General Assembly
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House
Senate
Cliff Rosenberger
Clarksville
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Erlanger officer shoots self in Cincinnati parking garage
Kentucky police veteran Darryl Jouett was wounded in the stomach when his holstered duty pistol discharged in an Over the Rhine garage. The Erlanger officer, 25 years on the force, was treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for non life threatening injuries.
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Kentucky
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Erlanger
Over the Rhine
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Jouett
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Erlanger Department
Ohio law requires painkiller abuse education in schools
A new Ohio law mandates teaching students about prescription painkiller dangers, framing opioids as a gateway to heroin. The Governor's Opiate Action Team must propose lesson content to the Education Department by July 1, with supporters citing nationwide youth misuse and the Start Talking program as a model.
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Dayton
State
John Kasich
Dayton Daily News
Springfield
David Estrop
Estrop
Philip Atkins
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Denise Driehaus
Cincinnati
Robert Sprague
Findlay
Private prison to stay open in Youngstown area
The privately run Northeast Ohio Correction Center will not close after losing the Bureau of Prisons contract for 1,400 inmates. The 2,000-bed facility will stay open under a U.S. Marshals Service contract through 2018, housing detainees awaiting trial.
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Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Nashville
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U.S. Marshals Service
Marshals Service
Youngstown
Northeast Ohio
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Washington, D.C
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Hagan
Barack Obama
Mahoning Valley
Bureau of Prison
U.S
Library thefts and disturbances probe in Toledo system
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library faced about 1 000 incidents annually from 2012 to last year with the Main Library seeing the most disturbances. Sexual activity in restrooms was reported a handful of times and 645 items were stolen last year costing about 14000 dollars.
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Northwest Ohio
Toledo-Lucas County
Clyde Scoles
Library Board
Scoles
Toledo Police and
Lucas County Sheriff’s Deputies
Ken Leslie
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