Kasich vetoes Medicaid freeze as expansion gains support
Ohio Governor John Kasich vetoed a proposed freeze on Medicaid expansion in the state budget while signing it before the Friday midnight deadline. The move keeps coverage for about 700,000 low income Ohioans and signals a partisan clash as Republicans consider an override vote.
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Columbus
John Kasich
Ohio
Basich
Lorain sewer overflows flood streets after heavy rains
Lorain and Elyria faced heavy rains causing sewer overflows and street flooding. West First Street near the wastewater plant was closed after sewage entered the road, with warnings to avoid contact with water. Mayor Chase Ritenauer said EPA orders require fixes as untreated sewage enters storm drains and Lake Erie.
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Lorain
West First Street
Lake Erie
City of
Chase Ritenauer
Environmental Protection Agency
Ritenauer
EPA
Avon Lake man pleads to removing signs
Avon Lake man John Hoelzl, 62, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property for taking more than 500 signs from public rights of way around Avon Lake. He appeared in Avon Lake Municipal Court and faces up to six months in jail at sentencing later this month.
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Avon Lake
John Hoelzl
Avon Lake Municipal Court
Petition drive gathers 7867 signatures to place reform on ballot
Backers of a Lorain County reform plan filed 7,867 signatures with the County Board of Elections, 85 over the required 7,782. Officials will verify valid voter signatures, with a mid August deadline to supplement if short. Former commissioner Dave Moore leads the effort, aiming to cushion potential signatory losses. Separate anti tax petition faces confusion and legal challenges affecting time lines.
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Sheffield Twp
Lorain County
County Board of Elections
Paul Adams
Dave Moore
Reform Effort
Moore
Lorain Lighthouse Celebrates 100th Anniversary Marker
Ohio History Connection and partners marked the Lorain Lighthouse centennial with a new historic marker. The 1917 lighthouse once housed the U S Coast Guard in Lorain and faced demolition in the 1960s. The marker honors the site with National Register of Historic Places and local historical society affiliations.
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Bruce Bishop
Lorain
Ohio History Connection
U.S. Coast Guard
The
Ohio Historical Society
Lorain County Historical Society
Ohio
Columbus
Becki Trivison
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