Ohio minimum wage hike proposal seeks 13 an hour by 2025
Ohioans for Raising the Wage push a constitutional amendment to lift the minimum wage from 8.70 to 9.60 in 2021, then add 85 cents yearly until 13.00 by 2025, with inflation indexing thereafter. The group filed petition language with Attorney General Dave Yost and must collect 422,958 valid signatures by July 1 to place the measure on the ballot. James Hayes said volunteers and funding are being ramped up.
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Ballot drive seeks auto Voter Registration in Ohio
Ohio voters could be auto registered when using state Bureau of Motor Vehicles services under a proposed ballot measure. The plan would add two pre Election Day weekends for early voting, allow same day registration and voting, ensure timely ballots for military and overseas voters, and guarantee access for voters with disabilities. Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections filed summary language and signatures with the Attorney General as it seeks ballot placement.
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Ohio fraud case ends in prison for Braking Point owner
Ryan Sheridan, 39, of Leetonia, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years for leading a Medicaid fraud scheme at Braking Point Recovery Services. Prosecutors say the centers filed about 135,000 claims totaling 48.5 million dollars from 2015 to 2017, with Medicaid paying 31 million. Authorities found 390,000 dollars in cash in a gun safe. Sheridan to forfeit nearly 3 million plus his home and replica cars.
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Duke to Pay $5,000 in Charlottesville Rally Injury Case
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke agreed to pay Ohio man Bill Burke $5,000 after Burke alleged severe injuries from a car attack at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Burke sued Duke and others. Duke denied the allegations and said he attended to defend heritage nonviolently.
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