The secretaries of state for Alabama and Ohio sent letters to President Joe Biden’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties warning that the president may miss the deadline to be included on their states’ general election ballots, even though both states have allowed candidates to appear on the ballots in similar circumstances in … Read more
Norfolk Southern is going to pay out $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement following the disastrous February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. That may sound like a lot of money, but some worry that it isn’t nearly enough to cover all of the long-term health issues that may pop up down the … Read more
President Joe Biden understands the devastating risks of toxic chemicals. “It’s personal,” he said in August 2022, before signing into law a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during deployments overseas. “Toxic smoke, thick with poison, spreading through the air and into the lungs of our troops,” Biden … Read more
Ohio voters are at the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The competitive Senate seat in a red state is considered a must-win for Republicans who hope to regain control of the chamber in November. The race will also serve as an early measure of how much Donald … Read more
BLUE ASH, Ohio — Not even Matt Dolan seems entirely sure what’s behind his late surge in the GOP Senate primary to determine who’ll face endangered Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown in November. “You build a campaign to win, and a lot of that is behind the scenes and it starts percolating, and you peak at … Read more
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Democrats are resuming the controversial practice of meddling in Republican primaries in the hopes of advancing candidates they believe to be weaker opponents in a general election, this time spending to elevate Donald Trump’s choice in Ohio’s U.S. Senate primary next week. Senate Majority PAC, a group closely aligned with Senate Majority … Read more
Photo: Nancy Run Fire Company A Norfolk Southern train somehow crashed head-on into another Norfolk Southern train on the same track in Eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday. Fortunately, there was a third NS train on an adjacent track to break its fall. Two locomotives ended up on a river embankment after the crash, with container cars scattered … Read more
President Joe Biden visited the disaster-stricken rural village of East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, more than a year after a freight train loaded with hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals derailed there. Biden faced enormous criticism for not making the trip sooner, with some Republicans accusing him of ignoring the community because of … Read more
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Ohio law that would have forced social media companies to get parental permission before signing up minors for the platforms, ruling that the law violates the users’ free speech rights. The Social Media Parental Notification Act, passed in July, would have required sites to gain parental permission for … Read more
As 2023 drew to a close, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a news release highlighting actions it had taken throughout the year that “showcase unprecedented efforts to protect human health and the environment.” On the list of accomplishments was the agency’s response to the chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, that stemmed from a … Read more
