Bill on camp background checks stalls in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Another camp season is passing by without the state having the authority to enforce background checks on employees at residential camps across Ohio.
A bill that would add teeth to enforcement provisions in current law stalled when the state Legislature broke for the summer in June without passing it.
Bill sponsor State Sen. Steve Stivers, a Republican who is running for Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce, said in late April he hoped he could pass the bill before the start of summer camp season.
It's failure to pass has become fodder for election-year politics. The Women's Caucus of the Ohio Democratic Party sent a letter to Stivers earlier this month telling him, "Because of your failure to act, Columbus kids are still at risk.
Ohio woman gets 5 years in $8M heist
AKRON, Ohio (AP) _ A woman sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday for helping her boyfriend steal about $8 million from an armored car company says she's still in love with him.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ A police commander recommended that a rookie police officer be released from the force just days before he shot and killed a man during an armed robbery investigation, Dayton polic
» Full StoryColumbus Symphony cancels fall concerts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ The Columbus Symphony says it won't open its classical season this fall, the most recent cancellation by the cash-strapped organization.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Sentiment these days surrounding the 57-year-old Columbus Symphony Orchestra is not so much Beethoven's "Pastoral" as the "1812 Overture.
» Full StoryOhio governor begins meetings on education
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Figure out what schools are doing well, consult teachers and develop individual education plans for all students.
Those were some of the principles guiding Gov.
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