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Jim Siegel @phrontpage
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Zeke Miller
@ZekeJMiller
11 Jun 2019
Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal (from @AP) apnews.com/7bedd8e672dd4f6ca…

Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly...

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Jim Siegel@phrontpage
11 Jun 2019
Dept of Ed shorted schools across Ohio by $50M. Lawmakers agree to pony up the money dispatch.com/news/20190610/h…

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Jim Siegel@phrontpage
10 Jun 2019
Through 11 months, Medicaid GRF spending in Ohio is $793.5M below estimates. Tax revenues are $617M above estimates.
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Ohio Dept of Transportation
@ODOT_Statewide
10 Jun 2019
Did you feel that rumble this morning Cleveland? Well if you missed it, we caught this morning's earthquake on multiple #OHGO cameras. Check it out! #Clevelandreallyrocks
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Jim Siegel@phrontpage
10 Jun 2019
Group pushing 2020 gun ballot issue in Ohio, expanding background checks for private gun sales dispatch.com/news/20190610/g…
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Jim Siegel@phrontpage
10 Jun 2019
Latest bill by Rep. @NirajAntani to mandate local school action. This one requires each district to name a specific valedictorian and salutatorian for each grad class. Not doing so, he says, "creates the ‘everyone gets a trophy,’ lazy culture.."
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Danae King@DanaeKing
9 Jun 2019
Want to know where priests accused of abuse served in the Columbus Catholic Diocese? Check out this story and database via @DispatchAlerts to find out! dispatch.com/news/20190609/p…

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The New York Times
@nytimes
8 Jun 2019
Breaking News: President Trump hailed his new deal with Mexico to avoid tariffs. But the terms were actually agreed on months ago, officials in both nations said. nyti.ms/2R69oCB

Mexico Agreed to Take Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal (Published 2019)

President Trump announced an agreement just before punishing tariffs went into effect, but it was unclear whether he saw it as truly new concessions or a face-saving way to defuse his tariff threat.

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Ohio legislature is not alone in this efffort
The New York Times
@nytimes
8 Jun 2019
Texas is the latest state to ban red-light traffic cameras nyti.ms/2QWTla7
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Ohio tax revenues now $1B over prior year. Budget director prepares new estimates for next 2-year budget dispatch.com/news/20190607/b…

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24
7 Jun 2019
JUST IN: The Navy has released video of a Russian destroyer's unsafe maneuver against the cruiser USS Chancellorsville today in the Philippine Sea. The destroyer got to within 50-100 feet and Chancellorsville had to put its engines at all back full to avoid a collision
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Ohio Senate's substitute budget bill coming on Tuesday, 4 p.m. Votes, additional changes to the bill expected the week of June 17.
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Ohio House Transportation Committee agenda next week: 5 license plate bills 7 road naming bills
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Jessie Balmert@jbalmert
7 Jun 2019
Let the local control battle continue: Cincinnati sues state over law barring local gun restrictions cincinnati.com/story/news/po… via @JMBorchardt

Cincinnati sues state over law barring local gun restrictions

Cincinnati joins Columbus in challenging the new law.

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Hearing aids cost thousands of dollars and many insurance plans don't cover them. Will Ohio, with Gov. DeWine's backing, become the 24th state to require it for youths? dispatch.com/news/20190606/o…

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Marc Kovac@ohiocapitalblog
6 Jun 2019
Don't even get me started on the cost of hearing aids....
Dispatch Politics@OhioPoliticsNow
6 Jun 2019
Ohio lawmakers want insurance companies to cover hearing aids dispatch.com/news/20190606/o…
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David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
6 Jun 2019
In fact, three different @TMobile execs, including CEO @JohnLegere, came and went at the Trump hotel during the sheikh's 26-night stay. T-Mobile says it spent $195K at Trump's hotel in the months after it announced a merger needing Trump admin approval. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

T-Mobile announced a merger needing Trump administration approval. The next day, 9 executives had...

Such visits raise questions about whether patronizing the president’s private business is viewed as a way to influence public policy, critics said.

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David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
6 Jun 2019
His story parallels @TMobile's extensive use of @realDonaldTrump's hotel: 1. Both asked for something big from Trump's admin 2. After they asked, both became big-time customers of Trump's hotel. 3. Both say #2 has nothing to do with #1. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Ohio House on Weds welcomed Robert Morrison, a tech 4 with the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, earned 5 bronze stars, fought in Normandy and central Europe. On Saturday, he celebrates his 100th birthday. Video: ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-h…
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As biz groups lobby the Senate and governor to keep their tax breaks, Speaker @HouseholderOH argues the breaks actually discourage biz owners from hiring/investing dispatch.com/news/20190605/s…

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