Local
Trimble Local Schools’ financial situation is improving, following a successful levy that will bring new revenue to the district. The district had cut several teaching positions amid a fiscal crisis. Kristi Sadler Barker will take over as superintendent as the district moves forward, bringing 34 years of experience in public education. (Athens Messenger)
Alexander Local Schools wants to place a 0.75% earned income tax levy on the November ballot, which the superintendent says will allow the district to avoid future cuts. The district failed to pass a 1% levy in both 2023 and 2024. (Athens Messenger)
Through Friday, Athens businesses are supporting the fourth annual Berry Day Week, honoring local Black history and supporting Mount Zion Black Cultural Center. (Mount Zion Black Cultural Center)
Three Ohio University student journalists attended the White House Correspondents Dinner, where gunshots rang out in an apparent assassination attempt. The students said the day “will go down as one of the craziest days in our lives.” (The Post)
As a local doctor seeks to switch employers and get out of her noncompete contract, the Ohio Legislature is once again looking at placing restrictions on nonprofit hospitals’ enforcement of noncompete clauses. (Columbus Dispatch)
State
Ohio Attorney General David Yost resigned from his position to join a national anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. The Alliance Defending Freedom is influential within the Trump Administration and is behind thousands of anti-transgender bills across the country. (Buckeye Flame)
Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson will complete the remainder of Yost’s term, following his appointment by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. (Statehouse News Bureau)
Around 13,000 Ohioans were notified at the end of April they would lose food benefits for not complying with new federal requirements. That adds to 80,000 who already lost food benefits following the passage of the new law. (Ohio Capital Journal)
A lawsuit over Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program, which diverts public funding to private schools, went to the Tenth District Court of Appeals. The case is likely to go before the Ohio Supreme Court eventually. (Statehouse News Bureau)
More than half a million Ohioans could lose Medicaid over the next decade due to recent budget cuts. (Statehouse News Bureau)
From the Ohio Statehouse:
- A Republican-introduced Ohio House bill would temporarily halve state gas taxes amid surging prices, though leaders in the party are concerned about the impact that could have on infrastructure. (Statehouse News Bureau)
- A committee of Ohio lawmakers chaired by a House Republican is considering uses of the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat opioid use and post-traumatic stress disorders. (Ohio Capital Journal)
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