“This is why people hate Washington.” Outgoing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, had good reason to speak his mind this week when lawmakers dropped the ball on the Railway Safety Act. Inspired by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3, 2023, the act would have enhanced ...
By his own account, Tim Ryan, a Democrat who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, has achieved his ideal professional-personal life balance. “I am so happy right now,” Ryan told me. “This is the happiest I’ve been personally and professionally in a long time ...
AS OTHERS SEE IT Politicians prattle on endlessly about their love for small business, as opposed to the corporate giants it’s easy to denounce. Yet when they get the chance, they saddle small business with laws like the Corporate Transparency Act. A federal court in Texas has handed Donald ...
Everyone has stories about dealing with health insurance companies, whether it’s a procedure that requires a hard-to-get prior authorization, a flat denial of coverage or just the usual yearly increases in premiums. Once you reach a certain age, you find yourself on the telephone trying to ...
Everything must be going great in Ohio, given that state Rep. Josh Williams (R-41, Sylvania) recently announced plans to introduce a bill banning flag planting after games. Williams proposed the O.H.IO. Sportsmanship Act in the wake of the Nov. 30 post-game brawl between bitter rivals ...
It’s easy to pick out areas in which we wish Ohio and West Virginia were doing better for residents. The list is long and varied. But in one category, both states are doing quite well. In WalletHub’s list of “States With the Best Elder-Abuse Protections,” the Buckeye State is 4th in ...