As Ohio’s job market continues to weaken, some analysts are raising concerns of a ripple effect and the potential for an even stronger economic slowdown. While Ohio’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 perent from 4.8 percent in September and below the national average of 4.6 percent for the ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County commissioners are planning to award some of the county’s opioid funding soon, but officials warn ongoing budgetary concerns could have an impact on their decisions. The agenda for Thursday’s commission meeting included a “consideration to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures. Congress can override a veto with support from two-thirds of the members of the House and ...
In a widely expected move, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday that he and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis will be seeking another term this year. Shapiro and Davis, both Democrats, launched their re-election campaign at two events on two ends of the commonwealth — in the afternoon at ...
CHESTER — With recent changes to the city’s primary election moving to Hancock County oversight, Chester officials have to alter the city’s ward boundaries to align with county precincts. During Monday’s meeting, members approved the measures that would realign the wards to voting ...
CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito believes that federal Rural Health Transformation funding will benefit West Virginia, and that claims that rural hospitals could see a $1 billion cut in Medicaid funding are “overstated.” Capito provided a briefing to reporters Thursday in a ...