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The vote will now take place on Tuesday morning, when the committee already was scheduled to convene for a vote on the nomination of Tom Price to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services.  Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the vote was postponed so members could attend a candelight vigil planned for tonight to protest President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and foreign nationals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. The delay comes one day after The Dispatch published a story reporting that despite his denials, OneWest, the company he once served as chief executive officer, repeatedly used "robo-signing."
EDITORS:NEWS DIRECTORS: THIS IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Feb. 1, when we will host the Ohio Associated Press 2017 Legislative and Political Preview Session.The meeting is designed to give AP member journalists, particularly those who do not work in Columbus, access to the state's key leaders during the ... (more)
Plans are advancing to eventually start high-speed passenger train service between Chicago and Columbus, with stops in Fort Wayne, Lima and Marysville and other cities in Indiana and Ohio. Don't listen for the call of "all aboard" in Columbus anytime soon, however.
A vehicle zips over the testing track at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, about 50 miles northwest of Columbus. Proponents say Ohio is an ideal proving ground for self-driving and connected vehicles.
A girl is led to an ambulance by emergency personnel following an attack at Ohio State University's campus in Columbus, Ohio, US November 28, 2016. Photo: Colin Hass-Hill/thelantern.com/Handout via Reuters.
Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland have sparred over their parties' presidential nominees in their second debate and traded jabs that they're each bending the truth to get an edge with voters. Portman and Strickland often spoke directly into the camera Monday night at a Columbus television station.
Former President Bill Clinton will be campaigning for Hillary Clinton and Democrats in Delaware for a so-called "vote early" event Friday morning.Clinton will be speak for 30 minutes in the Merchant Building, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., at 11 a.m., with doors opening at 10 a.m. The public must RSVP for the event at www.hillaryclinton.com.Clinton will ... (more)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio today. DES MOINES, Iowa Continuing her policy focus on children and families, Hillary Clinton is pledging more tax relief for families with young kids.
A funeral service card bearing the likeness of Tyre King, the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was fatally shot by Columbus police, is carried by a mourner, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, outside the First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio.
Vice President Joe Biden announced the new rule in May at the headquarters of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus. Ohio is among 21 states that have sued the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach by the Obama Administration.
In this Jan. 13, 2013, file photo, visitors examine a model of downtown Columbus, Ohio, built with Lego construction toys, made by the Central Ohio Lego Train Club and displayed in an exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio. In many ways, Columbus appears to be a city on the upswing, with cranes dotting the skyline of America's 15th largest city, but some neighborhoods continue to struggle with poverty, crime and tensions with police.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A panel of state lawmakers is examining whether Ohio's unemployment benefits system is sustainable and whether any solvency issues need to be addressed.The committee of six appointed Republicans and two appointed Democrats was recently created after a bill aimed at resolving the system's challenges stalled in the legislature.The ... (more)
Here is one example: Candy Arthurs was stabbed on June 23 in the Hilltop neighborhood in Columbus, and she was hospitalized as a result. We didn't write about the stabbing at the time, in part because we didn't know about it.
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted says he's recognizing the businesses in the July installment of the Ohio Business Profile Program because of Ohio's pivotal role in deciding presidential elections. Six of the businesses offer food or drink: Katzinger's Delicatessen in Columbus; Cleveland Whiskey; The Golden Lamb in Lebanon; Tony Packo's in Toledo; The Red Brick Tavern in London; and Market No.
A Columbus lobbyist was sentenced to a year and three months in federal prison for his role in helping to bribe officials in Cincinnati and the state capital to win or keep red-light camera contracts. John Raphael pleaded guilty in October to interference with commerce by threat or violence.
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Two labor groups have announced they are launching modest ad campaigns in Ohio against Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. One television ad from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' PAC, hits Portman for his support of free trade.
President Barack Obama has taken vote-buying for himself and his Democrat Party to a new high in politics. This week, through an announcement by Vice?President Joe Biden in Columbus, Ohio, he made a bid for 4.2 million new loyalists.