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The state plans to drop another 500 Ohioans from a program that pays for their HIV medications, in order to save Ohio nearly $3 million per year.
Officials are working on a plan to help only the sickest Ohioans with HIV pay for their medicine, said Jay Carey, a management analyst for the HIV drug program.
Ohio's probation system is too fragmented and the state cycles too many low-risk offenders serving short sentences through the prison system, a report to be released Monday finds.
The study also says offenders who commit minor drug and property crimes are often supervised for years, while inmates who pose a high risk to public safety are released from prison without supervision.
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Sunday at 9:13 pm. The crash, on State Route 231 at Baer Road in Grand Prairie Township, killed the Mayor of Morral.
Marion Popcorn Festival officials have announced the raffle items for this year’s Marion Popcorn Festival. Ticket purchasers will have a chance to win their choice of a new Harley-Davidson XL883 Sportster or a Honda TRX420 Sport Utility ATV. This event is sponsored by Thiel’s Wheels.
Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, can apply for coverage under a new high-risk insurance pool beginning Aug. 1, state officials said Thursday.
The insurance pool is a key piece of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The programs will be in place until 2014 _ when health insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to people in poor health.
State farmland preservation funds are doing more than preserving land, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Farmland Preservation. Results revealed that Agricultural Easement Purchase Program funds are being used to help implement on-farm conservation measures and expand the farm business.
Twenty years ago, the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gave people with disabilities better access to goods, resources and services, including job opportunities.
While people with disabilities have made great strides since this landmark civil rights law was signed on July 26, 1990, this group of Americans still has a higher than average unemployment rate at more than 14 percent, and they make up just about 22 percent of our workforce, compared to nearly 71 percent of people without disabilities.
The Marion County Adult Probation Department is seeking 28-year-old Robert Gannon for probation violation. He is described as 6'1" tall, 185 lbs, Blue eyes, and Brown hair.
According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) crash statistics, current and preliminary totals revealed that this year, 566 lives have been lost on Ohio roadways in comparison to 499 in 2009 during the time frame showing a 12 percent increase in rural and urban fatal crashes.
New records show Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich had business dealings with three Ohio pension funds while at Lehman Brothers in 2002, contrary to campaign statements he had dealt with only two. Kasich's campaign says the records actually prove what they have been saying all along.
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