Ohio economists strongly agree that sliding-scale public benefits are best
Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images. It seems like it should be common sense: When you provide a benefit only up to a certain, hard income level, it creates a cliff…
While Ohio sees nearly 10% decline in overdose deaths, victims’ friends say it’s not enough
Photos of Caley Koppler provided to WEWS by family and friends of the Koppler family. Graphic by WEWS. Ohio has had a nearly 10% decrease in accidental overdose deaths, but…
Where will captured carbon go? Ohio company among those seeking to embed it in new products
A bioenergy facility at a farm in Morrow County, Ohio. Quasar Energy, a waste-to-energy company, envisions using the lagoons in the foreground to grow algae for use in plastics manufacturing.…
Where do Harris and Trump stand on 10 major policy issues?
(Getty stock photo.) WASHINGTON — As the last weekend before Tuesday’s presidential election approaches, voters who want more insight on where the candidates stand on major policy issues can get…
Americans, anxious about AI’s role in the election, may not know its full scope, expert says
Behind the obvious uses of AI in the election, for good and ill, there are “unseen” jobs it is performing, a University of Maryland researcher says. (Photo illustration by Joe…
Homeless people already struggle to vote. This law could make it harder.
People wait in line to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting at East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church on Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. Georgia…
What would Project 2025 mean for Michiganders?
Getty Images Project 2025 has been mentioned a lot on the campaign trail, but we need to recognize that it’s more than a talking point. It’s a very real, very…
A century later, salmon again spawning in Klamath River after dams removed
Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows…
Georgia Dems hope voters show support for reproductive rights at the ballot box in ‘Roevember’
Democrats in competitive legislative races are not shying away from campaigning on access to reproductive rights as they compete in a handful of competitive legislative races. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2022…
Trump long on criticisms, short on proposals in rambling closing closing argument to Nevada
Former President Donald Trump walks off stage at the end of a campaign rally at Lee’s Family Forum on October 31, 2024 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)…