Tag: Ohio

Ohio special election August 2023: Issue 1 is attracting millions
But these are not normal times. The push to pass Issue 1 is widely seen as an attempt by Republicans in the state to effectively block a separate ini [...]
Ohio Vote on Issue 1 Shows Abortion’s Potency to Shape Elections
Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, a Republican, argued that Tuesday’s vote over how to amend the State Constitution was about protecting the state from a floo [...]
Arkon Energy Enters U.S. With Ohio Data Center Site Purchase, $26M in Fresh Funding
The company, which uses renewable electricity to mine bitcoin (BTC), also raised $26 million in fresh capital from Sandton Capital Partners, which it [...]
Deal to avoid US debt default nixes proposed 30% crypto mining tax, says Ohio lawmaker
A tentative deal aimed at stopping the United States government from defaulting on its debts would likely eliminate a proposed tax on the energy usage [...]
Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio may legalize marijuana
Cannabis reform demonstrators gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C., to call on President Joe Biden to take action on cannabis clemency b [...]
Norfolk Southern (NSC) earnings Q1 2023
General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. Alan Freed | ReutersNorf [...]
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over toxic Ohio derailment
Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video rele [...]
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine derailment
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 2020.Julie Carr Smyth | APOhio sued rail company Norfolk Southern over the derai [...]
Former Ohio Legislator Found Guilty of Racketeering in $60 Million Scheme
Larry Householder, a former Ohio House speaker, and Matthew Borges, a former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, were found guilty in a conspiracy [...]
Rail Heat Sensors, Under Scrutiny in Ohio Crash, Face Few Regulations
Safety experts said the East Palestine derailment might not have happened had Norfolk Southern placed sensors closer together. The federal government [...]

EPA orders dioxin testing at Ohio train crash site
“In response to concerns shared with me by residents, EPA will require Norfolk Southern to sample directly for dioxins under the agency’s oversight a [...]
E.P.A. Orders Train Operator to Test for Dioxins in Ohio Derailment
The order on Thursday evening came as officials from Norfolk Southern were expected at a public meeting in East Palestine, giving the community a chan [...]
Ohio Joins $22.5M Multistate Settlement Against Crypto Lender Nexo
The North American Securities Administrators Association and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission already announced in January that a settlement ha [...]
Politics Invade the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Crisis
The train derailment in Eastern Ohio has spawned conspiracy theories and contradictory narratives, with politicians from both parties parading through [...]
NTSB Report on Ohio Train Derailment Says Crew Tried to Slow Down
An overheating wheel bearing set off an audible alarm on the train before it derailed this month, according to a preliminary report from the National [...]