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Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 24 hours agoMore than 150 years later, it took a concerted effort by members of the Congressional Black Caucus,...
Central Ohio leaders push for sales tax increase to fund $2 billion transit plan
WCMH via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Elected officials and COTA came together Monday to kick off a campaign in...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 1 day agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Google to invest another $2.3 billion in Ohio data centers
WCMH via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Google’s investments in Ohio are getting even bigger. The company announced...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 8 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
GOP creating chaos as part of effort to classify birth control as 'obscene' and 'illicit'
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoCongresswoman Joyce Beatty represents Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Columbus....
Ohio federal lawmakers call on ODOT to expand Amtrak service to Akron-Canton area
Akron Beacon Journal· 5 days agoU.S. Rep. Emila Sykes, D-Akron, in a letter with Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo; Joyce Beatty,...
Editorial: Juneteenth celebrates freedoms belatedly won
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 12 hours agoSince 2021, Louisiana has joined the federal government in recognizing Juneteenth, which...
Immigration group pleads for help bringing deported relatives back to the U.S.
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWASHINGTON – The Ohio Immigrant Alliance at a Tuesday press conference at the U.S. Capitol called on...
Our schools can’t afford to leave financial literacy as an afterthought
The Hill· 6 days agoMany young people are concerned about their financial futures — understandable, given today’s economic climate, with concerns about inflation, high interest rates, rising home prices, and uncertainty ...