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Ohio Senate bill would limit the use of noncompete agreements

By Kaleb Clark, Kent State NewsLab Ohio Senate Bill 11 would eliminate noncompete agreements at most workplaces. Proponents say this

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab S.B. 109, a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch to public and chartered

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab When Derek Calkins woke up in the hospital in January 2021, he couldn’t see or

By Lauren Cohen/Kent State NewsLab Ohio’s House Bill 8, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” will take effect April

By Vanessa Davidson/Kent State NewsLab Around 1,000 more people moved into Ohio than moved out of it in 2023, according

By Hevin Wilkey/Kent State NewsLab Some Ohio legislators want to have cameras at every highway rest stop by June 2031

By Vanessa Davidson/Kent State NewsLab “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” is a saying that rang true for many

By India Gardener and Josh Aponte/Kent State NewsLab Of the 142 school funding issues on ballots across Ohio in November

By Leah Shepard/Kent State NewsLab According to a 2023 report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, American politicians have

By Des Torres/Kent State NewsLab Earth’s temperature has risen 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1880, with the rate of