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Northeast Ohio businesses say tariffs have caused price increases, confusion ahead of the holidays

By Sydney Brown/Kent State NewsLab Holiday shoppers are browsing the shelves, but as shockwaves hit the economy amid ongoing trade

By Anthony Leonardi/Kent State NewsLab After a November vote by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Ohio became the 45th

By Adriana Gasiewski/Kent State NewsLab In 2014, 14-year-old Jake Wherley’s parents adopted a 9-year-old calico cat named Mackenzie from Paws

By Lillion Alhassan/Kent State NewsLab Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the United Kingdom’s Dartmoor National Park became sister parks

By Samantha Lutton/Kent State NewsLab Shovels are breaking ground around the Gorge Dam. Workers are removing sediment from behind the

By Olivia Montgomery/Kent State NewsLab Across the United States, nearly 105,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2023. Roughly 76%

By Lillion Alhassan, Kent State NewsLab Across Ohio, township governments decide how communities handle roads, safety, and growth. But there

By Lauren Cohen Statehouse Reporting Project After the updated COVID-19 vaccine was approved Aug. 27, many Americans were left confused

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