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Workplace policies begin to evolve after Ohio legalizes cannabis use

May 9, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Mara O’Malley/Kent State NewsLab Though it is now legal for Ohioans to use cannabis, the 2023 passage of Issue

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Could U.S. colleges provide homes for refugees? This movement thinks so

May 8, 2024May 7, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Mariah Alanskas/Kent State NewsLab In 2015, Pope Francis called upon all European parishes to take in one refugee family

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Ohio college student grows profile as micro-influencer

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Kelsie Horner/Kent State NewsLab Ahnna Frank, a senior marketing student at Kent State University, has loved snapping photos since

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CROWN Act would ban discrimination based on Black hairstyles throughout Ohio

January 11, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Faith Fistler/Kent State NewsLab The first time Tyana Barton was singled out because of her hair was when she

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Proposed Ohio legislation would restrict drag performances

January 10, 2024June 3, 2024 Rosalie Murphy

By Grace Clarke/Kent State NewsLab A large crowd of twenty-somethings filled Zephyr Pub in Kent on a Friday night in

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After East Palestine derailment, efforts to improve railroad safety regulations creep along

December 29, 2023December 27, 2023 Rosalie Murphy

By Sophie Young, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream The train derailment in East Palestine in February was high-profile because of its environmental

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East Palestine, other train derailments reveal value of first responder training

December 28, 2023December 27, 2023 Rosalie Murphy

By Sophia Lucente, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream When a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine on Feb. 3, the village’s

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East Palestine, neighboring communities adapt to life after environmental disaster

December 22, 2023December 27, 2023 Rosalie Murphy

By Sophie Young, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream In February 2023, Hilary Flint was living with her grandmother in Enon Valley, Penn.,

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Hazardous materials from East Palestine disposed of at facilities across the country

December 19, 2023December 18, 2023 Rosalie Murphy

By Grace Springer, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream Jeff Drummond’s house was less than a football field away from the site where

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Norfolk Southern deploys high-speed inspection portal near East Palestine. Some say more is needed

December 15, 2023December 27, 2023 Rosalie Murphy

By Mariah Alanskas, Kent State NewsLab/Ideastream About 20 minutes from East Palestine in Leetonia, Ohio, Norfolk Southern trains speed through

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