November 17, 2019 | The Ohio Star

Cheers: JobsOhio Increases Economic Development Spending While Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Grows

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

The question has to be asked: With such high unemployment in the state, is JobsOhio more concerned with growing its bureaucracy or with creating jobs in the private sector?

Commentary: Embrace Fiscal Responsibility, Not Tax Cuts, in 2020

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

As Democratic presidential candidates stumble over one another in a headlong rush towards socialism and fiscal insanity—promising trillions in new spending on everything from child care, health care, and higher education for all, to “the Green New Deal” and slavery reparations—President Trump faces a critical choice.

Report: Trump Admin to Seize Private Land for Border Wall Construction

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to submit court filings to take over private land on the U.S.-Mexico border, allowing border wall construction to move forward.

Commentary: USPS Leadership Must Stamp Out Multi-Billion Dollar Losses

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

America’s mail carrier was once a shining example of governmental innovation, being at the cutting edge of technological achievements such as using planes and trucks to haul mail cross-country. But the United States Postal Service (USPS) has fallen far and fast over the past couple of decades, accumulating more than $70 billion in debt since 2007.

Oxford Provost Faces Backlash After Attempting to Abolish Tradition of Latin Grace Before Meals

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Prof. Kate Tunstall, an interim provost of Worcester College, one of the colleges at Oxford, came under fire from students over an attempt to abolish the historic traditions practiced at formal hall, which include saying grace before meals and standing for dons.

Google Favors Planned Parenthood Results More Than Twice as Much as Other Search Engines Do, Report Finds

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Google favors Planned Parenthood results for “abortion” more than twice as much as other search engines do, a Wall Street Journal report released Friday found.

Senate Passes House Bill 2, a TechCred Bill That Caused Words Between the Two Legislative Leaders

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Beth Lear

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Last week the Speaker of the Ohio House and the Senate President exchanged a few words via the media. The Speaker expressed frustration that the House priority bills, House Bills 1 through 14, were not moving fast enough in the Ohio Senate. The most recent bill to cause Householder concern was House Bill 2. It passed the Senate Wednesday.

Six Key Moments From Day Two of the Public Impeachment Hearings

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The Obama administration instructed her on how to respond to lawmakers’ questions about the lucrative employment of Vice President Joe Biden’s son by an energy company in Ukraine, the ousted ambassador to the former Soviet republic testified Friday.

Reports: Consumers Still Carrying Debt From Last Holiday Season, Expected to Spend $1.1 Trillion This Holiday Season

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

About 35 million Americans still have holiday credit card debt leftover from last year, according to WalletHub’s 2019 Holiday Shopping Survey.

IMPEACHMENT: Leahy and Kellett Examine Missing Elements of Truth, Fairness, and Due Process

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Julie Carr

On Friday’s Battleground State Report with Michael Patrick Leahy and Doug Kellett – a one-hour radio show from Star News Digital Media in the early stages of national weekend syndication rollout – Leahy and Kellet deliberated the concept of fairness as it pertains to the impeachment of the President.