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The Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen recently announced plans to open the state’s first river maritime academy in eastern Ohio’s Monroe County. It’s an effort to address a need for tug boat operators and deckhands.

Richland and Ashland counties in north central Ohio have long had economies dominated by manufacturing. Local educators and employers are trying to prevent a loss of workforce.

Many Ohio counties saw drastic increases in eviction filings last year. The trend is continuing into 2024, as communities run out of pandemic-era emergency rental assistance.

In Ohio, your license can be suspended for an inability to pay court-mandated fines and fees. These debt-related license suspensions can trap low-income Ohioans in a vicious circle.

A study conducted for the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants says spending this holiday season will increase over the previous year, for the 11th consecutive year.

More and more Ohioans are beginning to care for honeybees. The state’s boom in backyard beekeeping means more honey and better pollination.

The annual Labor Day report from Policy Matters Ohio says the low unemployment rate gives workers an advantage, but its recommendations may not go over well with majority Republican state lawmakers.

Families like the Tanners in Mount Vernon are seeking other ways to supplement their food budgets since pandemic-era SNAP benefits went away in March.

Each year, nearly a quarter million Ohioans are paid less than the state or federal minimum wage. It’s led local governments to stop working with businesses that commit wage theft.

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said the tentative deal for the Inflation Reduction Act is just one of the milestones accomplished by Congress in the past two weeks, but U.S. Senator Rob Portman said the plan takes the country in the wrong direction.