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Rep. Thomas’ bill vetoed by governor

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, addressing submetering — a practice that results in multi-unit tenants sometimes paying high utility rates. The bill would have created new consumer protections for those who pay electric bills to third-party companies instead of directly to a utility company. Under the bill, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was required to adopt standards governing metering, outages, billing practices, complaint resolution, records retention and service quality, ensuring consistent oversight and consumer protections, said ...

Brandon Lowe, Henry Davis lead Pirates to win vs. Mariners

PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday. Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the ...

DeWine kills bill requiring ID for mail-in voters

A bill to require photo identification from all Ohioans who vote by mail has been vetoed by Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine, who vetoed House Bill 472 Wednesday, said it “would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security and would create an additional and significant burden for Ohioans who vote by mail. "This bill is not needed because Ohio does an excellent job running elections. We know who wins on election night and not weeks later.” The governor also noted that requiring a photo ID for the mail-in ballot would serve as no additional verification of the voter’s true ...

Blue Jackets acquire Valeri Nichushkin in trade with Avalanche

The Columbus Blue Jackets made a big addition on the eve of the draft by acquiring do-it-all winger Valeri Nichushkin in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Blue Jackets sent the 43rd pick this weekend, a third-rounder next year and a fifth-rounder in 2028 to ...

Marquette: Rest assured, racing is alive and well

For some time now NASCAR has struggled to keep its fan base. Attendance at most tracks is down and TV ratings have dropped. There are many reasons for this. We use to be a generation of car guys. Detroit-made muscle cars, guys could work on their own cars and did. For the most part, those days are gone. You can’t, and most guys don’t want to. Culture has changed. NASCAR has lost its biggest stars. Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. are all gone, and it’s been tough to replace them. They changed the rules for the cars. It’s no longer who can build a better mouse ...

Warren limits number of food trucks at events

WARREN — City council has approved limiting the number of food trucks at events to three. City Law Director Enzo Cantalamessa said at Wednesday’s council meeting that the guideline in the ordinance passed by council is there will be a maximum of three food trucks permitted on a property. He said even where there are more than one parcel of property the limit will still be three. Cantalamessa said the exception would be a special event. Councilman Michael O’Brien said he has not heard from any local residents regarding food trucks. Safety-Service Director Eddie Colbert ...