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Inspector General Randy Meyer points to a chart showing electronic records used in investigations into fraud in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Nearly $7.6 million in PUA benefits was distributed before the program ended in Ohio in 2021, and millions of dollars of payments were identified as fraudulent.

Lead investigator of state employees in Ohio would get new power under Republican bill

Two Republican lawmakers have sponsored a pair of bills to give the Ohio Inspector General more authority and tools.

The International Space Station serves as an orbiting scientific laboratory where astronauts conduct experiments. The Trump administration has proposed cutting its budget by roughly $500 million and reducing research at the outpost.

Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Annie Ropeik

Annie Ropeik reports on state economy and business issues for all Indiana Public Broadcasting stations, from a home base of WBAA. She has lived and worked on either side of the country, but never in the middle of it. At NPR affiliate KUCB in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, she covered fish, oil and shipping and earned an Alaska Press Club Award for business reporting. She then moved 4,100 miles to report on chickens, chemicals and more for Delaware Public Media. She is originally from the D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, but her mom is a Hoosier. Annie graduated from Boston University with a degree in classics and philosophy. She performs a mean car concert, boasts a worryingly encyclopedic knowledge of One Direction lyrics and enjoys the rule of threes. She is also a Hufflepuff.

Prison Sentence Reform

With tight budgets and a high prison population, is lowering the prison population through sentencing reform a good move for Ohio and Ohioans? Bill Cohen…

Ohio Congressman Leads Republicans To Baseball Victory

Thursday night was the final time Republican Central Ohio Representative, Mike Oxley, took the field as the manager of house republicans in the annual…

This year-in-review Heavy Rotation playlist features Angelique Kidjo.

Heavy Rotation: Songs Public Radio Couldn't Stop Playing In 2018

Heavy Rotation has been your guide to the best music on public radio all year long. Now we look back on the top track from each month in 2018.

Kanye West and Lil Pump as Perrier and Fiji, respectively, as Adele Givens looms overhead.

'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Greta Van Fleet

BTS! DJ Khaled! Paul Simon! Kanye West dressed as a bottle of sparkling water! This season of Saturday Night Live had it all, and now all 21 performances have been cruelly ranked for your enjoyment.

Rep. Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell, House Finance Chair) and former House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) in 2017.

Ohio House Pulls Nearly Every Kasich Tax Proposal Out Of Budget

House Republicans went back to the drawing board to roll out a new budget plan after seeing tax revenues coming up short month after month. The changes…

Ohio Medical Marijuana Bill Heads for a Full Senate Vote

There have been some changes to the proposed bill that would legalize medical use of marijuana in Ohio. It goes before the full Ohio Senate on Wednesday...

House Intelligence Committee Leaders Say 'Aggressive' Russia Investigation Ongoing

Leaders of the House panel's investigation into Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 elections gave an update on Tuesday. Their counterparts in the Senate have a high-profile hearing on Thursday.

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