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Ohio House Bill 920 is a little-understood state law from 1976 that essentially locks many school districts’ tax levies in at the same rate as when they were passed. Schools say it's causing them to go back to the ballot more than they should, while they struggle to keep up with rising costs.

The U.S. federal debt hit a record $40 trillion this week. The debt has doubled since 2017, and just paying interest on the accumulated debt now costs the government more than $1 trillion a year.

Ohio has hundreds of injection wells that store waste from oil and natural gas production. In one southeast Ohio city, they’re causing concern.

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia of California and four other representatives say Les Wexner often answered their questions by saying he doesn't remember. Garcia said Wexner wasn't pleading the 5th Amendment to avoid incriminating himself.

There was a shortage of driver education opportunities in Ohio for 15, 16 and 17 year-olds, but by September, even more young adults will also be on the hook for the $500 classes when Ohio law will force even more teens to take 24 hours of driver education in the classroom and eight hours with an instructor on the road.

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition studied how other communities monitor their jails. A new report lists recommendations for an independent watchdog committee and improving conditions at the County Jail.

On Sunbury Road, a would-be Muslim Community Youth Center building sits half finished. In Forest Park, the Muslim American Society of Columbus has aspirations for a grand youth center. And in Hilliard, Noor Islamic Cultural Center has hit a legal roadblock in its expansion attempt.

Boni Speer, left, and her daughter, Tracy Balhan, lost her husband, Bill, to dementia last year.

Ohio's House and Senate will now hash out the differences between their versions behind closed doors, in what is called conference committee.

Communities across Northeast Ohio have a variety of events planned to celebrate the 249th birthday of the United States, including plenty of fireworks.