📉 Ohio's unemployment rate ranks fifth-worst in the nation. At 4.9%, Ohio's jobless rate trails only Nevada, Michigan, California, and Kentucky according to May data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This poor performance comes despite years of tax breaks for businesses and wealthy individuals that were promised to create jobs. The LLC tax break costs Ohio $1 billion annually with little evidence of job creation, while JobsOhio has spent another billion in incentives with questionable results. Meanwhile, the state's new flat income tax will deliver 96% of its benefits to households making over $138,000 per year.
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🏍️ Wrong-way motorcycle crash claims life near Westerville. Isaiah Allen, 34, was killed instantly when his Suzuki motorcycle struck a Honda Accord while traveling westbound in eastbound lanes of SR-161 around midnight Monday. The collision occurred near Little Turtle Way in northeast Columbus, ejecting Allen from his motorcycle. Two passengers from the Honda were transported to Mount Carmel St. Ann's for treatment of their injuries. Columbus police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
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🔬 Federal cuts threaten Ohio's research powerhouses with devastating losses. Ohio's seven Research 1 universities could lose over $106 million in National Institutes of Health funding alone, with Ohio State potentially losing nearly $50 million. The proposed budget includes slashing NASA's science funding by 47% and the National Science Foundation by 56%, pending congressional approval. University officials warn these cuts would cripple graduate student funding, slow scientific discoveries, and weaken America's global research position. "This is going to set back advancements in medicine and all other kinds of fields potentially for decades," warns Sara Kilpatrick of the Ohio AAUP.
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