COLUMBUS - The Ohio House passed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to the state’s marijuana laws and add regulations to intoxicating hemp products. Ohio Senate Bill 56, which is in its 18th version, passed with a vote of 87-8. The bill heads back to the Senate for concurrence. Five Republicans — state Reps. Tim Barhorst,
AUSTIN, Texas - Scientists have developed a promising cancer therapy that uses LED light and ultra-thin flakes of tin to eliminate cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Unlike traditional chemotherapy and other invasive treatments, this new method avoids the painful side effects patients often endure. The breakthrough comes from a partnership between The University of
COLUMBUS - Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the two sectors of the cannabis industry. Members of the House Judiciary Committee agreed to changes to the measure
DAFTER TOWNSHIP, MI. - A log cabin building surrounded by forest in the expansive wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula houses the Lake Superior Academy, a school focused on environmental education for its K-5 students. The Dafter Township property was an ideal setting for its programming, until March, when a bitcoin mining operation came online directly
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity today announced applications are now open for Fiscal Year 2026 Cycle 1 of the Going PRO Talent Fund, a statewide grant program that strengthens Michigan’s economy by closing critical skill gaps and building a more competitive workforce. Michigan businesses have until October 30 to apply
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which tracks how Americans live, work, and access services, released its 2024 data in September 2025. The newly updated ACS findings offer the clearest picture yet of how internet access has evolved nationwide since Reviews.org's last analysis. Internet access in the U.S. continues to expand
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced that the application period is now open for the 2025-26 Out-of-School Time (OST) Grant Program. Eligible organizations may apply through November 18 for the $73 million in funding to provide expanded learning opportunities for Michigan students in grades K-12. “Every Michigan student
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has launched a new initiative to award college credit to residents who complete building trades Registered Apprenticeship programs. LEO, the state’s skilled trades unions, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) will work together to
COLUMBUS - Cannabis dispensary workers have been forced to go on strike at Herbal Wellness Center in Columbus to protest the company's unfair labor practices and secure a contract. "There's no reason the employer can't provide these workers with what they're demanding – annual wage increases, seniority, and protection from unjust discipline," said Tony Jones,
NEW YORK - About 6,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who migrated south settled in the Bogotá Altiplano of what is now Colombia, transitioning to an agricultural society over the next 4,000 years. Then they vanished. Whoever these people were, they disappeared from the genetic record. The team of researchers who discovered them through fragmented DNA in
