Five things to know for Thursday, Sept. 25
A 2016 view of the Tait Station combustion turbine and diesel-generator facility in Moraine, Ohio. (Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.)
Groups: Other states should follow Ohio’s energy lead
Ohio lawmakers have “set a standard that other states can and should adopt,” The Buckeye Institute and Americans for Prosperity-Ohio wrote in an op-ed published in The Washington Times.
“Ohio’s sweeping energy policy reforms have taken a bold, market-based turn that state and federal policymakers would be wise to follow,” they wrote. “Evolving from Rust Belt factories to a high-tech haven, Ohio has seen the technological future, and it needs energy — reliable, affordable energy — and a lot of it.”
Ohio Patrol says efforts in Cleveland have recovered 194 guns
According to updated numbers provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol to Ohio.News, the Ohio Investigative Unit’s efforts to combat violent crime in Cleveland have led to 194 guns recovered, 282 felony arrests, 71 felony drug arrests and 30 administrative citations issued.
Data: Unemployment claims drop
New data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reveals that Ohioans filed 4,356 initial unemployment claims the week of Sept. 14 to Sept. 20. That is 316 fewer than the previous week. Roughly 937 of those were flagged to confirm they are not fraudulent.
Ohioans also filed 42,153 continued unemployment claims for the week, which was 1,000 fewer than the previous week.
WalletHub: Ohio mortgage rates decreasing the fifth most
Ohio ranked fifth among the states where mortgage interest rates decreased the most between the first and second quarters of this year, according to a new analysis from personal-finance company WalletHub.
Alabama topped the list as the state where rates are decreasing the most, while Vermont was the state where rates are decreasing the least, WalletHub said.
Bill would recognize both parents’ impact on children of unwed couples
House Bill 256, which is pending before the House Judiciary Committee, would modernize child custody law for children born to unwed parents by recognizing the importance of both parents in a child’s life.
The measure would set the obligation of custody and parenting time on the mother and father and restrict parental rights for people convicted of rape or sexual battery.
