In a move aimed to bolster safety on college campuses across the state, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Monday that 28 colleges and universities will receive a total of $7.5 million in funding for security enhancements. The initiative is part of the FY2025-26 Campus Safety Grant Program, supported by House Bill 2 of the 135th General Assembly.
Former Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Amy Acton announced on Tuesday that she is running as a Democrat for state governor.
“I’m a doctor, not a politician,” she said in a statement, according to The Hill. “I solve problems by bringing people together regardless of party to find solutions. So unlike most of our leaders I know the answer to moving our state forward isn’t giving politicians more power, it’s giving people more freedom.”
The Department of Justice fined an Ohio meat-packing company last week almost $4 million after a hiring manager stole the identities of American citizens and gave them to illegal immigrants who were not eligible to work in America.
Fresh Mark, Inc., entered into a Non-prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio after Yelwin Omar Munoz-Solis’ “involvement in an identity theft scheme and subsequent obstruction of justice.”
The University of Dayton College Republicans released a press release on Thursday that came out against H-1B program abuse.
“Students born in America who pay large sums of money to gain a degree for a specific career field should not have to compete with imported foreign labor that companies can pay less,” the student organization said.
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