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Appellate panel upholds rejection of man’s request for a new trial
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel upheld a trial court’s denial of a southwest Columbus man’s motion for postconviction relief and a new trial related to his conviction in 2021 on charges of aggravated robbery and kidnapping.
The appellate panel found that the Delaware County Common Pleas Court ruled correctly ... (full story)
Bill would reauthorize state’s Rural Business Growth Program
A bill that would reauthorize the Ohio Rural Business Growth Program and create a distinct category for businesses in the Appalachian region of the state debuted recently during a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing.
The program, established in 2018, awards non-refundable tax credits to insurance companies that invest in gro ... (full story)
Appellate panel upholds lower court’s OVI restitution decision
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed the Delaware County Municipal Court’s restitution order for the damage caused to an Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser that resulted in a drunk-driving arrest of a northwest Columbus man.
The three-judge appellate panel denied 36-year-old Jing Yang’s assertion that the ... (full story)
Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — In fewer than 500 carefully chosen and somewhat opaque words, the Supreme Court has now weighed in twice on President Donald Trump's rapid-fire efforts to remake the federal government.
The justices did not give Trump's administration what it sought. The court rejected the Republican administration's posi ... (full story)
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of improperly freezing a legally awarded grant.
Climate United Fund, a coalition of three nonprofi ... (full story)