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Court Finds Financial Institution Tax Constitutional, Denies Refund
The Supreme Court of Ohio denied a Pennsylvania-based bank’s tax refund claim and rejected its argument that the Ohio financial institution tax (FIT) is unconstitutional.
In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court affirmed the Ohio tax commissioner’s denial of tax refunds to Dollar Bank, FSB, which has 30 of its 70 br ... (full story)
Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?
NEW YORK (AP) — As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders' parents.
It is just one way officials across the country are trying to tackle the gro ... (full story)
Akron legal professionals remember attorney Warner Mendenhall
Known for his political activism, Akron attorney Warner Mendenhall built a mission-oriented practice with a national reach representing whistleblowers in fraud cases under the False Claims Act and defending individuals in property and civil rights matters against institutions and local governments, securing victories in a nu ... (full story)
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Aug. 13 that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system ... (full story)
Will Poulter and the 'Union County' team take their addiction recovery film on an Ohio tour
CLEVELAND (AP) — A movie star, a filmmaker and a chemical dependency counselor are halfway through a multiday road trip around Ohio and things are starting to get a little goofy.
British actor Will Poulter, Ohio-born and Brooklyn-based writer-director Adam Meeks and Annette Deao, the program director of an adult recovery c ... (full story)