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OSU researchers study factors contributing to distracted kids
Ohio State University researchers said they have found that the manner by which kids allocate their attention is the root cause of their difficulty in maintaining focus on a task.
Published recently in the journal Psychological Science, the study revealed that children distribute their attention broadly either out of simple curi ... (full story)
School board can continue tax challenge initiated before state law change
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the Marysville Exempted Village School District can continue to challenge the property tax value of a private residential complex despite a 2022 change in state law limiting the ability of local governments to appeal tax valuation decisions.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the Mary ... (full story)
Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences
CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law making it easier for those who are incarcerated to get reduced sentences.
House bill sponsor Rep. Kelly Cassidy was among those cheering. First elected in 2011, she has since writt ... (full story)
A Georgia Democrat seeks to unseat an indicted Trump elector who says he only did what he was told
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A young Georgia Democrat is raising big money from voters across the country by labeling a suburban Atlanta senate race as a chance to unseat a Republican election denier.
Although incumbent Shawn Still was one of 18 people indicted alongside Donald Trump in Georgia's Fulton County in 2023, Still says fi ... (full story)
Tenth District Appeals panel reverses lower court’s decision regarding early prison release
A Franklin County appellate panel sided with prosecutors who sought reversal of a trial-court ruling that granted judicial release to a Columbus man who had served a 12-month sentence for a gun charge related to a felony drug-trafficking offense.
The Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the Franklin County Common Pleas Cour ... (full story)