🍎 Changes for teachers: Major changes in the State Teachers Retirement System will affect both retirees and current educators. As Eileen McClory reports, eligible retirees will get a 1.6% cost of living adjustment in July and current teachers will need to continue teaching an additional five years to get full benefits from STRS.
🗳️ Income tax ask: Beavercreek City Council has laid the legislative groundwork necessary to place yet another income tax ask before city voters - a measure that would simultaneously eliminate a chunk of the city’s existing property tax income, as the future of property tax in Ohio becomes uncertain. You can get a lot more information on this in London Bishop’s story here.
💊Sponsored content: Ohio’s MyCare program entered a new phase starting Jan. 1, 2026 — and for thousands of residents who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, these changes could directly impact their health coverage. You can read more here.
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LOCAL NEWS
• CSU rejects Xenia’s pre-annexation agreement for now
• Husted push for federal voter ID fails; Brown calls it ‘unnecessary’
• Judge removes Miami Twp. fiscal officer who tried to invest $9.7M in gold coins
LIFE
• Grabbing a snack at a Dayton Live show? Local items now on the menu
• Tips to keep springtime allergies under control in Ohio
• Skipping the hard candy: How aging can change chewing and swallowing
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
• Kentucky man accused of sexual contact with young child in Franklin
SPORTS
• Cincinnati Reds: Abbott to take ball against Boston. What questions need answered?
• Miami basketball: Ipsaro endured season as both participant and sideline coach
NATION & WORLD
• The Latest: Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting
• Denmark votes in an early election that follows a crisis over US designs on Greenland
• Kim vows to ‘irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status
FREE CONTENT: Ohio’s most popular Easter candy, and what other states like
I have a list of preferred Easter candy options myself, with my favorite since childhood being the Cadbury Creme Eggs. Our Greg Lynch takes us on a delectable journey into what candy we Americans love to nibble on. What is your favorite candy? Let me know by sending me an email at jeremy.ratliff@coxinc.com. I would love to hear from you!
