Rap and business mogul, Jay-Z, has launched a new investment fund with the intentions to help expand the ever growing number of minority marijuana entrepreneurs. The cannabis industry has been booming over the last several years and the opportunities for minorities are endless. But as the story often goes, minorities don’t always have the funds […]
Ohio is moving one step closer to raising its minimum wage rate. On Monday, Ohio’s attorney general approved the next step of a proposal to amend the state constitution to raise the minimum from the current $8.55 an hour rate to $13 an hour by 2025 The initial petition contains a “fair and truthful” summary […]
Today, The Ohio State University approved the 3.3 percent increase in tuition and fees for incoming in-state freshmen. This increase has come right before costs are frozen for four years as part of the Ohio State Tuition Guarantee. Incoming freshman will be the third class to join the university under the guarantee. The 3.3% increase […]
Looks like you better fill up on these gas prices over the weekend while you can! The summer season always brings a sharp spike in the price of gasoline thanks to seasonal economic factors. This year, that spike might just hit really hard. Monday, July 1, the price of gas in Ohio will go up […]
The rates of suicides in Ohio increased by 24% between 2008 and 2017, according to a new study conducted by Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health. There were 15,246 suicides deaths in Ohio over that 10-year span, for an average annual rate of 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Rates also increased 80% among children […]
