/news/tags/opiods opiods en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:20:33 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-08-01/gov-kasich-signs-bill-that-increases-drug-trafficking-penalties Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill into law that increases penalties for drug trafficking.Cuyahoga Falls resident Brenda Ryan is raising her 7-year-old… Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:20:33 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-08-01/gov-kasich-signs-bill-that-increases-drug-trafficking-penalties Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2018-07-20/mayors-want-next-ohio-governor-and-lawmakers-to-help-with-opiods-and-infrastructure Mayors from the 30 largest cities in the state laid out an agenda they’d like to see Ohio’s next governor and new legislature follow.The Ohio Mayors… Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:33:19 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-07-20/mayors-want-next-ohio-governor-and-lawmakers-to-help-with-opiods-and-infrastructure Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2017-12-27/ohios-year-in-review-2017-budget-and-bills-passed This was a budget year, and there was a looming deficit lawmakers had to deal with. That took up a lot of time in the Statehouse, but legislators passed… Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:35:13 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-12-27/ohios-year-in-review-2017-budget-and-bills-passed Jo Ingles /news/education/2017-02-10/ohio-attorney-general-calls-for-drug-education-starting-in-kindergarten The state attorney general is calling for schools to disclose what kind of drug education they’re providing to students, from their first days in class… Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:18:13 GMT /news/education/2017-02-10/ohio-attorney-general-calls-for-drug-education-starting-in-kindergarten Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2016-09-15/ohio-supreme-justice-maureen-oconnor-calls-the-opioid-problem-an-elephant-and-an-octopus Courts are getting hit hard by the state’s opioid epidemic, according to the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Statehouse correspondent Karen… Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:48:27 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-09-15/ohio-supreme-justice-maureen-oconnor-calls-the-opioid-problem-an-elephant-and-an-octopus Karen Kasler /news/community/2016-02-14/kroger-will-offer-anti-overdose-drug-in-ohio-and-kentucky Ohio passed a law last year allowing pharmacists to sell an opioid overdose antidote without a prescription. Now, Kroger says it will join the CVS… Mon, 15 Feb 2016 03:20:03 GMT /news/community/2016-02-14/kroger-will-offer-anti-overdose-drug-in-ohio-and-kentucky Bill Rinehart