Only 5 women have ever won a Nobel Prize in physics. The field as a whole has issues with gender diversity, but as a woman physicist explains, success is possible for women in the field.
Have a felony record? You still might be eligible to vote

Until they get in touch with him, organizer TJ James says, many people with a felony conviction have no idea that they have the right to vote.
And it’s not for a lack of interest, said James, an organizer with the Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, or MORE2.
“I’ve had people that I work with where they’ve been told specifically at the polls that they cannot vote,” James said. “They’re being told while in prison, ‘You can never vote again.’ And people, unfortunately, just don’t do the research.”
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Lawmakers recommend 8.5% funding bump for teachers, school staff


Education committee votes for external cost adjustment after hearing evidence of mounting district hiring struggles. The recommendation has several hurdles yet to clear.
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Property tax reform is on the November ballot: Here’s what to know


Voters will decide whether to separate out residential property taxes and allow lawmakers to make isolated changes to how homes are taxed.
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Why don’t we just pipe in water from the East to fix the Colorado River crisis?

The idea remains a tantalizingly simple way to alleviate the region’s water woes. Dig a little deeper and it quickly runs into serious obstacles.
Can Wyoming’s populist Freedom Caucus learn from the Idaho FC’s implosion?


A rift formed one state to our west holds lessons for the aspiring leaders of our Legislature, columnist Kerry Drake writes.
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Illinois program’s ‘wraparound’ approach helps formerly incarcerated people land solar industry jobs

The Renewing Sovereignty Project, which provides social and financial support for participants leaving the justice system, had a 100% placement rate in its first year.
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Are you registered to vote in Ohio? The deadline is Monday, Oct. 7.

With the November election just around the corner, Ohio voters need to be sure they’re registered by the Oct. 7 deadline in order to vote on Nov. 5.
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$400,000 design budget proposed for Cascade Plaza parking deck rehab

The City of Akron is moving forward with its plans to rehabilitate the Cascade Parking Deck, which sits below Cascade Plaza on West Mill Street in downtown Akron. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the city requested a $400,000 budget for the design work needed to begin construction on the structure.
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Timothy Pearson, Combative Eric Adams Aide, Resigns

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ embattled long-time advisor and confidant Tim Pearson resigned Monday, his attorney confirmed to THE CITY. His departure comes amid a corruption probe and a spiraling crisis for City Hall following Adams’ federal grand jury indictment last week, and as Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove a […]
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