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Report: Filling jobs continues to be a struggle for Ohio’s small businesses

(The Center Square) — More than a third of small business owners still can’t fill job openings as Ohio’s unemployment rate continues to rise. The National Federation of Independent Business September jobs report has its highest number since July 2020. Despite state-specific data being unavailable, Jared Weiser, NFIB Ohio state director, said state employers continue to try to fill jobs. “While job openings among small businesses remain above their historical average, Ohio’s small employers have stayed committed to hiring and filling their open positions,” Weiser said in ...

Buckeye Briefs: Parking for pregnant women could come in the future

(The Center Square) ­— Pregnant women in Ohio could find public parking a little easier. A bill in the House of Representatives would allow pregnant women to apply for a special removable windshield placard to allow parking in accessible spaces during pregnancy and the first few months after giving birth. The placard would be good for one year and nonrenewable. However, a woman could apply for a new one during subsequent pregnancies. An applicant would have to submit an application to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles that includes a prescription from a health care provider that ...

Priscilla nears major hurricane status

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm strengthened in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla was spinning with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph (169 kph) and moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph). It was centered Tuesday night about 185 miles (295 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, forecasters said. On Tuesday, outer bands of the hurricane were extending across the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. In the Atlantic ...

Trump says Illinois governor, Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city. The officials said they would not be deterred. The Republican president made the comment in a social media post, the latest example of his brazen calls for his Democratic opponents to be prosecuted or locked up — a break from longtime norms as the Justice Department traditionally has strived to maintain its independence from the White ...