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It expands a program that provided $7,500 total to go toward tuition at state colleges or vocational schools. Now the scholarships are increased to $7,500 for each year of college.
It expands a program that provided $7,500 total to go toward tuition at state colleges or vocational schools. Now the scholarships are increased to $7,500 for each year of college.
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A Huntington woman is facing felony charges after charging items to a family friend's credit card.
A Huntington woman is facing felony charges after charging items to a family friend's credit card.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's minimum wage is going up 15 cents to $7.85 beginning on Jan. 1.
The Ohio Department of Commerce also says the new minimum for tipped employees will be $3.93 - an increase of 8 cents an hour.
The state minimum wage is adjusted annually because of an amendment to the Ohio Constitution approved by voters in 2006. Increases are linked to the Consumer Price Index. A year ago, the minimum wage jumped 30 cents at the beginning of 2012.
The nonprofit Economic Policy Institute says the 2013 increase will benefit 215,000 low-wage workers in the state and will mean an extra $340 per year.
Ohio is one of 10 states that will increase their minimum wage on Tuesday.
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