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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Automotive
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Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Warren County
A Middletown man died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Warren County early Saturday, Ohio State Highway Patrol officials said. According to an early investigation, Samual Ousley, 32, was driving a 2020 Kawasaki ZX-10R motorcycle south on I-75 at approximately 12:39 a.m. in Turtlecreek Township, the patrol's Lebanon Post said. Ousley then struck a 2011 Honda CR-V, which was also traveling south, from behind. He was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene. The driver of the CR-V traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck the concrete median barrier before coming to a final rest. He sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene by EMS personnel. The Lebanon Post is investigating the crash. The Highway Patrol said it was assisted on scene by the Middletown Fire Department, the Franklin Township Fire Department, Case Towing and Jacob's Towing. This story was updated to add a video. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on I-75 in Warren County
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
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Kansas Democrat tries to extend restriction on tax dollars for candy and soda to legislator pay
Rep. Jarrod Ousley, D-Merriam, appears during a Feb. 10, 2025, hearing of the House Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee. (Grace Hills/ Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — A Kansas Democrat proposed prohibiting lawmakers from using their $178 per diem for purchasing soda, candy, alcoholic beverages and hot meals, the same things Republicans are trying to restrict for purchase under a government food assistance program. Rep. Jarrod Ousley, a Democrat from Merriam, offered an amendment Thursday while legislators on the House Welfare Reform Committee discussed House Bill 2015. The legislation, along with Senate Bill 79, would direct the secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, which administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to request a waiver that would allow the agency to eliminate soft drinks and candy from the list of eligible food products under the program. Ousley's amendment applied the same prohibitions to legislator per diem pay as those applied to SNAP in Kansas, including proposed bans on purchasing candy and soda. Alcohol, cigarettes and hot foods are already prohibited for purchase under Kansas' food assistance restrictions. 'I think what's good for the goose is good for the gander,' Ousley said. Some legislators flashed amused smiles as they thumbed through the printed pages of Ousley's amendment. Others had puzzled frowns. Rep. Carrie Barth, a Republican from Baldwin City, challenged the germaneness of the amendment, a function of House rules that calls into question the relevance of a legislative action. 'We're looking at apples and oranges here, a little bit,' Barth said. 'You know, we're looking at public assistance versus legislative pay. We're looking at W2 benefit employee pay versus a SNAP public assistance program. Completely opposite things.' Rep. Ford Carr, a Wichita Democrat, begged to differ. 'Taxpayer dollars are taxpayer dollars,' he said. The committee's chairman, Republican Rep. Francis Awerkamp of St. Marys, allowed committee members to discuss the amendment. 'I think if we're going to sit here from this committee table and tell people what's good for them — and that we know what's best for them — that perhaps we ought to take a spoonful of our own medicine,' Ousley said. He called the bill 'poor shaming.' 'And shame on us for that,' he said. The committee rejected Ousley's amendment but gave approval to the bill.
