Author: Newark Independent

In the summer of 2021, the nation’s top-ranked high school football recruit, Quinn Ewers, arrived on Ohio State’s campus in what represented a recruiting coup. Less than a year earlier, the teenage quarterback from the Dallas suburbs had backed away from his commitment to play for the Texas Longhorns and reopened his recruitment. Now, he was seemingly next in line to help the powerhouse Buckeyes win college football’s national championship.More than three years later, Ohio State’s two dominant victories to open the College Football Playoff have landed it in Friday’s semifinal in Arlington, Texas. For Ewers, a national title is…

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CLEVELAND — Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his swearing-in alongside President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.Vance, R-Ohio, notified Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor, of his plans in a letter Thursday afternoon. “To the people of Ohio, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate,” Vance, who has served in the chamber for two years, said in a statement shared first with NBC News. “When I was elected to this office, I promised to never forget where I came from,…

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Bettors are continuing to side with the favorites ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinals.Both Notre Dame and Ohio State were getting the majority of money at BetMGM ahead of the Orange Bowl on Thursday night and the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. The Irish were 1-point favorites against Penn State in the Orange Bowl, and Ohio State is a 6-point favorite against Texas in the Cotton Bowl.However, money has surged toward Penn State in the hours before kickoff in Miami. The Nittany Lions are now 1-point favorites as bettors have flocked to PSU on Thursday.Is that a sign of…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following our deep dive into an effort by Republican leadership in Ohio to cut public school spending, which resulted in the lawmakers facing backlash, half a dozen GOP legislators personally reached out, vowing to protect K-12 education.Those six, and at least 15 others I have spoken to in recent weeks, say that one of their main priorities is supporting public schools.This comes as Gov. Mike DeWine would not commit to supporting the current bipartisan funding formula, telling me that “difficult choices” will need to be made.RecapOhio’s history with school funding isn’t the brightest. The Ohio Supreme Court…

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As winter 2024 college graduates become the newest faces to enter the workforce, studies say that these Gen Z grads hope to earn over $500,000 per year to be successful.Of course, some industries pay more than others—by quite a bit of money.STEM majors, for example, earn among the highest average starting salaries right out of college. And many universities in Ohio offer majors and programs for those lucrative career paths.Here are five of the highest-salaried majors and state university programs.Which Ohio state universities offer the highest-paying majors?According to Quartz, a new study found these are five of the college majors…

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