/news/tags/greta-johnson Greta Johnson en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:55:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-12-02/summit-county-rallies-opponents-of-bill-they-say-could-hike-sewer-water-bills House Bill 93 bans municipalities from requiring landlords to pay delinquent water and sewer bills, instead requiring cities to go after renters, which Summit County says will lead to higher utility rates. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:55:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-12-02/summit-county-rallies-opponents-of-bill-they-say-could-hike-sewer-water-bills Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2020-03-05/fate-of-ohio-opioid-settlement-spending-plan-rests-with-local-communities Northeast Ohio local governments are weighing whether to join Attorney General Dave Yost’s One Ohio plan for dividing state opioid settlement money from drug companies. The proposal would create a statewide foundation, run by both state and local appointees, to distribute 55 percent of any settlement dollars. Another 30 percent would go directly to local governments. The attorney general’s office would receive 15 percent. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:14:35 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-03-05/fate-of-ohio-opioid-settlement-spending-plan-rests-with-local-communities /news/government-politics/2019-10-21/summit-county-welcomes-pharmaceutical-settlement-to-fight-ongoing-opioid-emergency Summit County will receive 38% percent of the cash settlement pharmaceutical companies reached with Summit and Cuyahoga Counties. The percentage is based… Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:39:24 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-10-21/summit-county-welcomes-pharmaceutical-settlement-to-fight-ongoing-opioid-emergency Sarah Taylor /news/health-science/2019-10-15/your-guide-to-the-massive-and-massively-complex-opioid-litigation The largest-ever federal action concerning the U.S. opioid crisis has only gotten more complicated amid a slew of recent settlements. So here's a brief(ish) explainer breaking it down. Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:05:00 GMT /news/health-science/2019-10-15/your-guide-to-the-massive-and-massively-complex-opioid-litigation Colin Dwyer /news/government-politics/2019-10-10/summit-county-initiates-opioid-plan-following-appeals-court-ruling A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has rejected Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to delay the October 21 start for the huge opioid trial in… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:40:03 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-10-10/summit-county-initiates-opioid-plan-following-appeals-court-ruling Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-10-09/summit-county-leaders-prepare-for-opioid-trial Pharmaceutical maker Johnson & Johnson recently announced a settlement in a lawsuit Summit County filed over the opioid epidemic. For more on this… Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:37:14 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-10-09/summit-county-leaders-prepare-for-opioid-trial Jennifer Conn /news/community/2017-04-28/juvenile-court-magistrate-will-replace-johnson-in-the-ohio-house Summit County Juvenile Court Magistrate Tavia Baxter Galonski has been picked to replace former State Representative Greta Johnson who stepped down to… Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:21:41 GMT /news/community/2017-04-28/juvenile-court-magistrate-will-replace-johnson-in-the-ohio-house /news/government-politics/2017-03-27/ohio-democrats-prepare-to-pick-the-successor-to-akrons-rep-greta-johnson Democrats in the Ohio House are in the process of picking a new state representative for Barberton and south Akron. Greta Johnson, who held the 35th House… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:00:44 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-27/ohio-democrats-prepare-to-pick-the-successor-to-akrons-rep-greta-johnson /news/government-politics/2017-03-26/outgoing-rep-johnson-challenges-ohios-gov-and-lawmakers-over-the-opioid-crisis State Rep. Greta Johnson, whose 35th district includes Akron and Barberton, officially leaves the Ohio Legislature Sunday. She announced several weeks ago… Sun, 26 Mar 2017 04:30:44 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-26/outgoing-rep-johnson-challenges-ohios-gov-and-lawmakers-over-the-opioid-crisis /news/government-politics/2017-03-21/ohio-lawmakers-debate-the-future-of-the-state-prisons-watchdog A bipartisan committee created to be the top state prisons watchdog is coming under fire, as lawmakers from different parties have different ideas on what… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:14:14 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-21/ohio-lawmakers-debate-the-future-of-the-state-prisons-watchdog Andy Chow