BREAKING NEWS: MIRA representatives testified before a sub-committee of the Cuyahoga County Commission and were successful in stopping the passage of the proposal addressing Fuel Quality Testing. The committee decided not to vote on the proposal and rather send it back to the Director to reconsider a number of the provisions in the proposal. We…
The Ohio Department of Commerce has announced a 15-cent per hour increase in the state’s minimum wage effective January 1, 2015. For non-tipped employees, the rate will increase from $7.95 to $8.10 per hour. The rate for tipped employees will go from $3.98 to $4.05 per hour. A 2006 constitutional amendment ties annual increases in Ohio’s…
We received this notice from a fuel supplier in Northern Ohio, but the warning should be heeded by all fuel retailers. Inspect your pay-at-the-pump card readers daily to check for possible tampering. Skimmers can be attached to your dispensers and cause immense problems. Several stations along Mayfield Road, in suburban Cleveland, discovered credit card skimming…
By Alan Johnson // The Columbus Dispatch Ohioans could be voting on a marijuana ballot issue next year unlike any other in the country, involving 10 wealthy individuals who would essentially invest to obtain the right to grow and sell marijuana wholesale for personal use by residents 21 or older. A group calling itself ResponsibleOhio…
Effective January 5, 2015 the Ohio Bureau of Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) began issuing new format of Ohio’s Driver License (DL) and Identification Cards (ID) to customers renewing either. The visible changes to the DL and ID include: Blue/green card in place of the salmon colored card Laminate on front of card now contains…
On January 1, 2015, the state of Ohio’s minimum wage increased by 15-cents per hour. For non-tipped employees, the rate will increase from $7.95 to $8.10 per hour. The rate for tipped employees will go from $3.98 to $4.05 per hour. A 2006 constitutional amendment ties annual increases in Ohio’s minimum wage to the rate of…
By Mark WilliamsThe Columbus Dispatch The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation yesterday proposed a 10.8 percent reduction in premiums that would go into effect July 1, assuming it is approved by the bureau’s board at its meeting next month. The cuts would save employers a projected $153 million for the year. The proposal is the…
Ohio WIC has an Excel file that lists all of the food and formulas that have been identified as WIC-authorized in Ohio, including UPCs, PLUs and item descriptions. Ohio WIC strongly recommends that all vendors review this list prior to WIC EBT implementation to ensure that their WIC-identified items are accounted for. Any reported “missing”…
At Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio, Junior Bond Brewster won the first annual High Five Essay Contest. Sponsored by MIRA, the essay contest was open to students in grades 6-12 and was a follow-up to the very successful High Five Turkey Drive. The High Five Turkey Drive took place in November and led to…
Funds available for retailers to install new ethanol dispensers, tanks and other equipment The Ohio Corn Marketing Program has announced the launch of an ethanol infrastructure grant program for retailers in the state. The program, in partnership with the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest and the American Lung Association of the Midland States,…