Congressman Johnson's Bill, Ohio's Levy Bill, MC Lacrosse Loses

MARIETTA, OH — Happy Sunday Marietta. Here are some very interesting stories that everyone in town should know about today.

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Congressman Bill Johnson introduces a telehealth bill: On Friday, Southeastern Ohio's Congressman, Bill Johnson, and five other members of the House introduced the CONNECT for Health Act. Johnson says they're removing barriers that limit the use of telehealth to make responsible, permanent changes. He says this is a bipartisan bill that will help cut down on the cost of healthcare for all.

Ohio House Bill to change ballot language for tax issues: Andy Chow of the Statehouse News Bureau reports that the Ohio House approved a bill to change the verbiage on the ballot for tax issues. H.B. 140 wants to require all tax levy and bond issues to state how much the levy would cost per $100,000 of appraised property value. Supporters of the bill feel this makes the issue more clear for voters. Right now tax levies are measured in mills, which is confusing for many people. The bill's opponents argue that the ballot language is not meant to be an accurate estimate of taxes owed by each individual should the levy pass.

Marietta College men's lacrosse team loses their last game: On Saturday, the Marietta College men's lacrosse team lost 14-4 to Baldwin Wallace. This was their regular season finale. Marietta ends their lacrosse season 4-9 overall. Their coach said this year came with challenges, but they learned a lot that they will use to continue to build upon as a program moving forward.

Safetytown events are canceled once again: Michelle Newbanks of the Marietta Times reports that Barlow-Vincent Safetytown, Muskingum Valley Safetytown, and Samuel R. Cook Safetytown are canceled this year. These programs are for incoming kindergarteners and first graders to teach them about things like stranger safety, fire safety, electrical safety, and poison safety, to name a few. Some Safetytown programs were canceled because of COVID-19 precautions.

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