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SNAP starts : Ohio families began receiving reduced SNAP benefits on Wednesday. According to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, most households will get less than two-thirds of their usual amount, and some may receive nothing under the revised formula. Anna Staver reports that once the federal government reopens, ODJFS will need guidance from Washington on whether families will get their remaining benefits.

Charges reversed : Ohioans will save about $400 million on future electric bills after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling against an extra utility charge. The case centered on a fee to encourage utility companies to join regional transmission organizations, or RTOs. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said Ohio utilities aren’t eligible

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