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What should Ohio’s official candy be? ‘It’s gotta be the buckeye,’ one lawmaker says

State Sen. Bill DeMora, an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan and buckeye eater, introduced the bipartisan Senate Bill 247 to ...
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More than a nut: Ohio bills crown Buckeye as state candy, correct tree’s scientific name

Two new pieces of bipartisan legislation introduced at the Ohio Statehouse seek to elevate and refine the legacy of one of ...

Cbus senator says Ohio State linked buckeyes should be official state candy. Is he right?

The Columbus state senator introduced legislation Aug. 21 that would officially designate the buckeye candy as the state ...

Ohio lawmaker introduces legislation to make buckeyes the official state candy

State Sen. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) helped propose the bill to honor one of the state’s most recognizable symbols and ...

State senator introduces bill to make the buckeye candy the official state candy of Ohio

State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) has introduced legislation that would officially designate the buckeye candy as the ...
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The buckeye stops here: lawmaker pushes Ohio’s namesake candy as official sweet treat

Sen. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) represents Ohio State University. He’s an alumnus and a fan of OSU’s teams, as well as of ...

Buckeye Briefs: Man convicted in 30-year-old cold case murder

A jury found a southern Ohio man guilty Thursday of murdering a mother and her 17-month-old son 30 years ago, Attorney General Dave Yost said. Scott Hickman, 53, was convicted on four counts of ...