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Ohio Gun Owners' Postpone Rally To Honor Officer Who Killed Teenager
Organizers announced plans to delay a rally planned for Saturday to give a special honor to a police officer who recently shot and kille ...
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Ohio Republicans Push Bill To Ban 5 Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports
Of about 400,000 Ohio high school athletes, five transgender girls opted this school year to follow their gender identity and compete in ...
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All Tax Cuts Are Not Created Equal
At the federal and state level, in governments run by both Republicans and Democrats, policymakers are cutting taxes.
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Some City Health Depts. In Ohio May Be Forced To Merge With Counties
Municipal health districts in some Ohio cities may be forced to merge with their county's health departments within the next few years t ...
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Most Ohio Colleges Say No To COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates For Students, Employees
Most Ohio's colleges and universities say they will not require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus next fall.
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Voting Is Already Safe And Secure. Ohio's New Bill Makes Voting More Difficult.
State elections officials and poll workers across the country never got their due in 2020. They ran one of their best elections, a feat ...
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Drugmaker On Rising Prices: Don't Look At Us
A subsidiary of a leading U.S. drugmaker is reporting that the net cost of its products has been falling. If that's true, it would appea ...
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‘Fair School Funding' Praised In Education Budget, Other Parts In Need Of Second Look
School administrators and teachers unions praised the inclusion of a public school funding formula as part of the proposed state budget, ...
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FDA Lifts In-Person Medication Abortion Regulation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted regulations on medication abortion drugs, the subject of an Ohio court challenge.
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LGBTQ+ Couples Can Adopt, But GOP Rejects Updating Ohio Law To Note That
Although it is legal in Ohio for LGBTQ+ couples to adopt, some GOP legislators want the state law to only acknowledge the adoption right ...
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Former Equity Chief Accused Ohio Department Of Health Of ‘Toxic' And ‘Discriminatory' Culture
After a drawn-out drafting process, the Ohio Department of Health's top spokeswoman agreed to stamp ODH's name on a statement with the O ...
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Restaurant Chains Slammed Over Resistance To Minimum Wage Hike For Tipped Workers
As the nation's largest trade group for restaurant owners on Tuesday held a virtual version of its annual gathering to lobb ...
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Ohio House Passes State Budget; Here's What To Know
Ohio took a step closer toward a constitutional school funding model with the passage Wednesday of a two-year operating budget in the Oh ...
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Child Care Touted As Critical Infrastructure Issue
Members of a legislative caucus on children's issues marked child care as a necessity for Ohio's economy, and said the state needs to ex ...
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I'm A Pediatrician Who Cares For Transgender Kids – Here’s What You Need To Know
When Charlie, a 10-year-old boy, came in for his first visit, he didn’t look at me or my colleague.
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Infrastructure Plan Would Fix Some Of Ohio's 1,377 'Structurally Deficient' Bridges
Five miles from the Ohio River in Lawrence County stands a small bridge on Sugar Creek-Johnstown Road.
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Congressional Panel Splits On Regulation Of ‘Orphaned' Oil And Gas Wells
Members of a U.S. House Natural Resources panel agreed Thursday on the need to clean up and cap abandoned oil and gas wells, but disagre ...
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Ohio Republicans Go Full Calhoun On Nullification, Never Go Full Calhoun
Ohio Republicans in the state legislature have apparently decided to go full Calhoun with a proposed bill attempting to nullify not only ...
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DeWine Rules Out Additional Restrictions As COVID-19 Variants Spread
Even with rising levels of vaccination, coronavirus cases are starting to surge in Ohio. The increase seems largely due to a faster-spre ...
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Ohio Leaders Must Be Vigilant Against Virus And Help Prevent More Unnecessary Deaths
It was springtime, 2020. Andy, as usual, was puttering around his yard on some new project. I couldn't resist teasing him about spring c ...
