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If Sports Gambling Is Legalized, Where Should Ohioans Be Able To Bet?
Momentum appears to be growing for legalized sports betting in Ohio.
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Conflicting Corporate Claims At The Heart Of Ohio's Blockbuster Medicaid Suit
Two mega-corporations appear to be claiming they did the same work for Medicaid — Ohio's $24 billion-a-year program that provides health ...
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An Estimated 37,000 American Kids Lost A Parent To COVID-19, Study Finds
An estimated 37,000 to 43,000 American children lost a parent to COVID-19 as of February, according to research published this week.
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Early Voting Underway In Ohio For May 2021 Primary Election
It is election season once again in Ohio, though you may or may not have something to vote for this spring. It is election season once a ...
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Judge Blocks Telemedicine Abortion Ban, Marking Second Win For Clinics
For the second time in a week, a Hamilton County judge ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood and against a recently passed state law on a ...
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Son Of Murder Victim Urges Legislature To End Death Penalty Quickly
Thomas Knuff, the man who murdered my father, was sentenced to death in 2019.
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Bill Would Prevent ‘Discrimination' Against Unvaccinated People
Sixteen Ohio House Republicans, seven of whom have publicly announced their declination to take a COVID-19 vaccine, proposed legislation ...
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The ‘Other Epidemic' Of Opioids Rages On
Last week, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services announced $13 million in new grants awarded to community organiza ...
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Three Ohio Energy Giants Haven't Paid Federal Income Taxes In Three Years
They're making billions and they’ve gotten hefty subsidies from ratepayers. Yet three big energy companies doing business in Ohio haven’t...
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Ohio AG: Clear Death Penalty Roadblocks Or Get Rid Of It
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost last week used an annual report to draw attention to the fact that 140 people are languishing on death r ...
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How A Powerful State Law Blocks Ohio Cities From Gun Regulation
The Ohio Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review an appellate court's decision, letting stand a ruling that the city of Cincinnati ca ...
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Planned Parenthood Sues Ohio Over Telemedicine Abortion Law
The national and state chapters of Planned Parenthood sued the state of Ohio Thursday over a law set to go into effect in mid-April that ...
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Ohio Politicians Condemned For Pandemic Comparisons To Nazi Germany
To Ohio lawmaker Kris Jordan, the mask requirement and the roll out of optional COVID-19 vaccines are two steps toward an American genoc ...
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Columbus Schools' Fight For Taxes On Affordable Housing Spurs State Legislation
Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly unanimously passed legislation that would exempt providers of affordable housing for people w ...
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Bill Would Create Anonymous Hotline For Wage Discrimination Claims
Two Democratic Ohio legislators are hoping to supplement legislation regarding equal pay in the state by creating a reporting system for ...
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Proposals Call For Expanded Passenger Rail Service In Ohio
Biden administration, Amtrak proposing new passenger rail connecting Ohio's “Three-C” cities
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History Thursday: The Statehouse Punch Heard 'Round Ohio
As lawmakers gathered inside their new legislative chamber for the first time in January 1857, Gov. Salmon Chase stood at the rostrum to ...
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After Financing Xenophobic Campaign, FirstEnergy Deplores Anti-Asian Bigotry
There has been a terrifying surge in violence against Asians over the past year, prompting one Ohio company to take a stand on an issue ...
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Trans Day Of Visibility Offers Chance For Community To Stand In Solidarity And Support
By Jay A. Irwin, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Report: Ohio Among States Choosing Child Care Funding With Less Regulations
A new report showed Ohio was one of many states in the nation choosing more flexible funding for their child care and assistance program ...
