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Ohio GOP Decides To Endorse Statewide Slate Over Objections, Stays Out Of Senate Race
After a contentious meeting outside Columbus, the Ohio Republican Party has agreed to endorse the full slate of incumbent statewide offi ...
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Utility Regulators Block Watchdog's Requests For Info About A Buried Audit Of A $460 Million Fund
An administrative judge blocked a watchdog's attempt to obtain an audit that the Ohio utility regulatory agency's former chairman, who h ...
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Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges To Get Millions In Loan Repayments
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that nearly 16,000 student borrowers would receive millions in loan re ...
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Ohio Gun Deaths In 2021 Near An All Time High
More Ohioans died from firearms in 2021 than almost any year on record, according to preliminary data from the Ohio Department of Health.
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Ohio House Passes Bills To Stiffen ‘Riot' Penalties; Stop Police From Limiting Guns On Scene
The Ohio House passed two bills Wednesday that together would create new penalties and stiffen preexisting ones for people engaged in wh ...
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Ohio House Considers Requiring Docs To Use Controversial Abortion ‘Reversal' Messaging
A bill that would require Ohio doctors to provide information about a medically unsupported abortion “reversal” procedure or risk jail t ...
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Experts: DeWine's Son, Medicaid Director Both Have Clear Conflicts
The administration of Gov. Mike DeWine is making history, but perhaps for the wrong reasons.
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Ohio Supreme Court Changes Rules For Guardianships
The Ohio Supreme Court has issued changes to the state's rules for guardianship set to take effect July 1. The tweaks are meant to avoid ...
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Redistricting Changes Shifted State School Board Districts Before Being Struck Down
Amid the chaos and uncertainty of the redistricting process, a deadline loomed that would decide representation on the Ohio State Board ...
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Poll: 60% Of Ohio GOP Primary Voters Say Election Was Stolen
Nearly two in three Ohio Republicans likely to vote in the upcoming primary election believe the election was “stolen” from President Do ...
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RNC Calls Capitol Violence 'Legitimate.' Do Ohio Statewides Agree?
The top elected Republican tried this week to give his colleagues cover to disagree with a party claim that the violent attack on Congre ...
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Senate President Says No To Recreational Marijuana In Ohio; Signature Drive Likely Required
On Wednesday, Senate President Matt Huffman just said no to recreational marijuana.
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Finalists Selected For Ohio Utility Regulator Perch, All With Deep Energy And Utility Ties
A nominating council sent a list of four candidates to Gov. Mike DeWine to appoint as a member of the board that regulates Ohio's public ...
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Concealed Carry Expansion Bill Nears Final Vote; Other Gun Bills Advance
The state House is teeing up a final passage vote on legislation to remove training and background check requirements to carry a conceal ...
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Confidence Wanes In Legislature's Ability To Pass New Congressional Map
The tide seems to be turning on congressional redistricting, with legislative leaders saying the process lacks needed support in the Gen ...
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What's Next For Congressional Redistricting
This week the process begins again of trying to draw congressional districting lines in Ohio.
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‘Mendacity:' Ohio State Doc's Sex Abuse Victims Mount Appeal Of Lawsuit Dismissal
Scores of victims of decades' worth of sexual abuse from Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss have mounted an appeal of a cou ...
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Parsing The Gains, Losses In DeWine's Fundraising Ahead Of Reelection Bid
Heading into 2018, Mike DeWine must've felt pretty good. The two-term state attorney general running for governor had just converted one ...
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As Insulin Prices Soar, Some Patients Ration Their Doses: ‘You Try To Make Do'
Navigating a lapse between insurers and facing an $1,100 up-front cost he couldn't afford, Marcus LaCour had no choice but to start rati ...
