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Ohio Bills Would Reduce Barriers for People After Serving Criminal Sentences
“This is not a partisan issue. This is a humanitarian issue,” said State Sen. Michele Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester.
Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
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New Lawsuit Filed Against Les Wexner Alleges He Helped Fund Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes
Wexner says he knew nothing of Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
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Petitioners Get Approval to Start Gathering Signatures to Put Data Center Ban on Ohio Ballot
“Everyone is going to see an impact because of this and we need to stop it now while the train is just leaving the station,” said one committee member behind the longshot effort.
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‘Ohio Is Too Expensive.’ Ohio House Democrats Plan to Introduce Series of Affordability Bills
“It’s time that legislators and leaders stepped up to take action,” said state Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio of the bills that focus on health care, housing, child care, consumer goods, and energy affordability.
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More Than 8,500 Acres of Ohio’s Public Land Approved for Fracking
“The poisonous fruits of fracking will now grow in everyone’s backyard,” Save Ohio Parks said in a statement.
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Ohio Supreme Court Will Decide on Law Limiting Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
The ACLU of Ohio and others are challenging a state law that prevents transgender youth from starting hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
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Vivek Ramaswamy Says Ohio Colleges, Universities Need to Be Consolidated
“We have too many of them.”
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Nearly Half of Ohio’s Renters Are Paying More Than They Can Afford on Rent, New Report Shows
73% of extremely low-income renters spend more than half their income on rent.
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Freedom From Religion Foundation Asks Ohio School District to Stop Religious Time on School Property
“A public school violates the Constitution when it promotes religion by giving special access to school property to a religious release time program,” Freedom From Religion Foundation states.
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Ohio U.S. House Members Have Mixed Reactions Across Party Lines on Trump’s Iran Military Strikes
“This President promised to end wars, not start news,” said Shontel Brown.
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Ohio GOP Bill Would Tie State University Funding to Compliance With New Anti-Diversity Higher Ed Law
“There’s absolutely not even been enough time since Senate Bill 1 was enacted to make an informed decision about any of this,” said Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors Executive Director Jennifer Price.
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Ohio State University Has Received Nearly 300 Requests to Remove Wexner Name From Buildings
The requests followed the release late last month of millions of files related to the Epstein investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.