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Ohio Lacks Comprehensive Sex Education in Schools; Has Higher Teen Birth and Syphilis Rates
More than half (61%) of Ohio’s chlamydia cases in 2023 were people between the ages of 15-24.
Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
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Ohio Republicans Want Public Schools to Teach Positive Impacts of Christianity on History
Speaking on the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, Rep. Click claimed, “The United States stands alone in history, in the history of nations, through the overwhelming influence of Christianity on our founding.”
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Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program Saw a 43% Decline in Active Patients From May 2024 to July 2025
Much lower prices in Michigan are one source of frustration for Ohioans, researcher says.
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Ohio Senator Introduces Bill That Would Ban Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Products to Anyone Under 21
DeWine has called for regulation of delta 8 THC products. ““It’s a huge problem. There’s really no regulation at all. We need regulation,” he said last week.
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Ohio Rail Plan Approves Five Projects; Ohio Passenger Rail Proposals Undergo Federal Studies
Slightly more than three quarters (78.4%) of Ohioans say enhancing the rail network is important or very important.
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LGBTQ Youth Housing Program Ending After Ohio Department of Health Grant Not Renewed
“Our youth are scared, and so are we. It is not okay that they are facing the threat of returning to homelessness.”
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Ohioans Protest Sinclair Broadcast Group Not Airing Jimmy Kimmel’s Show on Their ABC Affiliates
Indivisible Central Ohio hosted a free speech protest Tuesday, in response to the Disney Company originally deciding to suspend Kimmel’s late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC on a podcast.
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LifeWise Academy Ohio Programs Take Trips to Kentucky Museums that Promote Young Earth Creationism
The Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky claims humans lived alongside dinosaurs and the Earth is only 6,000 years old.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Talks About the Importance of Free Speech on Campuses
“The horrible, horrible, horrible tragedy, Charlie Kirk on a college campus, engaging in free speech, being gunned down,” DeWine said. “I’m talking about the obligation, I think, that colleges have to create a culture … colleges should be a place of ideas.”
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Homeschooling in Ohio Is Seeing Another Recent Surge After Spiking During the Pandemic
There were about 53,000 homeschooled students during the 2023-24 school year
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LifeWise Academy Will Be in Nearly Half of Ohio School Districts This School Year
The new count represents a 90% increase for the academic since the school year began
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Trump Science and Medical Grant Cuts Impact Ohio Universities and Children’s Hospitals
“The cuts to the NIH funding … are going to severely reduce the amount of research that universities in Ohio are able to engage in.”