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Ohio Traffic Deaths Up Compared to Ten Years Ago Despite Recent Declines
The pattern tracks with a national trend of fatalities declining from COVID-19 peak amid a broader upward trajectory
Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal
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What Happens Next If U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance Is Tapped for Vice President
Donald Trump could make his selection soon
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Gun Rights Groups Notch Big Court Wins as Ohio Legislative Priority Bill Sits in Limbo
“A semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock is not a ‘machine gun’ because it cannot fire more than one shot ‘by a single function of the trigger’”
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A White Mob in Ohio Denied Land to Hundreds of Former Slaves. A Lawmaker Wants to Right That Wrong
More than 180 years ago, white residents in Mercer County turned away 383 Freedpeople from land purchased on their behalf
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Bernie Moreno Claims Blockland Conference Convinced AT&T to Bring 5G to Cleveland
The record, however, tells a different story. AT&T’s earliest announcements about 5G networks come from 2016. The Blockland conference was held in 2018.
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Transgender Ohio Statehouse Candidates Line Up Behind Bill Allowing People to Run Under Legal Name
“Well if a married woman is not required to list her maiden name,” he asked rhetorically, “how in the world do we find out about her past?”
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Ohio House Begins Hearings on Bill Prohibiting Non-Consensual Deepfakes
The measure is one of a handful of different proposals offered by Ohio lawmakers
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Ohio Lawmakers Approve School “Cellphone Ban” Measure
Gov. Mike DeWine had urged legislators to take up the issue
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What Ohio Officials Want You to Know About Traffic, Safety and More on Eclipse Day
You’re going to want to have a plan, and patience
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Voting Rights Organization Highlights Increase in Ohio Provisional Ballots Rejected Over ID
Ohio’s photo voter ID law took effect a year ago. Since then, the share of provisional ballots rejected for lack of ID has more than tripled.
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Ohio’s House and Senate Leaders Both Express Interest in Changing Term Limits. Others Skeptical
Depending on how an eventual proposal is crafted, both men could stand to gain substantially
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Ohio’s Getting its First Total Eclipse in 200 Years. Here’s What You Need to Know
Eclipse happens one week from today, on April 8