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Bill That Could Limit Abortion Pill Access Starts Trip Through Ohio Senate
The bill passed the Ohio House despite criticism about consequences to medical access, including the abortion pill
Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal
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Amid Drastic Medicaid Cuts, Ohio Department of Health Director Lays Out Rural Program Funding Plans
The Trump/Republican Medicaid funding cuts will hit Ohio to the tune of $33 billion over 10 years.
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Ohio GOP Lawmakers to Formally Pledge Support for Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
Teachers unions in Ohio and nationwide have stood staunchly against the effort, worrying about the loss of federal protections and other necessary services from the move.
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A Dem Candidate for Ohio Attorney General Faces Backlash, Stands by Comments About Trump
“I want to tell you what I mean when I say I am going to kill Donald Trump,” Elliot Forhan said in a video posted to his Facebook page. “I mean I’m going to obtain a conviction” that would lead to capital punishment.
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Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted Speaks Against Abortion Pill During Senate Hearing
The abortion pill has become a target of Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., as well as state-level legislation in Ohio
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Ohio Supreme Court Hears Case Impacting Standard Used to Inspect Rental Homes and Properties
The case centers on whether or not North Canton had the right under Ohio’s probable cause standard to inspect a rental property, despite the fact that the owner declined the inspection.
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Measles Cases Reported in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Health Director Urges Vaccination
The department announced the first measles cases of 2026, three children from Northeast Ohio. The state health department said all the children were unvaccinated at the time.
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Reproductive Rights Regulated, Tested in Ohio Republican Bills, as Dems Continue Attempts to Protect
Republicans and Democrats have drawn their lines in the sand when it comes to where they’d like the state to go on reproductive rights, but the GOP supermajority certainly has the edge when it comes to hearing bills on their side of the aisle.
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Ohio Bill Would Remove Hep B From Required Preschool Vaccines, Emphasize Right to Vaccine Exemptions
The Ohio vaccination rate overall has dropped in recent years below the national average, particularly for kindergarteners, and the bill has drawn concerns from pediatricians and health experts.
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Ohio Health Insurance to Get Much More Costly Without Action to Renew Federal Credits
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio said that residents in the state should expect to see an average jump of 30%.
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New Ohio Congressional Redistricting Map Introduced to Criticism, But May Have Support to Pass
Leaders say the map, which creates 12 Republican-leaning districts over the 10 current ones, was a compromise between the Democrats and Republicans on the commission.
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Ohio Congress Members Keep Up Fight for Health Care as Government Shutdown Continues
“We would like to reopen the government, get an ironclad agreement to cancel the (ACA) cuts, to lower the costs and save our health care,” Rep. Shontel Brown said.