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Proposed Ohio Bill Would Charge Teachers, Librarians With Felonies for ‘Pandering Obscenity’
‘Obscenity’ not defined in language; teachers unions unclear on details
Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal
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Amid Lawsuits on Ohio Abortion Laws, Researchers Study Impacts on Care
“Overall, the challenges Ohio’s waiting period and two-appointment requirements create result in lasting burdens, especially economic hardship for those seeking abortion care”
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Ohio’s Congressional Dems Demand Vote on Contraception Protection
“We’re concerned because we know post-Dobbs, voters are concerned about their right to contraceptives and the threat that the Supreme Court will overturn the constitutional right to contraception”
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Ohio Abortion Law Court Cases Moving Slowly Forward After Amendment
2024 Election has candidates taking stances on amendment passed by voters, Ohio law, and potential national ban
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Ohio Near Bottom in Preschool Spending Compared to Other States
The state is also in the bottom half for overall pre-school enrollment
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Ohio Doctors Fear Effects of Emergency Abortion Care Case Set to Go Before U.S. Supreme Court
“It is the only guarantee of universal health care in the United States, and it only applies to emergency departments”
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Former Ohio Supreme Court Justices Lead Redistricting Reform Effort Against Gerrymandering
“This whole focus on party over people and power over people, it’s not the way a democracy works”
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Study: Ohio School Breakfast, Lunch Participation Decreases as Pandemic Waivers Lapse
In Ohio, average breakfast participation dropped 22.2% between the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, and lunch dropped by 14%
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Ohio Supreme Court Democratic Candidates Look to Rise Above Party Labels in General Election
Republicans have won every seat up for election since the state added party labels to the ballot in 2021
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Ohio Redistricting Reform Supporters Outline Problem and Proposal in Panel
The Citizens Not Politicians proposed amendment would replace politicians drawing maps with a citizen-commission