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The Fight to Feed Kids in Ohio Continues, Though State Budget Still Falls Short of Universal Free Lunches
An extra $4 million will go to providing no-cost meals
Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal
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LGBTQ+ People, Including Trans Youth, Are One of the Highest Risk Groups for Suicide
Harrowing data as Ohio awaits the fate of House Bill 68
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Ohio Public Education Supporters Look to 2024, Lawsuit to Hold Private Voucher System Accountable
While there’s not yet full funding of the Fair School Funding Plan, 23,272 students participated in the voucher expansion last year
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Counselors, Psychologists and School Officials Speak Out Against Ohio ‘Parent’s Bill of Rights’
“Why would I want to be a teacher in Ohio when my legislators are so obsessed with gender and sexuality that they do not have time to pass legislation that would actually improve our schools”
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Signature Collection for Ohio Redistricting Amendment Can Begin Anew
413,487 valid Ohio voter signatures need to be collected by July 3, 2024, to qualify for the general election next year
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Ohio Voters Pass Issue 1 Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion and Reproductive Rights
The AP and other outlets called the result around 9 p.m.
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‘A Sleeping Giant.’ Voting Rights Groups Engage Black Ohioans
“It is the one electorate in Ohio that no one is counting on to show up, and so when they do show up, it makes a big impact on elections.”
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Recent Polling Indicates Ohio Abortion-Rights Amendment Has a Good Chance
Some polling differs depending on the ballot language shown to respondents
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On November Ballot, Ohio Libraries Look for Support
“Books will always be a part of our services, but we have also seen people use our building as more of a community center.”
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Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on Parental Rights Do Not Appear in Amendment
Despite what the opposition claims in political ads
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Ohio Issue 1’s Reproductive Rights Amendment and Protection of Access to Contraception
Researchers and advocacy groups say abstinence-only education and anti-abortion politics have already had their impact in the state, and the need to keep contraception at the forefront continues.
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National Anti-Gerrymandering Group Gives Ohio Redistricting Failing Grade
Group calls Ohio’s process ‘unmitigated disaster’