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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
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Ohio Lawmakers Creating Bipartisan Data Center Committee
“The mission of this committee is to ensure that Ohio citizens have accurate, relevant and usable information concerning the economic, environmental, and security impacts of Ohio data center development.”
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Rep. Brewer Introducing Amya’s Law, Which Would Penalize Adults Who Leave Guns Accessible to Minors
“These are not criminals. These are children. … We must do more to ensure firearms are stored safely,” said the grandmother of Amya, who was shot and killed by her 14-year-old cousing after he picked up an unsecured gun.
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Antisemitic Incidents Nationwide and in Ohio Went Down Last Year, According New Report
Numbers are still up from pre-2023 levels, however.
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‘We Need to Hammer Them’: How One City Took Parking Enforcement to the Extreme
A Marshall Project – Cleveland investigation found two Lorain judges improperly suspended licenses for single parking tickets.
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13,000 More Ohioans to Lose Food Stamps for Not Meeting Requirements Under Trump Law
The terminations come after 80,000 Ohioans lost benefits between the July passage of the law and January of this year.
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Confusing Ballot Wording May Have Tipped Ohio County’s Vote on Renewables Ban
Exit polling suggests Richland County would have elected to repeal its wind and solar ban, if not for residents who mistakenly voted in favor of the restriction.
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Economists: Incentives for Ohio Data Centers Are a Bad Idea. So Is Banning New Construction
“I can’t think of a worse use of public funds than to incentivize data centers. They are associated with very few permanent jobs and high external costs.”
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Ohio’s Intoxicating Hemp Ban is Bad for Businesses, Plaintiffs Argued in Lawsuit Hearing
“Every day (Ohio Senate Bill 56) is enforced, it destroys lawful Ohio businesses, businesses operating a good faith reliance on the 2018 federal farm bill.”
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An Ohio Court May OK Fracking-Waste Wells Despite Pollution Concerns
A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar buildout.
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LGBTQ+ Ohioans Testify for the First Time and Encounter ‘Bullying’ From the Lawmakers Elected to Represent Them
They stepped up to respectfully participate in the legislative process and ran headfirst into the ‘truly shameful behavior’ of Republican Rep. Josh Williams.
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Future of Haitians Living in Ohio With Temporary Protected Status Depends on the U.S. Supreme Court
A hearing indicated the court seems likely to side with the actions of President Trump to strip legal status from Syrians and Haitians, about 12,000 of whom live in Springfield.