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Ohio’s Pro-Abortion Rights Groups Plan Fights Against Total Abortion Ban Bill

“I don’t think that this bill has any legs to stand on, but I do think that it’s very important to highlight just how gross it is that they would even try it.”

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal June 27, 2025July 27, 2025

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Ohio Exoneree’s Estate Funds Justice Work After Death

Ohio awarded Isaiah Andrews $3 million after spending 45 years wrongully imprisoned

by Brittany Hailer, The Marshall Project June 27, 2025July 28, 2025

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Disciplinary Counsel Recommends Suspending Judge Leslie Celebrezze From Practicing Law

Celebrezze and Mark Dottore remain at the center of an FBI investigation

by Mark Puente, The Marshall Project June 27, 2025August 15, 2025

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Public School Advocates Claim Victory as Ohio Judge Calls Private Voucher Program Unconstitutional

The state of Ohio is planning an appeal of the decision

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal June 26, 2025July 16, 2025

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High Hopes: How Ohio’s Cannabis Industry Can Cultivate Quality Jobs

The Ohio cannabis workforce is stuck in limbo, facing lower wages within a still-developing market that is still battling against politicians

by Doug Guth June 26, 2025August 4, 2025

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Ohio Planned Parenthood, Health Clinics Brace for Closures, Plan Fight Ahead

The federal budget reconciliation bill could “defund” Planned Parenthood, which the organization says could mean the closure of 200 clinics across the country.

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal June 26, 2025July 1, 2025

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‘We Are Going to Push Pause’ on Ohio Marijuana Legislation, Says Republican Lawmaker

“We’re going to take the summer and come back and potentially take another crack at it.”

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 25, 2025July 3, 2025

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New Ohio Higher Education Law Banning Diversity Efforts and Faculty Strikes Takes Effect This Week

“In the long term, my concern is that we won’t be able to retain people, that we’re going to see a brain drain in Ohio.”

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal June 24, 2025July 21, 2025

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How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail

An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.

by Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project - Cleveland June 23, 2025June 26, 2025

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Geauga County Continues its Fight to Keep ICE Contract Secret

The ACLU has sued over the records and is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order the county to turn them over

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal June 23, 2025July 3, 2025

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Republican Proposals Will Devastate Poor Ohioans, Analyses Say

Ending Medicaid expansion in Ohio would cost 770,000 people — most of whom are working — their health coverage.

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal June 20, 2025July 1, 2025

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Families Rally at Ohio Statehouse for Support in State Operating Budget

“If our elected officials really believe in families and want families to move to Ohio, to stay in Ohio and to thrive in Ohio, we really need the support for working families.”

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal June 18, 2025June 27, 2025

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Ohio’s Pro-Abortion Rights Groups Plan Fights Against Total Abortion Ban Bill

Ohio Exoneree’s Estate Funds Justice Work After Death

Disciplinary Counsel Recommends Suspending Judge Leslie Celebrezze From Practicing Law

Public School Advocates Claim Victory as Ohio Judge Calls Private Voucher Program Unconstitutional

High Hopes: How Ohio’s Cannabis Industry Can Cultivate Quality Jobs

Ohio Planned Parenthood, Health Clinics Brace for Closures, Plan Fight Ahead

‘We Are Going to Push Pause’ on Ohio Marijuana Legislation, Says Republican Lawmaker

New Ohio Higher Education Law Banning Diversity Efforts and Faculty Strikes Takes Effect This Week

How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail

Geauga County Continues its Fight to Keep ICE Contract Secret

Republican Proposals Will Devastate Poor Ohioans, Analyses Say

Families Rally at Ohio Statehouse for Support in State Operating Budget

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