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New Lawsuit Filed Against Les Wexner Alleges He Helped Fund Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes
Wexner says he knew nothing of Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
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Petitioners Get Approval to Start Gathering Signatures to Put Data Center Ban on Ohio Ballot
“Everyone is going to see an impact because of this and we need to stop it now while the train is just leaving the station,” said one committee member behind the longshot effort.
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Prison Workers Smuggle Drugs Into Ohio Facilities But Are Rarely Prosecuted
Guards and other employees bring in drugs that fuel a multimillion-dollar prison economy, leading to chaos, violence and death.
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‘Ohio Is Too Expensive.’ Ohio House Democrats Plan to Introduce Series of Affordability Bills
“It’s time that legislators and leaders stepped up to take action,” said state Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio of the bills that focus on health care, housing, child care, consumer goods, and energy affordability.
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Ohio Craft Brewers Lobbying for Override of THC Beverage Ban
“Everything THC was like whipped cream on a sundae,” a co-owner of Great Lakes Brewing said. “It was all to profit.”
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ACLU Decries Expanding ICE Partnerships With Ohio Law Enforcement
Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene last year said that the $125 per inmate per day he received from ICE added $4.5 million a year to his bottom line.
Posted inCleveland News
The Amateurs and Pros Tracking Down the Biggest Trees in Ohio
Somewhere between hobby and calling, Ohio’s tree-seekers are hunting giants and discovering why the ones still standing matter more than ever.
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More Than 8,500 Acres of Ohio’s Public Land Approved for Fracking
“The poisonous fruits of fracking will now grow in everyone’s backyard,” Save Ohio Parks said in a statement.
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‘Like The Walking Dead’: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons
K2 use is soaring behind bars, causing unpredictable behavior, violence and death. So, why can’t prison officials stop the flow of the drug?
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Ohio Supreme Court Will Decide on Law Limiting Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
The ACLU of Ohio and others are challenging a state law that prevents transgender youth from starting hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
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Op-Ed: Northeast Ohio Officials Must Protect Residents and Reject Flock
Surveillance technology is on the rise, putting Ohioan’s privacy rights at risk.
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ACLU of Ohio Sues ICE, Alleging Warrantless Arrests, Arrests of Citizens, Other Abuses
“Despite the lack of any arrest warrant or probable cause to believe that they pose a likelihood of escape, federal agents snatch these Ohioans out of their lives and into jail, flouting the requirements of the law.”