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Ohio Near the Top in April Unemployment
State spends billions on job incentives that mostly benefit the wealthy
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Experts Say Rash of Pride Flag Vandalism Across Ohio Points to Shifting Trend in Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence
What anti-LGBTQ+ incidents can tell us about cultural ‘turf wars’ in Ohio and beyond
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U.S. House Republican Cuts to Medicaid, Food Assistance Would Impact Hundreds of Thousands in Ohio
Rep. Joyce Beatty said the bill, which now moves to the U.S. Senate, includes “the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.”
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Geauga County Sued to Release Contract for ICE Detainees
“None of the federal statutes (the county’s lawyers) have cited, however, prohibit the disclosure of the requested records,” the ACLU’s writ said
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Ohio Property Tax Repeal Campaign Preparing to Collect Signatures
The most recent annual report from the Ohio Department of Taxation puts 2023 property tax collections at about $18.5 billion.
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Op-Ed: Data-Based Decision Making Should Drive the Future of Higher Education, Not Political Agendas
Ohioans who want to see a robust economy with a strongly supported workforce and leadership should sign the petition to repeal SB1
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Ohio Library Systems, Advocates Push Back on House Provision to Hide Certain Materials
A provision in the Ohio House budget proposal would require libraries to place content on sexual orientation and gender identity out of view of minors
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Ohio Lawmaker Wants to Require Jails to Report Pregnancy Outcomes
The Cleveland Democrat says “all babies should count,” — regardless of whether their mother is behind bars — to ensure access to healthcare for pregnant women.
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Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill to Designate Month Honoring Heterosexual Married Families
The group behind the legislation says that each family must have “a clear male leader and that leader must come from the family’s lineage.”
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Ohio Supreme Court Says Nitrogen Isn’t Toxic After It Killed a Guy at TimkenSteel
The lone Democratic Justice, Jennifer Brunner, wrote a dissent accusing her colleagues of playing word games to deny killed workers’ families due compensation.
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What Would Happen If Ohio Abolished Property Taxes?
Grassroots organizers want to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot eliminating property taxes in the state
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Study: Ohio Among Hardest Hit if Congress, Trump Cut Medicaid
About 770,000 Ohioans are covered by expanded Medicaid