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Ohio Senate Education Committee Plans to Pass School Outing Bill and Expulsions Bill Wednesday
Religious release time mandate for public schools included in House Bill 8
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Huge Majorities in Ohio Oppose Fracking Our State Parks, But State Leaders Just Ignore All Concerns
The short-term profit of massive companies are apparently far more important to our leaders than Ohioans’ concerns about clean water, air and land
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Won’t Say Who He Is Considering to Fill Ohio U.S Sen. J.D. Vance’s Seat
“A lot of people want to be senator, quite an amazing number. People have had some contact with us about that, a lot of people have opinions around the state.”
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Religious Release Time Bill Added to Parents’ Bill of Rights During Ohio Senate Education Committee
House Bill 8 passed the Ohio House last summer
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Ohio Ratepayers Are Subsidizing Coal Plants. Report Says Owners Long Knew They Warmed the Globe
Duke Energy in 2022 emitted 78.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to the atmosphere
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Ohio Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Boneless Chicken Wing Case
“The majority’s opinion has been rightly subjected to ridicule,” Justice Michael Donnelly wrote
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Hemp Industry Workers Testify Against Bill That Would Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
People who spoke out against Senate Bill 326 bill called for regulations, not a ban on sales — arguing that would cause the illicit market to flourish.
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Jewish Groups, Ohio Attorney General Support Bill to Define Anti-Semitism
Anti-Defamation League data shows an increase in “antisemitism incidents” of more than 300% since Oct. 7, 2023
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Ohio Legislators, Medical Leader Fear Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Care Impacts If RFK Jr. Confirmed
“I think that this appointment is probably the most dangerous, because it has a great impact on the public health,” Upchurch said
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Provisions Removed From Ohio Bill That Would Add Accountability to Private Schools, Voucher Program
Ohio spent nearly a billion dollars on private school scholarship programs for the 2024 fiscal year
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Ohio Attorney General Appeals Decision That Struck Down State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
“Unlike the Ohio Attorney General, this court will uphold the Ohio Constitution’s protection of abortion rights,” the judge wrote in his decision. “The will of the people of Ohio will be given effect.”