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Increasing the Minimum Wage Will Save 4,000 Ohio Lives, Study Says
An effort to get a minimum wage hike on the ballot in November will now look to 2025
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Child Care Still Unaffordable, Inaccessible for Many in Ohio
One in three Ohioans surveyed reported “difficulty finding child care,” and almost 60% said their current child care situation wasn’t affordable.
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988 Mental-Health Crisis Hotline Reaching More Ohio Communities
Ohio’s age-adjusted suicide rate was higher than the national level in 2021
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What Happens Next If U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance Is Tapped for Vice President
Donald Trump could make his selection soon
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Op-Ed: Rural White Men in Ohio Doth Protest Too Much
Representation matters, until it doesn’t
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Ohio Redistricting Reform Group Submits More Than 731,000 Signatures, Sets Sights on November
“Ladies and gentlemen, let me let you in on a little secret. This amendment will pass. We will prevail.”
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“Absurd and Unnecessary,” Transgender Ohioans, Allies React to House Passage of Bathroom Ban Bill
The bill would require Ohio K-12 schools and colleges to mandate that students would only be able to use the bathroom or locker room that matches up with their gender assigned at birth.
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Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Accused of Playing Putin’s Game
J.D. Vance is a leading critic of U.S. support for Ukraine
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Ohio House Passes Transgender Bathroom and Locker Room Ban for K-12 Schools and Colleges
House Bill 183 was added to Senate Bill 104 as an amendment on the House floor late Wednesday night, then S.B. 104 passed as amended with a 60-31 vote.
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Massive Higher Education Bill Is Not on the Last Ohio House Agenda Before Summer Break
Senate Bill 83 is not one of the 32 bills on the agenda for Wednesday’s Ohio House Session.
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Ohio Lawmakers Propose $10 Million Child Care Program for Working Families
“It has become clear that urgent legislative action is needed to address the affordability and availability of child care in Ohio”
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Many Ohio Dispensaries Move One Step Closer to Being Able to Sell Recreational Marijuana
Sales could begin very soon as the state rolls out approval to dispensaries