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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
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Ohio Bill Would Make It Easier to Seal Non-Violent Criminal Records, But Advocates Want It Expanded
“I have seen first-hand how many of my clients are denied jobs and housing because of the volume of their criminal history”
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Juneteenth Offers New Ways to Teach About Slavery, Black Perseverance and American History
Teaching lessons about the holiday offers an abundance of opportunities about what it means to fight for freedom and maintain a sense of self-determination in the face of oppression.
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Gun Rights Groups Notch Big Court Wins as Ohio Legislative Priority Bill Sits in Limbo
“A semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock is not a ‘machine gun’ because it cannot fire more than one shot ‘by a single function of the trigger’”
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71% of Ohio Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math, According to a New Report
Ohio fared slightly better than the rest of the country — 74% of American eighth graders not proficient in math, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book
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A White Mob in Ohio Denied Land to Hundreds of Former Slaves. A Lawmaker Wants to Right That Wrong
More than 180 years ago, white residents in Mercer County turned away 383 Freedpeople from land purchased on their behalf
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Ohio House Passes Bills OKing Feral Pig Open Season and Another to Help Pregnant Women, Babies
“It’s not Porky Pig. It’s not the pigs you see at the fair. These are mean, wild and destructive animals that need to be eradicated.”
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Ohio to Clean Up Legacy Pollution with $46 Million in Federal Funding
The Funds will be used to close dangerous mine shafts, reclaim unstable slopes and improve water quality by treating acid mine drainage.
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Bernie Moreno Blasted Rivals Over HB6 Scandal. Now He’s Welcoming a Big Player’s Support
That’s Tony George, who had a long and lucrative relationship with FirstEnergy
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Says He Would Sign a Higher Education Overhaul if Further Revisions Are Made
Senate Bill 83 passed out of the House Higher Education Committee in December but has yet to go to the House floor for a vote.
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Sherrod Brown Launches LGBTQ+ Coalition to Support Re-Election Campaign
Brown cautions that one of the lessons he learned from the fight for reproductive freedom is that no gain of rights is permanent.
