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Backers Urge Ohio Lawmakers to Pass AI Restrictions
The measure focuses on prohibiting deepfake child pornography but also require watermarks and punishes AI identity fraud
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Ohio Libraries Win Big in Tuesday Elections
As state Republicans propose funding cuts, every single levy across Ohio passed this week
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Ohio Economists: Cutting Library Funding Will Reduce ‘Human Capital,’ Hurt the Economy
“Public libraries are essential infrastructure in every American community, and that especially is so during times of economic uncertainty”
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Critics Say Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan Wanted to Gut Antitrust Agency as Favor to Billionaires
While the proposal was nixed, Jordan wanted to use a spending bill to gut the Federal Trade Commission and its ability to regulate the most powerful and wealthy in America
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Bowling Green State University Poll Shows Trump Approval Underwater in Ohio
A majority of respondents are leery of the president’s tariff policies
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Ohio’s Proposed Drag Ban is Back: Republicans Rebrand it the ‘Indecent Exposure Modernization Act’
Under HB 249, drag performers could face felony charges if a juvenile attends an ‘obscene’ performance.
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Ohio Senate Passes Bill That Would Require Hemp Products to Only Be Sold at Marijuana Dispensaries
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has implored lawmakers to regulate or ban delta-8 THC products.
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Ohio Food Banks Are Serving More People Than Ever, But Budget Would Maintain Funding at 2019 Levels
In their budget request The Ohio Association Food Banks sought a roughly $5 million increase for inflation
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Ending Medicaid Expansion Would Devastate Ohio’s Economy
The Ohio House budget, in line with DeWine, would revoke health insurance for 770,000 Ohioans if the federal government reduced its contribution to Medicaid at the state level
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In Shaker Heights and Across the Country, Trump’s Anti-DEI Push Raises Concerns for Policing
DEI professionals and officers of color fear that a Trump-led backlash will erase the diversity gains made after the George Floyd protests.
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Medicaid Cuts Would Impact More Than a Quarter of Ohioans — Children and the Elderly Most of All
769,520 Ohioans are on Medicaid expansion, with Trump eyeing cuts and the state likewise eyeing reductions based on possible changes in federal support
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Businesses Say Trump Tariffs Will Raise Prices and Decrease Demand, Cleveland Fed Survey Shows
A full 75% of those who said their businesses would be impacted by tariffs said they would have to raise prices in response, and 60% said the tariffs would reduce demand