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Ohio Redistricting Commission Set to Meet Wednesday, Dems Introduce Legislative Map

The governor’s notice of a meeting comes a few hours after the attorney general circulated a letter suggesting he could do so

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal September 20, 2023October 27, 2023

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Ohio Secretary of State Signs Voter Data Sharing Agreements With Three States

It follow’s Ohio’s departure from the bipartisan compact known as ERIC, and means Ohio will now get less information

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal September 18, 2023September 26, 2023

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Why Clevelanders Should Support Participatory Budgeting

…and ignore the cowardly, anti-democratic Cleveland City Council

by Ren F. Borba September 15, 2023February 23, 2025

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Ohio Sec. of State LaRose’s Office Move Amid U.S. Senate Candidacy Raises Ethical Questions

LaRose is looking to move his official office into the same location as his campaign headquarters

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal September 15, 2023September 21, 2023

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Ohio Statehouse Redistricting Stalls as Commission Can’t Come Up With Co-Chairs

The governor set a new meeting date for 8 a.m. Friday, but if GOP leaders have not come to an agreement by 5 p.m. Thursday, he said he’d cancel that meeting

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal September 14, 2023September 17, 2023

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Dark Money Group Running Attack Ads in Ohio Against Sherrod Brown With Almost No Public Disclosures

Citizens For Sanity situation underscores just how secretive campaigning could be ahead of a consequential 2024 election

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal September 13, 2023November 7, 2024

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Abortion Rights Groups Ask Ohio Supreme Court to Order Full Amendment Text for November Ballots

They argue the Ohio ballot board’s summary changes the language enough to alter the meaning of the amendment

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal September 7, 2023October 28, 2024

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Abortion Petition Writers Sue Ohio Ballot Board for “Deceptive” Summary

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal August 28, 2023April 2, 2025

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Ohio Abortion Amendment Ballot Language Submitted, Ballot Board Set to Meet Thursday

Abortion rights groups request full text on November ballots

by Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal August 22, 2023August 26, 2024

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Yet Another Group ‘Protecting’ Ohioans Springs Up to Oppose Recreational Marijuana Measure

Meet ‘Protect Ohio Workers and Families’

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal August 18, 2023October 29, 2024

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Proposed Recreational Marijuana Law is Headed to the November Ballot in Ohio

Voters will decide on legal weed this year

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal August 17, 2023October 29, 2024

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Would November’s Abortion Rights Amendment Limit Parental Rights in Ohio? Experts Say No

A similar amendment in Michigan did not overturn parental consent, and the Ohio Supreme Court would be very unlikely to find that to be the case in Ohio, experts say

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal August 16, 2023August 5, 2024