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Deja Vu: Republicans Use Simple Majority To Pass 4-Year Maps
After two more days of discussion and debate, the GOP majority on the Ohio Redistricting Commission passed four-year legislative maps Sa ...
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Cleveland, OH|News|
Ohio's Pandemic Politics Cast Long Shadow Over Omicron Surge
After a severe bout of COVID-19 put him in the ICU and left him with significant respiratory systems, Dr. Emily Amin's patient had quest ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Infrastructure Bill Could Bring Needed Funds For Brent Spence, Other Ohio Bridges
The recently passed infrastructure bill is set to fund millions of dollars in bridge projects throughout the state, which could include ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Brennan Center Finds Widespread Gerrymandering In Latest Round Of Redistricting
Ohio's Supreme Court threw out the state's latest congressional and legislative maps after determining GOP lawmakers used the process to ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
J.D. Vance Takes Campaign To Delaware Shooting Range
J.D. Vance's Delaware County campaign stop wasn't exactly subtle. The Republican vying for a chance to succeed outgoing U.S. Senator Rob ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Ohio Redistricting Commission Begins Again After Court Order
The Ohio Redistricting Commission began anew on Tuesday, though the details of their newest legislative mapping process are still up in ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
LGBTQ Icon Jim Obergefell Announces Ohio House Bid
Jim Obergefell, whose lawsuit established marriage equality in the United States, is running for an Ohio House seat. The Sandusky native ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Momentum Builds In Fight Against ‘Forever Chemicals' In Water, Environment
It is often difficult for the media and political eyes to figure out where the tipping point is on an issue that is both complicated and ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
FirstEnergy Collected $460 Million From Customers; Auditor Unsure If It Was Spent On Bribes
There's no clear evidence to show the $460 million FirstEnergy Corp. charged its customers went to its stated purpose of modernizing the ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Meet The Anti-Vax Doctor Who Just Won A Local School Board Race
For most the pandemic, Dr. Elizabeth Laffay worked from the outside in.
Cleveland, OH|News|
Federal, Ohio Laws Against Surprise Medical Billing Go Into Effect
A new Ohio law shielding medical patients from getting hit with surprise medical bills after certain unexpected treatments went into eff ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Ohio Supreme Court: Legislative Maps Unconstitutional
The Ohio Supreme Court sided with challengers of Ohio House and Senate redistricting maps, saying new maps must be drawn within 10 days.
Cleveland, OH|News|
Campaign Finance Watchdog Sues FEC Over Ohio Dark Money Group
Two years ago, the public watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a campaign finance complaint against ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
Fetal Remains Law Challenged Again By Ohio Groups
Pro-choice groups in Ohio are asking a court to decide again whether a law regarding disposal of fetal remains after an abortion should ...
Across Ohio, OH|News|
School District Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Ohio's Private School Voucher Program
A group of school districts in Ohio are suing the state, saying the way in which private schools are funded is unequal and unconstitutional.
Cleveland, OH|News|
SCOTUS Takes Up Ohio's Vaccine Mandate Challenge
Ohio led arguments Friday on behalf of 26 other Republican-led states opposing a workplace vaccination mandate before the U.S. Supreme C ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Ohio Is 2nd In Nation For COVD-19 Deaths Over Last Week
Ohio is second in the nation per capita in terms of the reported COVID-19 death rate over the last seven days, according to a database f ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Ohio Foodbanks Starting To Go Hungry
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, Ohio's foodbanks are in a perilous state, an official who helps run them said Wednesday.
Cleveland Heights, OH|News|
Ohio Democratic Candidates For Governor Announce Lt. Gov. Picks
The two now-former mayors running for the Democratic Party nomination for Ohio governor in 2022 announced their lieutenant governor sele ...
Cleveland, OH|News|
Hitting Cops, Roaming The Senate, Smoking Pot: DOJ Says Ohioans Were Everywhere Jan. 6
In the big picture of the insurrection, the criminal charges against Alexander Sheppard are unremarkable.
