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‘Every Ohioan deserves to feel safe when they go out.’ Ohio bill is trying to reduce drink spiking
The bipartisan bill has no enforcement penalties, and bar owners worry about supply chain issues restocking the strips.
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Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows
Doctors in states with abortion bans are avoiding the most effective two-drug miscarriage treatment, citing legal fears, forcing patients toward less reliable options.
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Those potholes in your street reveal a money problem for cities and states
States face an $86.3 billion maintenance shortfall over the next decade as the federal gas tax, unchanged since 1993, fails to keep pace with inflation and electric vehicle adoption.
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Husted to Ohioans worried about gas prices: 'What do you want me to do?'
Husted dismissed constituent concerns about $4.78 gas and voted against a war powers resolution that four Republicans supported, as Sherrod Brown's campaign highlights the conflict's economic toll.
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Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund decried by Dems
Democrats call the $1.776 billion fund a slush fund designed to compensate Jan. 6 defendants, arguing the settlement itself is unlawful.
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Opponents testify against bill tying funding to compliance with Ohio higher education overhaul
The Ohio Federation of Teachers and faculty union leaders warned the bill would weaponize state funding to force compliance with SB 1.
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Math interventions bill would now exempt some Ohio schools from teaching science of reading
Classical schools backed by Hillsdale College would escape a statewide reading mandate, drawing opposition from education groups and advocates.
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Trump childcare rule that will cost Ohioans goes final
Some Ohio families will pay up to $15,000 more annually for childcare—nearly four times more than any other state—after the rule takes effect July 13.
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Thousands attend protests in Selma and Montgomery for voting rights
The Supreme Court's weakening of voting rights protections has prompted Democratic lawmakers and activists to mobilize against Republican redistricting targeting Black congressional districts.
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US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say
The Supreme Court invoked the Purcell principle to block election changes in Texas but ignored it when fast-tracking GOP gerrymanders in Louisiana, Alabama, and other Southern states.
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Ohio House bill removes funding set aside for state childcare accessibility program
The committee stripped $5 million in funding for a cost-sharing childcare accessibility program that GOP lawmakers had championed for years.
