Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Correction: Campus Protests-Mask Law-Ohio State story

In a story published May 8, 2024, about Ohio’s campus protests, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of public, four-year universities

Correction: Campus Protests-Mask Law-Ohio State story
News|Political|Science

Emergency operations plan ensures 'a great day' for Monday's eclipse, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says

Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday’s total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors

Emergency operations plan ensures 'a great day' for Monday's eclipse, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says
News|Political

High-profile elections in Ohio could give Republicans a chance to expand clout in Washington

Republicans are watching two hot-button federal races in Ohio that could affect their chances for potentially pivotal pickups this fall

High-profile elections in Ohio could give Republicans a chance to expand clout in Washington
News|Political

Donald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open

Former President Donald Trump has issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin as the best choice to face incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur this fall

Donald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open
News|Political

Republican Matt Dolan has landed former US Sen. Rob Portman's endorsement in Ohio's Senate primary

Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in the three-way primary to face Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall

Republican Matt Dolan has landed former US Sen. Rob Portman's endorsement in Ohio's Senate primary
Entertainment|News|Political

New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history

Just in time for the 2024 presidential election, a new book chronicles the storied history of whistle-stop campaign trains, from the earliest days of rail travel through to today

New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history
News|Political|Technology

A judge has blocked enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media amid litigation

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds

A judge has blocked enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media amid litigation
News|Political

Ohio Attorney General given until Monday to explain rejection of voting rights amendment to court

The Ohio Supreme Court has given Republican Attorney General Dave Yost until Monday to respond to the legal claims of the coalition of civil rights organizations that is challenging his rejection of a package of proposed voter protections they are working to place on November’s ballot

Ohio Attorney General given until Monday to explain rejection of voting rights amendment to court
News|Political

Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general

Ohio’s Republican attorney general is putting his weight behind a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state and end a yearslong unofficial moratorium on the death penalty

Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general
Health|News

Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides

An Ohio woman who miscarried on the toilet then left will not be criminally charged for her handling of a home miscarriage

Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
Health|News|Political|Technology

A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps

A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media
News|Political

A judge has found Ohio's new election law constitutional, including a strict photo ID requirement

A judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of Ohio's sweeping new election law

A judge has found Ohio's new election law constitutional, including a strict photo ID requirement
Business|News|Political|Technology

A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media

A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies has sued Ohio over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps

A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media
Health|News

Ohio prosecutor says he's duty bound to bring miscarriage case to a grand jury

An Ohio prosecutor says it's not within his power to drop a criminal charge against a woman who miscarried at her home, regardless of the pressure that national attention is bringing to her case

Ohio prosecutor says he's duty bound to bring miscarriage case to a grand jury
Health|News

Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried

The physicians’ group behind Ohio’s new reproductive rights amendment is urging a local prosecutor to drop criminal charges against a woman who miscarried in the restroom at her home

Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
Health|News

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
Health|News

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
Business|News|Political

Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill

Ohio’s former top utility regulator has pleaded not guilty in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme

Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill
Health|News|Political

Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts

Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them

Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
Health|News|Political

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
Health|News|Political

This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment?

Anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that hasn’t been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years

This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment?
Health|News|Political

Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights

In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights is beginning in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure last year

Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights
News|Political

JR Majewski, who quit Ohio GOP primary in May, rejoins race to challenge Democratic Rep. Kaptur

A Republican backed by Donald Trump has rejoined next year’s race to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in northern Ohio

JR Majewski, who quit Ohio GOP primary in May, rejoins race to challenge Democratic Rep. Kaptur
Health|News|Political

Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024

Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights amendment on the state’s November ballot and over longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure

Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
Health|News|Political

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state’s lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

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