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A GOP bill regarding ‘free speech’ on college campuses passes the Ohio Senate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that seeks to address conservatives’ concerns about what they say is a lack of free speech on college campuses has passed the Ohio… Read More
![Demonstrators opposed to partisan gerrymandering hold up representations of congressional districts from North Carolina (left) and Maryland (right) outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ap19085648612327_custom-e4c50b89300bd05f735c34f03b8b27e987ad0cae-scaled-e1684356974817-900x422.jpg)
Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A recent unusual ruling by North Carolina’s highest court has put a spotlight on the patchwork of state laws and court decisions that determine where maps of… Read More
![Pastor Douglas Theobald poses for a portrait on Sunday at the church in Struthers, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/230514_npr_churchclosure_204_slide-9691b5a8fdfaf4feef777debeaaae90fb373da47-scaled-e1684354542230-900x422.jpg)
The faithful see both crisis and opportunity as churches close across the country
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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STRUTHERS, Ohio (NPR) — When Pastor Douglas Theobald steps to the pulpit at Struthers United Methodist Church this Sunday, it will likely be the last religious service in its 112-year… Read More
![Voters cast their ballot early at the Franklin County Board of Elections last November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/more_voters_last_wknd_early_voting_franklin_county_nov_2018_-_credit_kasler_cropped-e1567606859648-900x422.jpg)
Ohio elections officials run into issues as they prepare for the August vote they opposed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s boards of elections are getting prepared for an August special election they didn’t anticipate, after a state law that took effect last month… Read More
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Remote teams can thrive, says expert Kevin Eikenberry
Our return guest, Kevin Eikenberry, is widely known as one the world’s top leadership experts. And his comments are always fun, interesting, timely and helpful. In this episode, Kevin shares… Read More
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The proposed Pay Stub Protection Act requires Ohio employers to provide workers with pay stubs
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee is considering a bill to require employers provide their workers with written copies of their pay stubs. The bill is meant to help… Read More
![Ukraine's Tvorchi performs "Heart of Steel" on stage during the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool, England. They finished in sixth place, behind Sweden, Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-1489873290-9a105f384125efe997b50a7cf1ee0c44f5b8a03f-s1200-c85-e1684334857764-900x422.webp)
Russia attacked the hometown of Ukraine’s Eurovision band just before its performance
By: Rachel Treisman I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – As the Ukrainian band Tvorchi prepared to take the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, on Saturday, its members learned Russian missiles had just… Read More
![Black-owned business during the “Black Wall Street” days of Tulsa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AMERICAN-EXPERIENCE-Goin-Back-to-T-Town-feature-900x422.jpeg)
One of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, “Goin’ Back to T-Town” on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – May 23 at 9 pm
Goin’ Back to T-Town, Portrait of a Once-Thriving Black Community in Tulsa on American Experience – Tuesday, May 23 at 9 pm 2021 Marked Centennial of the 1921 Racially-Motivated Massacre… Read More