All Posts from Theo Peck-Suzuki
![A medical professional wearing equipment to protect against COVID transmission leans over a patient in a hospital bed.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pbscovid-e1721935397794-900x422.png)
COVID infections spike, raising concerns of another summer surge
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — A COVID summer wave has spread across most of the U.S. and western states are seeing particularly high numbers of infections. With more people traveling for… Read More
![Supporters of redistricting reform drop off signatures for a ballot initiative.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbred-e1721853006195-900x422.png)
It’s official: Redistricting reform will be on the Ohio ballot this fall
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday the group that wants to reform the redistricting process submitted enough valid signatures to put the… Read More
![The front cover of the book Young Voices from a Small Town.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trimble-book2-e1721772137904-900x422.png)
Glouster’s youth grapple with the impact of substance use disorder in a new book
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — After Briley Mash saw her dad hit her mom, her uncle carried her to her grandparents’ house. Her father ran away; someone called the… Read More
![JD Vance speaks at a podium.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbvance-e1721072169650-900x422.png)
Ohio’s J.D. Vance to run on ticket as Trump’s choice for vice president in November
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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Former President Donald Trump put an end to months of guesswork Monday, cementing the distinct possibility the next vice president of the United States will be from Ohio. Freshman Sen…. Read More
![Sen. Corey Booker speaks to a crowd gathered at a theater in downtown Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbstage-e1721070823247-900x422.png)
Ohio Democrats rally together as question of whether Biden should stay in race lingers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A few hours before the assassination attempt on former president Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania, Ohio Democrats got together for an executive committee… Read More
![A man in a hat holds a large teal sign reading "SIGN HERE TO BAN GERRYMANDERING."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbsign-1-e1720810695200-900x422.png)
How a redistricting amendment might affect candidates on Ohio’s fall ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Redistricting reform supporters are waiting to see if they make the Nov. 5 ballot – though it seems likely, since they submitted 300,000 more… Read More
![A signature gatherer with Raise the Wage Ohio at the Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbpetition-e1720643662262-900x422.png)
What went wrong with the ballot issue to hike Ohio’s minimum wage? It depends on who you ask
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition that wanted voters to raise Ohio’s minimum wage tried for months to gather signatures to get their amendment on the ballot in… Read More
![A shattered store window.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbwindow-e1720214050457-900x422.png)
After mass shootings, gun policy low on priority list at Ohio Statehouse
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — To close out June and kick off summer recess, state lawmakers took dozens of votes in a 12-hour marathon session Wednesday. Most of Ohio’s… Read More
![The Libertarian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snblib-e1720207188710-900x422.png)
Libertarian Party of Ohio files for minor party status on ballot this fall
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Libertarian Party of Ohio has submitted signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to be formally recognized as a minor party. And that… Read More
![A large crowd gathers outside the statehouse in support of a redistricting initiative.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbrally-1-e1720039105279-900x422.png)
Ohio redistricting issue likely this fall as group turns in more signatures than needed
By: Jo Ingles | Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U-Hauls backed in and out of a freight loading dock behind Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office in downtown Columbus on Monday, delivering… Read More
![Supporters of a proposal to create a new redistricting commission in Ohio gather signatures.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/snbredistrict-e1719868351575-900x422.png)
Group hoping to change how lawmakers’ districts are drawn to file petitions for fall ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that hopes to change the process used for drawing legislative and congressional district lines will file their signatures Monday to put their… Read More
![Governor Mike DeWine signs a $3.5 billion infrastructure bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbbudget-e1719608334895-900x422.png)
DeWine signs record $3.5 billion Ohio capital appropriations budget into law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the capital appropriations budget into law Friday, crystallizing billions of dollars in infrastructure investments across Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted,… Read More
![A wild hog running through a field.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbpig-e1718306663389-900x422.png)
Ohio House passes bill allowing landowners to shoot feral pigs without license
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers want to preempt the growth of a feral animal population they say has the potential to decimate the state’s land, sicken its… Read More
![A sleeping baby](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbbaby-e1718306088656-900x422.png)
Ohio House passes a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing infant mortality
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has some of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. But the Ohio House hopes to change that. It has passed a… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
Man convicted in killings of 8 from another Ohio family seeks new trial
By: Bruce Shipkowski | AP
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(AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family is seeking a new trial. George Wagner IV made the request in a filing Monday… Read More
![A marijuana joint with a burnt end sits on a wooden table.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbpot-1-e1718223732941-900x422.png)
Ohio lawmakers haven’t forgotten about changing recreational marijuana law
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries are likely days away from the government green light to sell recreationally, after they submitted the dual license… Read More
![A calculator and some lego blocks sit on a pile of papers with the word "PROPERTY TAX" printed on large letters.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbprop-e1718141836992-900x422.png)
Republican lawmakers want voters to decide on plan to “throttle” rising property tax bills in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are at least a dozen bills in the Ohio Legislature meant to provide property tax relief to taxpayers, especially now that many are… Read More
![A graphic with the words "BACK TO SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbtax-e1718054507384-900x422.png)
Ohio’s sales tax holiday will include more items, but not as much time as lawmakers wanted
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will have an extended period this summer when sales tax won’t be applied to many items. The sales tax holiday will run from… Read More
![A close-up of a person's hand holding a smoking cannabis joint.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbpot-e1718050765633-900x422.png)
Applications coming in for Ohio medical marijuana shops that want to sell recreational pot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio that want to sell to recreational users can now apply for dual licenses. That brings the state closer to… Read More
![A student wears a graduation cap that reads "HIRE ME" and has a QR code.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pbshire-e1718030715667-900x422.png)
After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The latest jobs report showed an unexpected surge in hiring. The leisure and hospitality sector has been growing at a steady clip and added over 42,000… Read More
![A person buckles a seat belt.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbbelt-e1717791461476-900x422.png)
Ohio bill to pull over drivers who fail to buckle up gets hearing, but faces bumpy road ahead
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state representative who has also served in the Ohio Highway Patrol told a House committee earlier today he thinks Ohio’s seat belt… Read More
![A drag queen holds a child while another woman stands close by.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbdrag-e1717783295535-900x422.jpg)
Proposed ban on drag performances in public places in Ohio gets praise and questions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a Republican-backed bill that would ban drag performers from doing shows in public places within view of children testified before the Ohio… Read More
![A police car is visible in a car's side mirror.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbcar-e1717711499438-900x422.png)
Bill would slam the brakes on monthly ticket quotas for Ohio law enforcement
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many law enforcement agencies say they don’t have minimum totals on traffic tickets that officers need to reach, but many drivers are suspicious. A… Read More
![The front of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine as seen from West Union Street in Athens.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MG_0528-1-e1717617024538-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University replaces a diversity program as complaints grow about such initiatives in higher education
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki (Report for America) | Shane Scalfaro
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Mark Perry was pleased. It had only been five months since he’d filed a complaint against Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine for… Read More
![A security camera shows a man entering a vehicle at a gas station with the intention of stealing it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pbscar-e1717448515682-900x422.png)
What’s behind a surge in car thefts and carjackings across the country
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Car thefts soared between 2019 and 2022, surpassing 1 million in 2022 for the first time in 14 years, according to government and insurance industry statistics…. Read More
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