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GOP election officials walk a fine line on voting fraud and integrity
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican election officials in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine… Read More
Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft opposes making constitutional changes harder
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican Ohio Gov. Bob Taft urged state lawmakers on Monday against advancing a measure that would make it harder to amend the state constitution or… Read More
Ohio’s GOP advances making constitutional changes tougher
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A contingent of Statehouse Republicans in Ohio pressed forward Wednesday with their plan to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution, an effort aimed most immediately… Read More
Drama plagues the bid to restrict changes to the Ohio Constitution
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio constitution is caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war. With an effort to enshrine abortion rights looming this fall, an influential mix of Republican politicians, lobbying organizations and… Read More
New ID rules and deadlines kick in as Ohio’s early voting begins
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early voting is set to begin Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law, which includes strict photo ID requirements for voting, among other changes. Registration for the May 2… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court will review the block of near-ban on abortion
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a county judge’s order that is blocking enforcement of the state’s near-ban on abortions, and to consider whether the clinics challenging… Read More
Jurors hear final statements in the Householder bribery trial
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors told jurors as former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder‘s corruption trial neared its close Tuesday that the Republican was “at the top” of a criminal… Read More
Ohio’s U.S. senators ready a rail safety bill after the fiery crash in East Palestine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and… Read More
Ohio’s Secretary of State Frank LaRose plans to standardize election data in an aim to boost trust
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled legislation Wednesday that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state,… Read More
A juror’s COVID diagnosis halts Householder’s corruption trial
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The corruption trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was temporarily paused Wednesday after a juror tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black… Read More
A FirstEnergy Corp. executive testifies the utility bled cash before alleged Ohio speaker bribes
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An arm of FirstEnergy Corp. was “bleeding cash” as it explored options for the two aging nuclear plants eventually rescued by Ohio House legislation that federal prosecutors say former… Read More
A law firm for Democrats files suit against Ohio’s new election law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Democratic law firm has filed suit against Ohio’s new election law, claiming on behalf of groups representing military veterans, teachers, retirees and the homeless that it “imposes… Read More
Ulysses S. Grant, president and general, gets a day in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day of his own. Beginning next year, April 27 will be celebrated… Read More
Gambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gambling interests positioning for lucrative business as Ohio remakes its betting landscape donated nearly $1 million to a nonprofit group that helped successfully reelect Republican Ohio… Read More
Ohio attorney general revisits comments on girl’s abortion
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says he laments the pain that ensued after he suggested in a nationally televised interview that an account of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought… Read More
GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘born alive’ abortion bill
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill imposing criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the rare circumstance when a baby… Read More
Mike Carey And Allison Russo Win Nominations In Ohio 15th Congressional Primary Races
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist backed by former President Donald Trump, beat a bevy of Republicans in central Ohio in Tuesday’s primary elections for the open… Read More
At Divided Time, State Lawmakers Unite Behind Statue Of John Glenn
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise… Read More
Ohio Joins Trump Effort To Overturn Election Results
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio on Thursday joined other Republican-led states in backing GOP President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election. In an amicus brief,… Read More
Republicans Try To Regroup In Ohio For Trump
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio Republicans are downplaying a disruptive week as they head into the GOP’s national convention. Last week, one of their best-known politicians threw his support behind Democrat Joe… Read More
Elections Chief Urges But Won’t Require Masks For Ohio Vote
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Health safety guidelines that Ohio’s elections chief sent to county boards Wednesday recommend but do not mandate mask-wearing and other preventive measures for those voting in… Read More
Latest Ohio Opioid Deal Aims to Appease Cities, Counties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Local governments would get more authority over how Ohio’s share of a national opioid settlement is spent – but their guaranteed percentage would remain at 30%… Read More
Fans seek John Glenn statue to mark milestones at Statehouse
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fans of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn are working to bring a statue of his likeness to the Ohio Statehouse to mark major… Read More
Future of Ohio Bitcoin Program, Deemed Illegal, in Limbo
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Resuming Ohio’s attempt to allow cryptocurrency in certain tax payments is up in the air after the state’s top lawyer found a Bitcoin program launched by… Read More
Ohio Governor Convenes Talks With Lawyers in Opioid Lawsuits
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that he has convened a meeting with the state attorney general and lawyers for cities and counties involved in the… Read More