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The effort to replace Ohio’s political-mapmaking system with a citizen-led panel can gather signatures
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to reform Ohio’s troubled political-mapmaking system got the go-ahead Thursday to begin signature-gathering. The Ohio Ballot Board cleared the way when it agreed… Read More
Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Advocacy groups fighting Ohio’s Statehouse maps in court formally objected Thursday to the latest round of Statehouse districts, which they see as once again unfairly drawn… Read More
Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of the Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state’s November ballot but also over… Read More
The Ohio Redistricting Commission is going back to work after Republican infighting caused a week’s delay
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission was set to get back to business Wednesday after two Republican legislative leaders who may be rivals for the House speakership next… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general rejects language for the political mapmaking reform amendment a second time
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office again rejected petition language Thursday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for political mapmaking, frustrating the… Read More
GOP infighting has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s latest attempt to draw fair political maps crumbled amid Republican infighting Wednesday, begging the question of whether the Ohio Redistricting Commission unable even to appoint its… Read More
Voting rights groups ask to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map on Tuesday, arguing that prolonging the legal wrangling over where to draw district boundaries isn’t… Read More
Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne’s legacy is getting a second look at Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens have never… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general rejects language for an amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected petition language Wednesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, determining that… Read More
A campaign to ask Ohio voters to legalize recreational cannabis falls short — for now
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize adult use of cannabis in Ohio narrowly fell short Tuesday of the signatures it needed to make the fall statewide ballot. Backers… Read More
Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launched a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, joining GOP efforts to try to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown… Read More
State leaders say Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced… Read More
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas… Read More
Ohio’s State Supreme Court rules the abortion question will go forward as single issue
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state’s constitution will not be split into two… Read More
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