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Poll: Democrats Uncertain on Nominee for Governor
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Less than a week before Election Day, four in 10 Democratic voters remain uncertain who they want to be their nominee for governor. The latest Baldwin Wallace poll shows nearly… Read More

Poll: Hillary Clinton Up 9 Points In Ohio If Election Were Held Today
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COLUMBUS, OH — A new poll of Ohio voters reveals a lot of things about their attitudes toward the presidential candidates. A lot of the same sentiments were reflected among… Read More

Clinton Talks Economics at Cleveland Rally Wednesday
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Hillary Clinton spent a half hour focusing on economics and Donald Trump during a speech delivered in West Park, one of Cleveland’s changing neighborhoods, in her second visit to Northeast Ohio… Read More

Quinnipiac Poll: Trump, Clinton Race in Ohio A ‘Dead Heat’
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The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Ohio is a dead heat, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll, and a lot of people are feeling a lot less… Read More

AFL-CIO Endorses Clinton, Some Still Hear Trump’s Message
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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As expected, the AFL-CIO has formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. But the head of the labor coalition in Ohio acknowledges Donald Trump’s message resonates with some union members. AFL-CIO… Read More

Portman and the Partisan Gun Amendments
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Ohio’s U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he has not changed his position and continues to believe Republicans came up with the best plan to keep terrorists from getting guns. Portman… Read More

Groups Apply for Permits to Demonstrate at RNC Convention
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Groups applying for permits to demonstrate during the Republican National Convention include advocates tackling AIDS, racism and nuclear weapons. Fewer than a dozen groups have applied for permits. They include… Read More

Key Piece Of Missile Defense Shield Could Be Located In Northeast Ohio
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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In about 18 months, people in Portage County are likely to find out if an old World War II arsenal will become the third site in the nation to house… Read More

U.S. Justice Department May Get Involved In Ohio Voting Rights Suit
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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The U.S. Justice Department may be joining other groups who have gone to court to challenge changes in Ohio’s voting laws. In an interview with ABC News Friday, Attorney General… Read More

Company Run By Browns Owner Settles Criminal Case
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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The U.S. attorneys office has reached a deal to settle criminal charges against the truck-stop company run by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. The settlement in criminal charges is for… Read More

Portman Acknowledges He’s Thinking Of A Run For President
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Ohio’s Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman has come closer this week to declaring he may run for president in 2016. Portman is also giving himself an out. Speculation that Portman… Read More

Common Core, Tests, Safety Expected To Dominate National Education Conference
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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The nation’s largest teachers’ union is meeting this week in Denver to focus on three main issues: Common core, standardized testing and school safety. Becky Higgins spent 19 years as… Read More

Ohio Designates Nearly $38 Million For Historic Project Credits
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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The latest round of Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits are devoted largely to turning old factories into new office space and old office space into new retail and residential space…. Read More

Portman To Speak To Republican Donors At Romney Retreat
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Ohio’s U.S. Sen. Rob Portman will be speaking to Republican donors at Mitt Romney’s Utah retreat this weekend in what’s viewed as a trial run for Republican presidential candidates. Portman… Read More

Judge Orders 3 Early Voting Days Restored
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Earlier this year, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted had directed the 88 county boards of elections to hold uniform voting hours – and they did not include the Saturday,… Read More

Ohio Will Award Public School Credit For Private Religion Classes
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A bill passed by Ohio lawmakers this week allows school districts to award up to two elective credits for religious instruction. The bill stipulates that no public money can be… Read More

Husted Wants GOP Lawmakers To Get Moving On Re-Districting
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Jon Husted said voters are growing increasingly frustrated with the heavy overlay of politics on the state’s congressional and legislative maps. And Husted said they – and he – may… Read More

Rep. Portman Says Jobs Aren’t Enough In Anti-Poverty Speech
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Speaking to a think-tank of conservatives, Ohio’s Republican senator touted the need to create jobs as a primary way to fight poverty and a growing income gap. Portman called for… Read More

Independent Voters Protest Their Lack Of A Vote In Tuesday’s Ohio Elections
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Technically, Ohio has no independent voters. It has nonpartisan voters – people who have never asked for a party ballot in a primary and are content in those spring elections… Read More