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![Rep. Larry Householder (R-Glenford) speaks to reporters before session on September 1. It was the first time he was back in the House since being stripped of his speakership in July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/householder_gaggle_1-e1598995328350-900x422.jpg)
A juror’s COVID diagnosis halts Householder’s corruption trial
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
![Larry Householder, former Ohio House speaker, walks into the Potter Stewart United States Court House in Cincinnati with three other people](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-2-1-e1674503323293-900x422.webp)
Attorneys deliver opening statements in the trial of Larry Householder and Matt Borges
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S prosecutors told a jury Monday that they will see evidence that proves Larry Householder and Matt Borges took part in a conspiracy for… Read More
![A gavel sits upright on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_1194443488-e1671468824492-900x422.jpg)
A hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with a nearly $3M settlement
By: John Seewer | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to… Read More
![Rep. Larry Householder (R-Glenford) speaks to reporters before session on September 1. It was the first time he was back in the House since being stripped of his speakership in July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/householder_gaggle_1-e1598995328350-900x422.jpg)
Ohio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe is set to begin
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60 million federal bribery investigation that federal prosecutors call the… Read More
![A gavel sits upright on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_1194443488-e1671468824492-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia announces an $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the… Read More
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
A law firm for Democrats files suit against Ohio’s new election law
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
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A judge says West Virginia can keep its ban against transgender school athletes
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports is constitutional and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled Thursday. “I recognize that… Read More
![Joe Deters stands in front of a microphone](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/download-1-e1671743254621-900x422.webp)
Joe Deters appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has named Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as his appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left behind… Read More
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House, Senate vote to expand record expungement eligibility
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A comprehensive bill to change several aspects of Ohio’s criminal justice system — which included an expansion to record expungement eligibility — passed the… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
George Wagner IV gets life in prison after conviction in Rhoden family murders
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. George… Read More
![A gavel sits upright on a table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_1194443488-e1671468824492-900x422.jpg)
George Wagner IV to be sentenced in murders of 8 Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another southern Ohio family faces the possibility of life in prison without parole when he’s sentenced…. Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court rules insurance doesn’t cover business COVID losses
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a business’s insurance policy doesn’t cover the income it lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the… Read More
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Mike DeWine plans to announce a new Ohio Supreme Court justice by the end of the year
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine plans to fill the empty seat on the Ohio Supreme Court by announcing his appointment by the end of the year…. Read More
![Jacob Wohl, pictured here surrounded by police officers at a 2020 protest in Washington D.C. holds a bullhorn](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/gettyimages-1269206751-f864c407f24b44e1ba41337fc7f46b19521a47d4-e1669994954262-900x422.jpg)
They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now an Ohio judge has sentenced them to register voters
By: Emily Olson | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two far-right operatives who told tens of thousands of people not to vote by mail in a robocall scheme will now have to spend 500 hours… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
A jury convicts George Wagner IV in the 2016 killings of 8 Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A jury has convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family. The jury deliberated for only a few hours Wednesday before… Read More
![George Wagner IV sits in court](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/George-Wagner-e1543428387479-900x422.jpg)
A defense attorney claims Wagner IV had no reason to help in killing Rhoden family members
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A defense attorney for an Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family says he had no reason to take part…. Read More
![Authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of a crime scene, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Pike County, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pike-County-Media-Barricade_featured-900x422.jpg)
A prosecutor argues the jury should find Wagner IV guilty in Rhoden Family slayings, even if he wasn’t the triggerman
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor says the first defendant to face trial in the slayings of eight people from an Ohio family should be convicted regardless of whether he… Read More
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Despite Ohio Supreme Court ruling, attorney on $300 unemployment checks case says it isn’t over
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the case over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the power to cut off $300 weekly checks to… Read More
![The Ohio Supreme Court building from the outside](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dsc-0006-scaled-e1659992862253-900x422.jpg)
Court dismisses case over the early cut-off of COVID benefits
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to end Ohio’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program. The court’s… Read More
![An illustration shows people rowing toward a lighthouse in the midst of big waves. The boats are envelopes folded into paper boats. The envelopes say things like overdue and payment due.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zoe_vandijk_final300dpi_wide-798cc11ca12aa0445d9e3ec35c5023af2ce30f46-scaled-e1668808856577-900x422.jpg)
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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SAN FRANCISCO (NPR) — A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval Wednesday to a settlement that could cancel at least $6 billion in federal student loans for approximately… Read More
![A whole bunch of handguns displayed with tags on them](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gun_show_-_keith_homan_shutterstock-scaled-e1648824950723-900x422.jpg)
Ohio law banning local gun control ordinances has been put on hold by a court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of a state law that bans local governments from passing… Read More
![In silhouette, New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., May 17, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ap22294039395934-3223cc280659c693ce4042402fe24c7ee9981a33-scaled-e1666383338482-900x422.jpg)
Judge dismisses an effort to halt the student loan relief plan
By: Associated Press
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loan debt for tens… Read More
![A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_351527197473-e1545932622697-900x422.jpg)
Judge to decide the next steps on Ohio’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio hears arguments Friday on whether to extend a block on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions on a more permanent basis. Hamilton… Read More
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Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden on Thursday announced that he is taking executive action to pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and D.C. statute. The… Read More
![Former President Donald Trump tosses caps to the crowd as he holds a rally on Sept. 23, 2022, in Wilmington, N.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ap22273768360663-397ce8743383d4ef42781f1158430bc65729eb6c-e1664988232788-900x422.jpg)
Trump asks the Supreme Court to resolve Mar-a-Lago document dispute
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The legal battle over documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in August continues with the former president requesting the Supreme Court intervene in the case…. Read More
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