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New legal action has been filed in the dispute between rival Nelsonville governments over which is legitimate
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Another legal action has been filed in court as two rival governments in Nelsonville lay claim to their legitimacy. The latest action was filed earlier this… Read More
Taxing land values? One Ohio Republican introduces a constitutional amendment
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters greenlit almost two-thirds of the local property tax levies on ballots across the state Tuesday, according to the Ohio School Boards Association…. Read More
A judge again orders Nelsonville’s City Council to act on a proposal to change the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A judge has given the Nelsonville City Council until Monday afternoon to take action to put an initiative on the ballot that would change the city’s form… Read More
Supporters of a Nelsonville ballot initiative disbanding the city charter turn their attention to the Court of Appeals
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The fate of a ballot initiative that would disband Nelsonville’s charter government now rests with the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Supporters of the… Read More
Ohio’s 2023 abortion fight cost campaigns $70 million
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Samantha Hendrickson | AP/Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. Voters overwhelming passed November’s Issue 1, which… Read More
Ohio House Speaker says he wants to look into eliminating term limits for state lawmakers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Members of the Ohio House and Senate have been limited to eight years in each chamber because of an amendment passed by voters in… Read More
Issue 1 is drawing an unusually large turnout, straining some election offices
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on… Read More
Athens Board of Elections alerts voters to the new voter ID law as August’s special election nears
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Aug. 8 special election will be the first time voters in Athens will have to comply with Ohio’s new voter ID law. Tony… Read More
Ohio Republicans OK 60% amendment approval ballot text. Democrats say it’s ‘sneaky’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the ballot text voters could see when they vote on a Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to… Read More
Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft opposes making constitutional changes harder
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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
Drama plagues the bid to restrict changes to the Ohio Constitution
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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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