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Democrats say Issue 1’s rejection could mean a partisan shift for Ohio, but Republicans stay confident
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The resounding defeat of the Republican-backed Issue 1 – in a state that Donald Trump took twice and Mike DeWine won by almost 2-1 last… Read More
An amendment to create a citizens panel to draw Ohio’s Statehouse and Congressional maps has been filed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An amendment to create a 15-member citizen-appointed panel to draw state legislative and Congressional maps and remove that power from the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting… 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
Republicans’ excess death rate spiked after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, a study says
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The pandemic inflicted higher rates of excess deaths on both Republicans and Democrats. But after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, Republican voters in Florida and Ohio died at a… Read More
What AM radio’s waning reach means for the future of politics and public safety
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without… Read More
Mitch Landrieu is Biden’s man to rebuild America and deliver broadband to millions
By: Scott Detrow | Brianna Scott | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — When President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address this past February, a big emotional thrust of the speech was a law he had signed more… Read More
What’s next after the debt limit deal for Congress and the presidential race
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — After hammering out a deal to suspend the U.S. debt limit and avert a default disaster, leaders in both parties are already looking ahead. Bloomberg… Read More
How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — On a night in January 2022, Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin stepped on stage in a former airbase in Houma, La. With American flags draped… Read More
Senate sends debt ceiling legislation to President Biden’s desk with days to spare
By: Claudia Grisales | Barbara Sprunt | Vincent Acovino | NPR
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Updated June 1, 2023 at 10:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — With just days to spare before the deadline for the nation to face financial default, the Senate approved compromise,… Read More
Ohio’s U.S. senators disagree on legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s two U.S. senators disagree on federal legislation to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. The U.S. House voted 314 to 117 for the measure… Read More
Biden and McCarthy reach a deal to avoid default. Here’s what’s in it
By: Ximena Bustillo | Claudia Grisales | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — While many families in the U.S. were relaxing over the Memorial Day weekend, top negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., were working late… Read More
Negotiators find compromises to avoid default but still have key conflicts
By: Ximena Bustillo | Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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Updated May 26, 2023 at 3:51 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — Negotiators have hashed out some details of a deal to prevent the country from a default on its debt… Read More
A bill proposing a conservative social studies curriculum moves through the Ohio House
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that would require new K-12 social studies standards intended to counter what conservative critics see as a progressive bias… Read More
Biden and McCarthy gear up for the next round of debt ceiling talks
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are expected to meet Monday afternoon for a face to face meeting on addressing the debt ceiling — with less… Read More
Veterans could be among the first to feel the pain of a debt default
By: Quil Lawrence | Dustin Jones | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — For Navy veteran Jesse Reynolds, it’s personal. Veterans funding is currently a key part of two high-stakes showdowns in Washington: budget talks and the possible default on… 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
Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A recent unusual ruling by North Carolina’s highest court has put a spotlight on the patchwork of state laws and court decisions that determine where maps of… Read More
Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — For the past several weeks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has met with at least 100 experts in AI to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards. The… Read More
What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The federal government is perilously close to being unable to make payments on the country’s debt. It is up to Congress to vote to increase the nation’s… Read More
The Senate holds its Supreme Court ethics hearing this week — with no justices
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated May 1, 2023 at 11:32 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform on Tuesday, as questions continue to… Read More
Expert analyzes the new account of a GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain
By: John Yang | Kaisha Young | Juliet Fuisz | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The Iran hostage crisis consumed the last year of the Carter presidency, contributing to a perception of weakness. Saturday, a new allegation surfaced that Ronald Reagan’s campaign… Read More
Biden wants Congress to boost penalties for executives when mid-sized banks fail
By: NPR Washington Desk
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — President Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass legislation to increase the penalties on bank executives when mismanagement leads to bank failures. “When banks fail due to… Read More
Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures
By: Rachel Treisman | Lexie Schapitl | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, senators on Capitol Hill say they want answers but disagree on what action to take… Read More
Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity
By: Judy Woodruff | Frank Carlson | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Divisions often go beyond disputes over U.S. politics, regularly spilling into clashes over identity and culture and pitting friends and family against one another. Judy Woodruff explores… Read More
Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it’s hard to know where to start
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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JACKSON, Ky. (NPR) — Mayor Laura Thomas knows there are a lot of federal funding programs that could help her small town of Jackson, Ky., recover from a series of… Read More
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