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![Protesters gather at Mirror Lake on Ohio State University's campus demanding the university disinvest from funding sources related to Israel and their war in Gaza against Hamas](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1715182637280-900x422.webp)
Pro-Palestine protesters want universities to divest from Israel, but that can’t happen in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Pro-Palestine protesters at universities around the country have been demanding those institutions withdraw investments in Israel or companies with ties to Israel. But they… Read More
![U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown talks to a supporter at his campaign kickoff in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-4-e1714701811392-900x422.webp)
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says campus protestors shouldn’t be violent and laws must be enforced
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown is being careful with his comments about pro-Palestine demonstrations at Ohio’s colleges and universities, while saying they shouldn’t… Read More
![Columbus skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Downtown_Columbus-e1507812388185-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s capital city limits how police use force on protesters
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital will be limited in how they can use force against protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear… Read More
![A bottle of Russian Standard vodka in an ice bucket](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shutterstock_1765453394-1-e1646079348836-900x422.jpg)
Boycotts of Russian products and groups spread, but the effects may be limited
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As world governments step up their penalties against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, businesses and consumers are protesting the country with sanctions of their own…. Read More
![Shio State Troopers and National Guard stand watch at the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 17 during the planned "armed protest," which remained peaceful.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Er-RVzgXUAoGQkh-e1610928870773-900x422.jpeg)
“Armed March” On Ohio Statehouse Features Conspiracy Theories And Guns, But Stays Peaceful
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The planned “armed march” that was expected in all 50 state capitals and brought out heavy security resulted in just a few dozen protestors… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6385-e1601318131688-900x422.jpg)
Bill Would Crack Down On Looting And Rioting
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican state lawmakers are introducing a bill that they say will crack down on people they call looters and rioters – those who perpetuate violence or… Read More
![Miners assemble on railroad tracks to block a shipment of coal from a Blackjewel mine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/more-miners-on-trax-e1564575630626-900x422.jpg)
No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CUMBERLAND, Ky. (OVR) — It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the tracks… Read More
!["Most of it is is new gun owners," says Michael Weeks (left), a gun store owner in Gainesville, Ga. By one estimate, Americans have bought nearly 3 million more guns than usual since March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/georgia-gun-shop-f2137bf19c1a037838a314f0875d84c040b62ce0-scaled-e1594998647120-900x422.jpg)
Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.
![two protestors holding sign that says Japanese Americans for Black Lives](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pbs-newshour-protest-900x422.png)
WATCH: How George Floyd’s Killing Has Inspired A Diverse Range Of Protesters
In the three-plus weeks since George Floyd’s death, the protests that began in Minneapolis over policing, race and the use of force have grown into a national reckoning on these… Read More
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Investigation Into Columbus Protester’s Death Continues
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Protesters have seized on the death of a recent college graduate in Ohio in their fight against excessive force by police, though how the woman died… Read More
![President Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gettyimages-1216826658-4c23dcebc8843f818b5e347dfa93c48cb6b59361-900x422.jpg)
Poll: Two-Thirds Think Trump Made Racial Tensions Worse After Floyd Was Killed
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found Americans see the nationwide protests as legitimate — a big shift from the 1960s — and almost half strongly disapprove of the job President Trump is doing.
![Tear gas rises as protesters face off with police during a demonstration on May 31 outside the White House over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gettyimages-1216619899-169fc4682818391c079cf97f54e13452157dfb7a-900x422.jpg)
Tear Gassing During An Infectious Outbreak Called ‘A Recipe For Disaster’
By: Will Stone | NPR
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Researchers say police should not be using tear gas or pepper spray against protesters: they make people cough droplets, and also damage the body in ways that could make people sicker from COVID-19.
![Police officers stand at the intersection of Broad and High Streets in downtown Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/protest_3-e1619714248568-900x422.jpg)
Downtown Columbus Cordoned Off As Curfew Kicks In
By: Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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Hours before the city’s first night of curfew Saturday, Columbus Police dispersed downtown protestors following a day of contentious demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd. Police cars were parked on… Read More
![Demonstrators protest Friday in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Protests were organized in cities around the United States following the death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was charged Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the incident.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ap_20150742721248-86e1f1a8fa26d5d53073d7c1f5c2789ff5ed7453-900x422.jpg)
George Floyd’s Arresting Officer Charged With 3rd-Degree Murder, Manslaughter
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who planted a knee on the black man’s neck, has been detained by state officials. For days, a video of the arrest has elicited fury across the country.
![Demonstrators shouting chants outside of a House Public Utilities Committee hearing in the Ohio Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0021-e1580404631606-900x422.jpg)
Protesters Protest Bill Strengthening Penalties for Damages Sustained During Protests
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A coalition of advocates say the bill, which creates a new criminal mischief prohibition, can have a chilling effect on protesting at places like oil and gas pipelines. About two… Read More
![Pipeline protest graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dakota-pipeline-protest--900x422.jpg)
2 West Virginia Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Arrested
By: Associated Press
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LAWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say two people who locked themselves to equipment at a Mountain Valley Pipeline work site have been arrested. WOAY-TV reports 22-year-old Andrew J. Saltzberg and 21-year-old… Read More