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Teamsters won’t endorse either candidate in presidential race
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a candidate for president Wednesday, although both parties sought the support of the nation’s largest union. The group’s General Executive Board voted Wednesday to abstain from an endorsement, citing a split among members and a lack of firm commitments from either major party candidate, Vice President Kamala […]
Result of Ohio Supreme Court races will affect state’s abortion laws
The Ohio Supreme Court will inevitably rule on abortion access decisions following the passage of last year’s reproductive rights amendment — meaning whichever justices are elected this year will help determine what abortion care looks like in Ohio. Despite 57% of Ohio voters approving the 2023 amendment to enshrine reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, this […]
Ohio Ballot Board approves minor tweaks along party lines
Over the objections of its Democratic members, the Ohio Ballot Board approved minor changes Wednesday to the ballot language for Issue 1. The anti-gerrymandering question will appear on this November’s ballot, asking voters whether Ohio should establish a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace the elected official-led Ohio Redistricting Commission. The Republican-controlled ballot board, led by […]
Vance spread Springfield rumors even after his staff was told they were false, news report says
More than a week ago, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s staff was told by Springfield officials that a racially charged rumor Vance had been amplifying was false, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Despite a wave of death and bomb threats directed at the community, Vance, a U.S. senator representing the city, hasn’t backed off. […]
Feds should beef up freight train safety or risk derailments, report warns
Freight trains have grown longer over the past two decades, blocking highways, delaying passenger trains and increasing the potential for derailments as regulatory safeguards have lagged, a new federally commissioned study has found. In a report released Tuesday, researchers with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine wrote that different railcars of varying weights […]
‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance continues to defend the false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs. That outlandish idea has been thoroughly debunked since former President Donald Trump repeatedly raised it as an anti-immigrant talking point in the Sept. 12, 2024, presidential debate. Trump never […]
Gov. Mike DeWine dispatches Ohio state troopers to Springfield schools
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Monday there have been “at least 33” bomb threats in Springfield and he announced troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be dispatched to 18 school buildings for the foreseeable future. During a news conference Tuesday, he told parents it was OK to send their children back to […]
Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The owner of one of the three largest pharmacy middlemen in the United States on Tuesday filed suit to quash an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to investigate industry practices. However, the suit relies on research that the health conglomerate helped pay for and was conducted by an economist who’s become wealthy arguing in […]
Analysis shows federal sources account for most Ohio child care funding
An analysis of Ohio’s child care funding model finds a heavy reliance on federal funding for the state’s child care, and a need for the state to chip in more. Think tank Policy Matters Ohio did the first of two planned analyses of the state’s child care system, including the Publicly Funded Child Care program, […]
In an unprecedented move, Ohio is funding the construction of private religious schools
This story was originally published in ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The state of Ohio is giving taxpayer money to private, religious schools to help them build new buildings and expand their campuses, which is nearly unprecedented in […]
Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records
Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election – Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than focusing on what they promise to do, let’s examine what their past actions reveal about their approaches to Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, public health […]
Amid ongoing threats, Ohio GOP US Senate candidate calls for deporting Springfield legal immigrants
Terroristic threats continued against Springfield officials and public buildings over the weekend and into Monday. In the midst of them, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno called for the protected status of legal Haitian migrants in Springfield to be revoked and for them to be deported back to their violence-riven country. The city in southwestern […]
Ohio sheriff wants to write down addresses of Harris supporters so they can take in ‘human locusts’
RAVENNA, Ohio — Voters in Portage County, Ohio, are worried about putting up political signs in their yards thanks to the county sheriff’s Facebook post that many are deeming intimidating and racist. The law enforcement official wrote that citizens should write down the addresses of Kamala Harris supporters so they can take in immigrants — […]
The scapegoating of Haitians in Springfield is being used as a distraction
Why, when presented with verifiable facts, did Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance double-down on lies that have subsequently terrorized his constituents in Springfield, Ohio with threats to more than 20 places so far? Why did the Republican candidate running against Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, pile on to those lies with comments about “illegal” immigrants […]
Ohio Supreme Court approves redistricting summary with only two small revisions
The Ohio Supreme Court largely approved ballot summary language for November’s Issue 1 anti-gerrymandering amendment on Monday, sending the language back to the Ohio Ballot Board for two revisions. A 4-3 Republican majority rejected 6 of 8 revisions requested by anti-gerrymandering advocates, while Democratic justices on the court said that was inadequate and that the […]
How Ohio farmers are sizing up the 2024 race
You aren’t going to hear much about agricultural policy in this year’s stump speeches. Politicians may bemoan the cost of groceries, but the cost of seed, fertilizer and feed? Not so much. Still the industry is at the heart of many of the issues you will hear about. For instance, the program helping many Americans […]
Why is LaRose asking Ohio to investigate voter fraud cases that prosecutors believe have no merit?
In his hunt for unsubstantiated widespread voter fraud, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has accused county prosecutors of purposely ignoring his referrals of possible election rigging. On the other hand, law enforcement officials are offended by his “baseless attack,” explaining the secretary’s “cases” of fraud have no merit. The Republican secretary, despite touting that […]
Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation
Many voters are willing to accept misinformation from political leaders – even when they know it’s factually inaccurate. According to our research, voters often recognize when their parties’ claims are not based on objective evidence. Yet they still respond positively, if they believe these inaccurate statements evoke a deeper, more important “truth.” Our team conducted […]
States are pushing back with anti-labor laws as union popularity grows, policy experts say
Growing union organizing across the country has triggered an anti-labor legislative response in some states, but cities and counties are increasingly pushing back, a new report found. The report, released this month by the New York University Wagner Labor Initiative and Local Progress Impact Lab, a group for local elected officials focused on economic and racial justice issues, […]
Harris at Congressional Black Caucus dinner warns Trump will ‘take our nation backward’
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, warned members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday that its vision is “under profound threat.” Harris, alongside President Joe Biden, cautioned the crowd on what’s at stake if the GOP presidential nominee — former President Donald Trump — takes back the White House in […]
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