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Ohio Issue 1: How similar protections changed abortion in a neighboring state
By Sarah Szilagy On October 17, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With Ohio three weeks away from deciding whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, it…
Read MoreOhio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant
By The Associated Press On November 2, 2023 As Ohio residents prepare to conclude voting on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee access to abortion in the state, they’re encountering an array of misleading…
Read MoreTask force created to combat strangulation and rising domestic violence
By Anna Hoffman On October 18, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Domestic violence-related homicides in Columbus have more than tripled this year compared to last year. On Wednesday, city, county…
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Ohio effort to protect abortion rights in constitution ‘goes way, way too far,’ Gov. DeWine says
By Andrew Mark Miller On October 22, 2023 As Ohio voters prepare to decide on sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has uncharacteristically jumped into the…
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Ohio’s Supreme Court hears the case that could lead to the return of the state’s six-week abortion ban
By Jo Ingles On September 28, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could determine whether the state’s six-week abortion ban will go…
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Early voting underway for Ohio’s November 7 vote on reproductive rights amendment and legal marijuana law
By Karen Kelser On October 13, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s month of early voting is underway before the Nov. 7 election. Voters will decide on Issue 1,…
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Ohio voters will decide a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights. Here’s what you need to know
By: Jo Ingles On October 19, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issue 1 would enshrine abortion and reproductive rights into the Ohio Constitution. Its opponents and supporters are making…
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“Partial-birth abortions” are banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio’s abortion amendment?
By Julie Carr Smyth On October 23, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging…
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How new House Speaker Mike Johnson spent years fighting against gay rights
The staunch social conservative previously called gays “destructive.” By Will Steakin On October 25, 2023 In the wake of an unprecedented three-week void without a House speaker, Republicans on Wednesday elected Louisiana…
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