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Is Trump-Vance the “law and order” ticket? Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost thinks so
Donald Trump is the first major-party candidate to seek the presidency despite being convicted of 34 felonies. Those convictions relate to his having an extramarital affair with a porn star and paying her hush money to hide it from voters with an illegal cover-up before the 2016 election. Even so, Ohio’s top law enforcement official, […]
Citizens caught in Ohio noncitizen voting audit say latest letter offers incomplete information
Since initially flagging hundreds of alleged noncitizens on Ohio’s voter rolls, Secretary of State Frank LaRose has begun sending letters to those who are, in fact, citizens. The letter congratulates them “on being an active participant in our democracy!” and encourages them to make sure their records are up to date. And to two recently […]
Ohio Sec. of State LaRose proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes, changes rules ahead of election
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has asked Statehouse leaders to create a law eliminating ballot drop boxes after a court ruled that people with disabilities should have more opportunities to vote. Using his own powers, he put more steps in place for voters to use drop boxes ahead of the November election. Nearly four […]
Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
GRAYLING, Mich. — Clairene Jorella was furious. In the northern stretches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Crawford County Board of Canvassers had just opened its meeting to certify the August primary when Jorella, 83 years old and one of two Democrats on the panel, laid into her Republican counterparts. Glaring, she said she was gobsmacked […]
Walz rouses a Milwaukee union crowd with a Labor Day message to get out the vote for Harris
MILWAUKEE — In a high-energy campaign speech at this city’s annual Labor Fest, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota vowed Monday that he and Vice President Kamala Harris would lead an administration that puts workers first, contrasting their policies with those of the Republican ticket led by former President Donald Trump. “You know that unions […]
Harris to roll out new plan on tax relief for small businesses
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce economic policy proposals aimed at helping small businesses during a campaign speech Wednesday in New Hampshire. The Democratic presidential candidate will stump in Portsmouth for expanding the tax deduction to $50,000 on business start-up costs, up from $5,000, a campaign official said on background Tuesday. […]
Family moves out of Ohio to New York because of anti-transgender legislation
Shannon Gallagher and her family saw the writing on the wall as bills targeting transgender youth were being introduced in the Ohio Statehouse last year. Their youngest child Alex, now 17, is transgender non-binary and their family no longer felt welcome in Ohio, so they moved to New York City last fall. “It was not […]
Health care comes up again as a defining issue for Ohio voters in November election
A new poll of Ohio voters finds health care as one of the issues determining who they will support in the November general election. More than 8 in 10 Ohio voters polled in a survey conducted as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s “Cancer Votes” campaign said where a candidate stands on […]
Federal judge blocks Ohio’s ban on foreign political donations
A federal judge blocked Ohio’s new law limiting who can participate in the political process just hours before it was set to go into effect. The controversial legislation would have prevented lawful permanent residents, known as green card holders, from contributing to campaigns. House Bill 1, passed during Ohio’s special session in May, was meant […]
Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects
Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating with a mix of outdated, mismatched business systems that ran internal processes like payroll and human resources. Some of the programs dated back to the 1980s, and many were written in programming languages they don’t teach in engineering schools anymore. […]
Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing parental rights group that has ties to Project 2025, the far-right playbookTrump has tried to distance himself from. Instead, in a more than one-hour interview with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice, […]
Ohio teachers’ pension chair still considering deal with controversial firm at center of scandal
The retired teachers’ pension board chair is defending himself after being accused of bribery and corruption by the Ohio attorney general. In this one-on-one interview, Rudy Fichtenbaum explained his side — and why he is still considering a deal with the investment firm at the center of the scandal. The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) […]