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States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
The Supreme Court's May ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted a key federal provision, prompting at least nine more states to introduce their own Voting Rights Acts.
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Ohio man throws away $100,000 lottery ticket, dumpster dives to get it back
The Willard man retrieved the $5 Bingo Times 25 ticket from a community dumpster after household members had already moved the trash outside, netting $73,250 after taxes.
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What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God
Speaker Mike Johnson's May 17 rally prayer echoes arguments Jefferson and Madison spent 50 years arguing against.
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Vivek Ramaswamy's company spent $70K lobbying Washington on Covid-19 drugs. He's now campaigning against 'Covid ideology.'
Roivant Sciences paid Baker Donelson and Tiber Creek Group $70,000 to lobby the White House and NIH on Covid drug approval as Ramaswamy now attacks Acton's pandemic record.
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Senate ethics complaint targets Jon Husted and top aide over payments from rebranded Columbus lobbying firm
Attorney Anne Griffin's complaint argues Dunn's $22,652 in consulting fees from his renamed lobbying firm broke Senate Rule 37, and that Husted failed his duty to prevent the conflict.
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A $1,778 tax cut for a family of 4: What Amy Acton's affordability agenda would mean for working Ohio households
Acton's plan pairs a refundable earned income credit with a child tax credit DeWine proposed but Republicans stripped from the state budget.
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US Senate Dems press federal agency to increase oversight of prediction markets
The letter, led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, cites a soldier charged with earning $400K on Polymarket using classified intel as prediction market trading has surged.
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Head of Social Security challenged by lawmakers over long lines, wait times
Democrats called SSA's customer service stats misleading as its chief actuary warned Congress is nearly out of time to prevent a 22% benefit cut in 2032.
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Spending among Ohio consumers slows as gas threatens to go even higher
Exxon and Chevron warn oil could hit $150–$160 a barrel as diesel stocks hit a 40-year low, while U-M sentiment data shows consumers already cutting spending.
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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in flavored tobacco ban case with home rule at the center
The state's deputy solicitor general argues Ohio can't have a local patchwork of tobacco rules, but 21 cities say the override law fails the home rule test.
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If we believe in second chances, why do we abandon people after prison in Ohio?
Three pending Ohio bills would expand ID access, streamline employment certificates, and ban criminal history questions from job applications for returning citizens.
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As AI use in schools grows, lawmakers and districts scramble to set up guardrails
Ohio's July 1 deadline for district AI policies arrives as 70% of teachers say student AI use is preventing kids from learning core skills.
