Oct 19 WATCH: Harris participates in early vote drive-in rally in Orlando By Candice Norwood The event comes after two staffers for the Biden campaign tested positive for coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:08 With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 4:32 Ohio voted decisively for Trump in 2016. In 2020, it’s back to being a swing state By PBS NewsHour Ohio, a swing state which Obama won in 2012, voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016. This election, the Biden campaign seems to have made some inroads in winning some of that lost support, reverting the state to a swing state. Continue watching
Oct 18 Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these endorsements, saying their concerns over… Continue reading
Oct 18 Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election? By Barbara Ortutay, David Klepper, Associated Press Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter… Continue reading
Oct 18 UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 8:06 Dayton was still recovering from the 2008 recession. Then COVID-19 hit By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo When COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 5:48 Economy, racial injustice: Young Ohioans are turning out the vote By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong For the first time, young people, all born after 1980, make up more than half the U.S. population, according to a Brookings Institute analysis of the U.S. census -- making them a significant share of eligible voters. Ivette Feliciano spoke… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 4:20 Record absentee ballot and in-person voting in Ohio By PBS NewsHour In addition to the presidential race, Ohio will also be voting for 16 congressional seats on Election Day. The last two elections haven’t seen a competitive race, partly because of how the district maps are drawn. Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse… Continue watching
Oct 17 Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want By David Klepper, Associated Press American voters face an especially pivotal, polarized election this year, and scammers here and abroad are taking notice — posing as fundraisers and pollsters, impersonating candidates and campaigns, and launching fake voter registration drives. It’s not votes they’re after, but… Continue reading