Sep 20 Ahead of an abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court says some ballot language is misleading and must be rewritten By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution is misleading. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ta’Kiya Young, killed by Ohio police in a parking lot, had big plans for her growing family By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Ta’Kiya Young planned to move her growing family into a place of her own, and was just steps away from achieving that goal. Continue reading
Sep 05 Voting rights groups move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Attorneys for the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others told the Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday that prolonging the legal wrangling over U.S. House districts isn't in the best interests of Ohio voters. Continue reading
Sep 01 Authorities release bodycam video showing the fatal police shooting of Black woman Ta’Kiya Young By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The lawyer for Young’s family said Friday the family has seen the video. The footage shows Young slowly accelerating toward the officer in her path as he yells for her to stop before firing the single bullet that ended her… Continue reading
Aug 25 Backers blast revised ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The new language changes the word "fetus" to "unborn child," and suggests that the amendment would prohibit citizens from limiting abortion access when it would actually limit the government from doing so. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 10:51 Brooks and Capehart on the appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fight for the Republican nomination and the appointment of a special counsel in the investigation of… Continue watching
Aug 09 Ohio special election result shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box By Sara Burnett, Christine Fernando, Associated Press The election saw heavy turnout for what's typically a sleepy summer election date and sets up another battle in November. Continue reading
Aug 09 This analysis shows which voters rejected Ohio’s Issue 1 measure By Robert Yoon, Associated Press The size of the vote lead for the No side indicates that a sizable number of Republicans voted against the measure. Continue reading
Aug 08 Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60 percent supermajority. Continue reading
Aug 08 Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The vote on Tuesday is poised to become the latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to rescind federal protections for the procedure, creating a state-by-state patchwork of restrictions and bans. Continue reading