Feb 03 State legislatures see flurry of activity on abortion bills By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Republican-controlled states have passed hundreds of bills since 2011 restricting access to abortion while Democratic-led states have taken steps in the other direction. Continue reading
Jan 21 The racial history of the Electoral College — and why efforts to change it have stalled By Kamala Kelkar As conversations emerge about the history of slavery and the Electoral College, Republicans are losing interest in revisiting the system. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 8:32 Why Ohio’s way of purging voter rolls is at the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour A case challenging the removal of hundreds of thousands of people from voter rolls in Ohio went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Special correspondent Karen Kasler of Ohio Public Radio reports what's at stake in the Buckeye State, and… Continue watching
Jan 04 2 GOP lawmakers want Sessions to quit, say he’s lost control By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two Republican House members are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign as they criticizing his Justice Department for not cooperating with Congress and for leaks related to its Russia investigation. Continue reading
Dec 31 Supreme Court to take up Ohio’s purges of inactive voters By Julie Carr Smyth and Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case has taken on added importance because the parties have squared off over ballot access across the country. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 10:48 Ohio sues big pharma over increase in opioid-related deaths By Melanie Saltzman In May, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, citing the rising death toll from opioid overdoses in his state, sued five pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of playing down the risks of painkiller addiction. Ohio is the largest of 10 states that… Continue watching
Oct 05 The ongoing fight over the Rover pipeline, explained By Courtney Norris President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have vowed to boost domestic energy production by dismantling federal regulations on things like drilling, but environmental agencies in both blue and red states have pushed back in the months… Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump administration sides with Ohio on purging voter rolls By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio's system for removing inactive voters from the rolls does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, the Justice Department said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 26 President Trump says liberation from ‘Obamacare nightmare’ is close By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Celebrating a slim but symbolic health-care win in Washington, President Donald Trump told supporters in Ohio that the nation was one step closer to liberation from the "Obamacare nightmare."… Continue reading
Jun 23 Second mistrial declared in Ohio officer’s fatal shooting of Sam DuBose By Joshua Barajas An Ohio judge declared a mistrial Friday in the retrial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot Samuel DuBose in July 2015 during a traffic stop after his vehicle was flagged for a missing license plate. Continue reading