Jan 29 U.S. placement program failed to protect child migrants from trafficking, Senate panel says By Mary Clare Jalonick and Garance Burke, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Migrant children in the government's care fell prey to human trafficking after the Health and Human Services Department failed to protect them, according to a bipartisan congressional investigation released Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 13 Republican Party makes preliminary plans for contested convention By Steve Peoples and Bill Barrow, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Republican National Committee has started preparing for a contested national convention, which would follow the primary season should no GOP candidate for president win enough delegates to secure the party's nomination. Continue reading
Jan 01 Former Rep. Mike Oxley, co-author of post-Enron law, dies at 71 By John Seewer, Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Oxley, who helped write landmark anti-fraud legislation following a wave of corporate scandals that brought down Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc., died Friday at age 71. Continue reading
Dec 31 Democrat O'Malley fails to qualify for Ohio's primary ballot By Ann Sanner, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley failed to qualify for Ohio's primary ballot after falling short of the signatures needed to appear before the state's voters, a spokesman for the state's elections chief said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 9:21 Who voted for what and why on Election Day By PBS News Hour This election, Ohio voters said no to legalizing marijuana, Houston voters defeated an ordinance to curb LGBT discrimination and San Francisco voters refused to limit how often homeowners can rent out rooms. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political… Continue watching
Nov 03 Ohio votes down legalizing pot for medical, recreational use By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in a single vote — a vote-getting strategy that was being watched as a test case for the nation. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:46 From legal pot to Airbnb limits, 2015 election offers test cases to watch By PBS News Hour On this Election Day, a handful of states voted to elect state and local leaders and decide a number of ballot measures, from the legalization of marijuana to the expansion of LGBT protections. Judy Woodruff gets a rundown of the… Continue watching
Sep 25 Speaker Boehner announces resignation at end of October By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatens an institutional crisis. Continue reading
Sep 05 How Ohio voters are feeling about the 2016 cycle so far By Julie Pace, Associated Press Ohio voters report that the Republican primary is wide open, even as Trump holds steady atop early polls. There’s little interest in establishment candidates such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and a surprising lack of energy for Ohio’s own… Continue reading
Sep 02 Bucking national trend, Ohio opens new abortion clinic By Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN Since the Roe v. Wade decision, Ohio has been a trendsetter in passing restrictions on abortion. That’s why it is especially unusual that in a small Ohio town just south of Cleveland, a new clinic that performs abortions opened its… Continue reading