Karen Kasler
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Recent gun violence in Columbus prompted the mayor to ask businesses to close early this past weekend. Police beefed up patrols, and Monday the city council takes further action.
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The bill from Ohio House Democrats would use existing social studies standards to create a model curriculum that includes more multicultural information and views, while a Republican-backed bill would create an appointed task force to revise the standards.
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With an abortion rights amendment possibly going before Ohio voters in November, Republican lawmakers push ahead with a plan to make it harder to amend the state's constitution.
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Hundreds spoke out or filed written testimony against the bill to make changes in higher education in Ohio, and its sponsor said some of their concerns will be addressed, but other provisions will remain.
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Dr. Stephanie Siddens has been in the interim job for almost a year, but a bill Republican Ohio lawmakers are backing would change the job significantly.
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The 19-member Ohio State Board of Education voted on a resolution opposing a Republican-backed bill to overhaul the education department, after Democrats won a majority of the board’s 11 elected seats last fall.
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NoLabels is well-funded and hasn’t committed to running a presidential campaign next year, but plans to file paperwork in all 50 states.
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There was no income tax cut in Gov. Mike DeWine's initial plan, but Republicans in the House and Senate have said they want to see one.
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There have been no executions in Ohio while Gov. Mike DeWine has been in office, but he hasn't said he's opposed to the state's death penalty law, which he helped put in place.
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Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said he's generally opposed to August special elections, but if lawmakers want to revive them for a vote to make amending the constitution harder before a reproductive rights amendment this fall, he's ok with that.