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Gillard was Australia's first female prime minister. She said her gender doesn't explain everything, but it "doesn't explain nothing."

A pair of 5-4 Supreme Court rulings struck down as unconstitutional a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples and cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 in favor of married gay couples receiving the same federal benefits that are available to opposite-sex married couples. For more, Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Ron Elving and Carrie Johnson.

Columbus' mayor could play a bigger role in education under a bill headed to Ohio Governor John Kasich. The Ohio House has agreed to Senate changes in the…

The proposed two year state budget is taking its final shape. As Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, a committee considering the budget has made its…

Lawmakers took the first steps to outlaw the cameras that several Ohio cities have set up to catch drivers who speed and run red lights. Statehouse…

As the deadline draws near for a decision on a school levy campaign this year for the Columbus City Schools, the committee studying the issue wants to…

The Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and handed same-sex marriage supporters a victory in California. Host Michel Martin speaks with professor of constitutional law, Margaret Russell, and Joe Infranco from Alliance Defending Freedom, about what the decisions mean.

With the Supreme Court declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the next move will likely be executive action by President Obama to equalize federal marriage benefits.