Commentary: What could possibly bring together Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, at a time when we appear to agree on so little? Antipathy toward Marjorie Taylor Greene's clown show seems to do the trick.

By Jay Bookman

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This week the Ohio Senate approved a measure prompted by the case of Richard Strauss, an Ohio State University team doctor who sexually assaulted hundreds of students under the guise of medical care. It still needs to pass the Ohio House.

By Nick Evans

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Ohio college campuses have seen recent protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Ohio State, Case Western, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Miami and Denison have all had campus protests the past couple of weeks as the semester winds downs.
Megan Henry
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U.S. House Republicans Wednesday passed a bill, with heavy support from Democrats, that would define antisemitism for the Department of Education, amid nationwide college campus protests in which students are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Leading U.S. Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Wednesday to remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances, following the Biden administration’s move a day earlier to significantly ease regulations on the drug.

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President Joe Biden responded Thursday to weeks of protest on college campuses calling for a ceasefire in Gaza with a brief statement that the right to protest should be protected, but “not the right to cause chaos.”

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Commentary: What could possibly bring together Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, at a time when we appear to agree on so little? Antipathy toward Marjorie Taylor Greene's clown show seems to do the trick.

By Jay Bookman

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Ohio have been urging colleges to divest from Israel, but state law actually prevents any public university from boycotting the country.

By Morgan Trau

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This week the Ohio Senate approved a measure prompted by the case of Richard Strauss, an Ohio State University team doctor who sexually assaulted hundreds of students under the guise of medical care. It still needs to pass the Ohio House.

By Nick Evans

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Ohio Atty Gen. Dave Yost sued the U.S. Department of Education this week against recent changes to Title IX offering protections from discrimination based on gender identity and harassment protections for pregnant women and student parents.
By Megan Henry
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Ohio college campuses have seen recent protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Ohio State, Case Western, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Miami and Denison have all had campus protests the past couple of weeks as the semester winds downs.
Megan Henry
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NEW: Advocates are gearing up to put a proposal on the Nov. ballot to increase the minimum wage in Ohio to $15, which has led state Republicans to introduce their own wage-hike bill to 'fend off' the constitutional amendment.

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Regions in Ohio have been tracking an alarming increase in sexually transmitted infections. From 2016 to 2021, the Ohio Department of Health said syphilis rates rose 82% in the state. National syphilis rates have also gone up 80% the last five years.

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GOP candidates like Kevin Coughlin in Ohio's 13th U.S. House district are calling to reform popular programs like Social Security. Eight members of Ohio's Congressional delegation have signed on to a plan that would make cuts in the next budget.
Nick Evans
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Families gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to “make a fuss for babies,” who they believe are being left behind by lawmakers who direct only a fraction of U.S. resources to young children.

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Commentary: You can’t be healthy without good oral health. Adding basic dental benefits to Medicare would likely help many older Americans to live happier and healthier lives, and at the same time potentially reduce overall health care costs.

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A descendant of the founders of Procter and Gamble, a multi-billion dollar company, is proposing a bill in the Ohio House to stop cosmetics testing on animals. P&G says they are mainly cruelty-free now, but continues experimenting on animals.
Morgan Trau
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Regions in Ohio have been tracking an alarming increase in sexually transmitted infections. From 2016 to 2021, the Ohio Department of Health said syphilis rates rose 82% in the state. National syphilis rates have also gone up 80% the last five years.

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GOP candidates like Kevin Coughlin in Ohio's 13th U.S. House district are calling to reform popular programs like Social Security. Eight members of Ohio's Congressional delegation have signed on to a plan that would make cuts in the next budget.
Nick Evans
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/05/02/ohi…

Regions in Ohio have been tracking an alarming increase in sexually transmitted infections. From 2016 to 2021, the Ohio Department of Health said syphilis rates rose 82% in the state. National syphilis rates have also gone up 80% the last five years.

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