The new frontier for regulating diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio is university payroll
HB 698 would tie state funding to an unspecified anti-DEI review, risking millions in cuts to university payroll across Ohio's public colleges.
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We shouldn’t deport people into war zones
Congress must not let Trump revoke protections for people fleeing countries the U.S. government itself considers unsafe.
‘Thousands of people are now going to die violent deaths,’ says attorney for Ohio Haitian community
A Sylvania lawyer's Supreme Court loss clears the way for mass deportations of 350,000 Haitians with legal status, despite his arguments about skipped safety assessments and racial animus.
America at 250: Keeping our Republic starts here in Ohio
A retired federal judge warns that preserving democracy requires citizens to respect lawful outcomes even when their preferred side loses.
Ohio voters deserve clear, affirmative information from their secretary of state
The Secretary of State's voter ID posters list documents most Ohioans lack, potentially confusing voters about eligibility to cast ballots on Election Day.
Ohio Gov. DeWine’s call to end the death penalty comes too late to have any impact. He knows it.
With six months left in office, DeWine's call faces GOP supermajorities who've already vowed opposition, raising questions about his timing and political motives.
At 250, America’s broken social contract, moral rot, and open betrayal of basic decency and humanity
America's 250th birthday reveals a nation betraying its founding ideals through corruption, racism, and leaders serving greed over the public good.
Online safety for Ohio kids requires engagement from parents
Ohio PTA president Nicole Lesnick argues parents must actively engage with gaming platforms like Roblox rather than restrict them entirely.
How is America doing on her 250th birthday?
As America marks 250 years, efforts to overturn ballot initiatives and dismantling of DEI programs undermine the nation's founding principles.
FBI raids in Ohio are troublesome. That’s an understatement.
The FBI's Cleveland raid on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative echoes a painful inversion: the bureau once sent agents to Mississippi to protect voter registration workers, not raid them.
DeWine says he loves Ohio state parks, so what will he do with Senate Bill 219?
S.B. 219, sponsored by Sen. Al Landis, would cut fracking review timelines and limit ODNR's enforcement powers, giving DeWine 10 days to sign, veto, or let it become law.
Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery
Anti-literacy laws barred enslaved people from reading in most Southern states by 1834, yet within 15 years of emancipation, 59 HBCUs had opened across the country.
Should Ohio take a closer look at what fracking does to drinking water?
Reps. Derrick Hall and Sean Brennan introduced House Bill 958, requiring chemical disclosure databases and random wastewater testing at Ohio oil and gas wells.
Facing historic unpopularity, weaponization of government for election chaos has started in Ohio
The FBI raided Cleveland's Ohio Organizing Collaborative, DOJ backed voter suppression, and GOP rushed a voter ID amendment to the ballot in under a month.
Ohio teachers can stand up for their students and communities by getting involved in public policy
A pre-service Ohio teacher cites SB 113's DEI ban, universal vouchers, and underfunded Fair School Funding Plan as reasons educators must engage in policy advocacy.
The hidden costs of building a data center
Ohio's 15-year sales tax exemption cost the state $1.6 billion last year alone, and the $600 million Upper Sandusky proposal could qualify for the full waiver.
What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God
Speaker Mike Johnson's May 17 rally prayer echoes arguments Jefferson and Madison spent 50 years arguing against.
If we believe in second chances, why do we abandon people after prison in Ohio?
Three pending Ohio bills would expand ID access, streamline employment certificates, and ban criminal history questions from job applications for returning citizens.
Ohio Supreme Court further whittles public records laws
In a 6-1 decision, the Republican-dominated court limited discovery in a case where the Center for Media and Democracy sought records of then-AG Yost's involvement with pro-Trump legal groups.
Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused
Ohio officials reject 120 years of climate science to approve fracking on public lands, ban renewables, and subsidize carbon capture—putting communities at risk.
