Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's Protect Our Polls Act has little chance in the GOP-led Senate, but follows Republicans blocking similar amendments in the NDAA.
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When teens drive less, they don’t register to vote. Here’s how civic groups are adapting.
Three million unlicensed teens will be eligible to vote by 2028, and the SAVE America Act could ban the high school drives now filling that gap.
Ohio Legislative Black Caucus lawmakers criticize voter ID referendum in Juneteenth commemoration
Rep. Meredith Lawson Rowe warned that enshrining photo ID in the constitution would block future legislatures from easing requirements without another statewide vote.
Ohio proposed constitutional amendment to ban data centers will not be on this year’s ballot
Conserve Ohio fell nearly 343,000 signatures short of the July 1 deadline, but says its 1,000+ volunteers will keep collecting toward a 2027 ballot bid.
National study gives Ohio positive marks on childcare, urges further work nationwide
Ohio faces a $600 million childcare budget cliff by 2028, and the National Women's Law Center warns federal Medicaid and SNAP cuts could deepen the gap.
Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing
Health researchers say the Title X overhaul will disproportionately harm low-income and minority women while failing to raise the birth rate, as clinics face a Jan. 2027 reapplication deadline.
FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
A Politico analysis cited at the hearing found Democratic states had 23% of disaster requests approved, versus 89% for Republican-controlled states.
Lawmakers demand info on Trump use of national park fees to pay for D.C. repairs
The $90 million diversion leaves parks like Carlsbad Caverns with tens of millions in unmet repairs, and a newly renovated $14 million reflecting pool is already growing algae.
A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain
Federal officials have offered no public justification for the sweep, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights says the DOJ is targeting Trump's political opponents.
Haitians in Ohio with temporary protected status prepare for upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision
TPS attorneys filed a Supreme Court motion to dismiss this week citing newly discovered evidence, as Springfield braces for potential ICE raids and a $400 million economic loss.
Ohio Democrats urge Gov. DeWine to veto submetering bill
Seven Ohio Senate Democrats joined House members in the veto push, citing a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last month that submetering firms must be regulated as utilities.
Special ed, civil rights to be shifted out of Trump’s shrinking Department of Education
OSERS moves to HHS and OCR to DOJ, marking the 12th interagency transfer as unions and Senate Democrats warn students with disabilities will lose services.
Republicans in US Senate left in dark by Trump on Iran deal, but want details and a vote
Sen. Bill Cassidy says the deal may qualify as a treaty requiring two-thirds Senate approval, while Sen. Chris Murphy calls it essentially a surrender.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to get rid of the state’s death penalty
House Speaker Matt Huffman says he disagrees, and Senate President Rob McColley doubts Republicans have the votes, as DeWine leaves office term-limited with 113 inmates on death row.
Republicans, Democrats and independents agree: Corruption is a huge problem
A Brennan Center poll of 2,000 registered voters found 85% across party lines back ending dark money, and 83% of Republicans say corruption benefits billionaires at voters' expense.
As men fought in cages at the White House, women urged Americans to take a ‘deep breath’
About 70 people gathered at a Springfield watch party as Jane Fonda's Committee for the First Amendment drew more than 1 million viewers nationwide.
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%
The richest 1% now hold 31.9% of U.S. wealth, the highest share the Fed has recorded since 1989, as a CBPP analysis finds Trump's tax law will hurt 70% of households by 2034.
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on case over rights of some in ‘prolonged’ ICE detention
The case, Genalo v. Black, involves a Dominican immigrant held 21 months without a bond hearing, as circuit courts remain split on the detention policy's constitutionality.
Vivek Ramaswamy duped into fake Ohio State football team meeting at chicken joint parking lot
Blogger D.J. Byrnes posed as a fictional Ohio State staffer named Tim Chitter, luring Ramaswamy and five aides to a Raising Cane's parking lot with no coach or players present.
City of Tiffin explores $250K grant for downtown building upgrades
The city is seeking federal Community Development Block Grant funding to help downtown property owners pay for building improvements.
