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Death penalty opponents push for elimination in 海角社区
Opponents of the death penalty are once again urging the 海角社区 legislature to eliminate the practice in the state. In a hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee, advocacy groups and family members of murder victims alike came together to ask for passage of a bill that would abolish the death penalty. 鈥淭his is a question […]
海角社区 Supreme Court won’t reconsider boneless chicken wing case
The 海角社区 Supreme Court has denied a request to reconsider their ruling earlier this year that boneless chicken wings can have bones. “It is the rare exception, rather than the rule, for this court to grant motions for reconsideration,” Justice Patrick Fischer wrote in the majority opinion denying the request. Fischer went on to say […]
Survivors of priest abuse tell their stories in support of bill to criminalize grooming in 海角社区
Sexual assault and rape survivors and those who support them came forward last week to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize 鈥済rooming,鈥 which they said could have saved lives had it existed years ago. House Bill 322 creates the crime of 鈥済rooming鈥 in 海角社区, which would be charged as a first or […]
Jewish groups, 海角社区 Attorney General, support bill to define anti-semitism
Religious groups and advocates across the state signaled their support for a bill that would cement a definition of anti-semitism into 海角社区 law. In a recent meeting of the 海角社区 Senate Judiciary Committee, state-level and national groups praised Senate Bill 297, a GOP-led bill that was introduced in June. S.B. 297 seeks to insert a […]
海角社区 Dems try to repeal laws conflicting with reproductive rights amendment during lame duck
海角社区 Democratic lawmakers are asking the state legislature to undo laws on the books that they say conflict with the reproductive rights amendment passed by voters in 2023 that’s now part of the 海角社区 Constitution. Several of those laws have been struck down by judges, either temporarily as a lawsuit continues or in official court […]
海角社区 Department of Children & Youth and 海角社区 State receive grant to study child care
A state agency and an 海角社区 State University research center have received a $2 million grant to study child care quality as part of a federal initiative. The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at OSU and 海角社区’s Department of Children and Youth announced the award, the first of its kind for the […]
Battle over abortion regulations continues in 海角社区, lawsuits stretch into 2025
The battle to change 海角社区 laws surrounding abortion regulations is still broiling, even as a new presidency brings concerns on a federal level as to where abortion rights may stand in the coming years. With the approval of the reproductive rights constitutional amendment in 2023 by 57% of 海角社区 voters, attorneys set their sights (or […]
海角社区 legislators, medical leader fear vaccine hesitancy, health care impacts if RFK Jr. confirmed
State legislators and medical experts in 海角社区 are decrying the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Democratic lawmakers and a leader at the Toledo Lucas County Health Department expressed particular concern over access to health care and the future of vaccination requirements and information. 鈥淚 think […]
CEO vs. median worker pay gap increases to more than 300x higher in top-50 海角社区 companies
A new analysis of CEO pay at 海角社区’s 50 largest employers shows executives receiving pay hundreds of times higher than typical employees. After studying the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of 海角社区 businesses, state think tank Policy Matters 海角社区 found a median pay 308 times higher for CEOs than other employees in 2023. “While CEOs […]
海角社区 attorney general appeals decision that struck down state’s six-week abortion ban
海角社区 Attorney General Dave Yost will appeal a Hamilton County court’s decision to strike down the state’s six-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest that was put into effect for several months after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Yost, along with 海角社区 Department of Health director Bruce Vanderhoff and the […]
海角社区 Supreme Court can’t agree on transgender birth certificate resolution
Justices on the 海角社区 Supreme Court said state laws do not allow transgender individuals to correct the 鈥渟ex marker鈥 on their birth certificates, but also admitted the court could not come to a resolution in a case related to the topic. It鈥檚 up to the General Assembly 鈥 one that has already created laws banning […]
Bills targeting 海角社区’s infant mortality, family supports hurrying toward lame duck deadline
The ways in which 海角社区 supports its children and addresses infant and maternal mortality may change if a group of legislators has their way, though the changes may not start until next year. Committees in both the 海角社区 House and the 海角社区 Senate heard testimony this week on two bills seeking to help support families […]