America’s manufacturing sector was established in Ohio. But decades of deindustrialization have left once-thriving communities across the state in ruins. Ohio’s manufacturing jobs were slashed to half by 2016, and median household income fell below the national average. At the same time, tens of thousands of Ohioans lost their jobs, became depressed under financial pressure, […]
Ohio Suicide Rate Jumps 24% From 2008 To 2017 Amid Deindustrialization Wave…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, signed a bill Thursday to ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, about five to six weeks into pregnancy, making it one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The state legislature passed the measures on to the governor Wednesday as anti-abortion and pro-abortion groups clashed outside […]
Ohio Rep Proposes Heartbeat Bill Exemption for Black Women, Cites Slavery…
A state representative proposed an amendment to Ohio’s heartbeat bill that seeks an exemption for African-American women, citing historical “rape and forced birth imposed on enslaved women.” Democratic state Rep. Janine R. Boyd proposed the amendment to a state House committee Tuesday after the Ohio Senate passed Heartbeat Bill SB23 banning abortions after a fetal […]
Sixth Circuit Upholds Law Defunding Planned Parenthood in Ohio…
In a closely watched decision, this past week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio law permitting Ohio to defund Planned Parenthood clinics. See Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio v. Hodges, Case No. 16-4027 (Mar. 12, 2019). An 11 to 6 majority of the full panel of the Sixth Circuit […]
Ohio Set to Be First U.S. State to Accept Bitcoin for Taxes…
The U.S. state of Ohio is poised to become the first state to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as tax payment, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports today, Nov. 25. the move initially applies only to businesses, with plans to extend the offering to individual taxpayers in future. Starting this week, Ohio-based businesses will be able register […]
FBI: Man Scouted for July 4 Attack at Parade in Cleveland…
An American-born citizen who federal authorities say recently scouted locations in Cleveland to attack people watching Fourth of July fireworks and talked of carrying out additional bombings has been charged with trying to support terrorism. Federal authorities said Monday that Demetrius Pitts, 48, had repeatedly expressed his support for al-Qaida for more than a year […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Ohio ‘Voter Purge’…
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio’s “use it or lose it” practice of cleaning up its voter rolls. In a 5-4 decision, the court’s majority said the practice, known as the “supplemental process,” does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from removing the names of people from the voter rolls […]
Opinion Analysis: Justices Rule for Ohio in Voter-Registration Dispute by Amy Howe…
Report: 10% of Amazon Employees in Ohio Are on Food Stamps…
A new report claims that ten percent of Amazon’s Ohio workforce is receiving food stamps. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Amazon has made the list of huge companies where workers are still forced to claim food stamps after a new report revealed that ten percent of the companies workforce in Ohio have been claiming federal […]
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