Morgan Trau
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Award-winning & losing #Ohio Statehouse reporter @WEWS @WCPO, words in @OhioCapJournal. Newhouse. Described as "edgy" & "nosy." 🕵🏻♀️ [email protected].
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Joined November 2016
Three years (& one month) covering the Ohio Statehouse for @WEWS! 🕵🏻♀️. And I’m staying 💙 Cheers to more years with @WEWS!. Special shoutout to my wonderful teams at News 5, @WCPO, @scrippsnews, @EWScrippsCo and the lovely @OhioCapJournal.
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NEW: Ohio House GOP leaders are making a last-ditch effort to convince colleagues to override several of Gov. DeWine's vetoes. Some Republicans tell me they have been repeatedly called by GOP members to change their vote. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal.
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Ohio House Republican leaders are making a last-ditch effort to convince their GOP colleagues to override several of Gov. Mike DeWine's vetoes.
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I just spoke with Gov. Mike DeWine - he says his team is getting involved after KY police arrested Cincinnati journalists for covering an ICE protest. He is concerned & says he never wants to see press arrested. Video only on @WCPO @WEWS @OhioCapJournal.
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13 people arrested when a protest on the historic Roebling Suspension Bridge turned violent Thursday evening. Police say protesters refused multiple orders to disperse and created safety concerns.
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NEW: Lawmakers are trying to restore access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, after Ohio removed medical coverage for state employees. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal .
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Lawmakers are trying to restore access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, after Ohio removed medical coverage for state employees.
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NEW: Ohio adults will soon have to go through more training to get their license. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal .
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Drivers under 21 will be required to complete the same training as minors, which includes classroom instruction and monitored driving practice.
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NEW: Pornography will soon get harder to watch. Ohioans will need to submit their photo ID to watch porn beginning this fall, with explicit content giant PornHub likely to consider pulling out of providing content to the state. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal.
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Ohioans will need to submit their photo ID to watch pornography beginning this fall, with explicit content giant PornHub likely to consider pulling out of providing content to the state.
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FROM FRIDAY: Ohio House GOP plans to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say would provide tax relief but that school advocates say come at the expense of education. It is expected to be a tight vote. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal .
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Ohio House Republicans plan to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say would provide property tax relief, but that public school advocates say come at the expense of education.
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Dog party at work today!!! . Meet @OSHP troopers Hope and Bella! Hope is a therapy dog and Bella sniffs for explosives 🦮🐕🦺❤️
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NEW: GOP members of the Ohio Ballot Board have changed a proposed amendment that would provide equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including marriage equality, by asking supporters to double their efforts to get to voters. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal .
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The Ohio Ballot Board changed a proposed constitutional amendment that would provide equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including marriage equality by asking supporters to double their efforts.
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NEW: Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic.". @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal .
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Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic."
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Also, shoutout to my editors @DrewScofield01 & @joedonatelli, who have read every 100000000-word article I've written, and @ackermanmark, who had to make sense of it for TV. & obviously @DC_DeWitt for letting me on the team to make these awards possible 😉.
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Thank you to my team for allowing me time to work on stories that require hundreds of records requests. I'm lucky to work with OCJ every day, as I get to be around fantastic journalists in the capital. My HB6 deep dives wouldn't have come close without the OCJ partnership.
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I'm honored to receive Best Investigative Reporting & an award for Business Reporting from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for my '24 digital coverage of the H.B. 6 & STRS scandals. Two accountability series I have continued into 2025!🕵🏻♀️. @WEWS @OhioCapJournal @WCPO
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NEW: Two members of the Ohio House Republicans are leading the charge to protect access to marijuana, fighting back against their own party members who aim to restrict the drug. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal.
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Two members of the Ohio House Republicans are leading the charge to protect access to marijuana, fighting back against their own party members who aim to restrict the drug.
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RT @GovMikeDeWine: After speaking with @GregAbbott_TX this weekend, I have directed @OSHP to support search, rescue, and recovery work in T….
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I couldn’t be more proud of my best friend — who is headed off to an amazing adventure. If you are around Cap Sq, you know we are inseparable. Statehouse walls/halls/chambers/bothering lawmakers will never be the same without her 🥹🤍.
~ Professional ~ News. July 11 is my last day at NBC4 & reporting on Ohio politics. My amazing colleagues, friends, trusted sources, etc, etc, all make this a very difficult goodbye but I will be forever grateful for my time back in Ohio. I’m excited to share what’s next…soon!
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BRB putting "Morgan Trau, who never sleeps and is powered by vetoes" on my resume. Shoutout to my Digital Director @joedonatelli's newsletter 🤪 .
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I asked the governor why he signed the flat tax, since it would come at the expense of services that mainly benefit lower-income Ohioans. "I can count."."Meaning?" I asked. "I can count votes in the General Assembly," he replied, seemingly referencing a veto override.
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BUDGET VETO LIST AND EXPLANATION: @GovMikeDeWine is holding press conference on his state signing and vetoes. Click the link for a list of the major items:.@WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal.
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Decided to actually publish with what we know now and follow up with vetoes later (once they are announced eta 3am). Nap time!.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the state's massive operating budget, which includes funding for a new Cleveland Browns domed stadium.
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@JimTressel5 UPDATE: Scanning is halfway done. APPARENTLY 1-1.5 hours. Jinx is officially standing on me and screaming because he doesn't like his routine disrupted. 🐈⬛.
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