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State government and politics reporter for @USATODAY Network Ohio. She/her. Generally a buzzkill. My cat is my best friend.
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BREAKING: A Columbus man has been charged with raping and impregnating the 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana to get an abortion.
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There are still at least 50 people in line at Green Bay West High School. Folks near the door have waited 3.5 hours.
It’s almost 11 p.m. on Election Day in Wisconsin.
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Abortion rights advocates submitted over 700K signatures to put a proposed reproductive rights amendment on the ballot in November.
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BREAKING: DeWine vetoed House Bill 68.
"Were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government knows better what’s medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most: the parents."
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INBOX: Former Packers coach Mike Holmgren will hold a virtual news conference with
@MayorGenrich
Saturday blasting Trump’s coronavirus response and its impact on Green Bay’s economy (which normally gets a big boost from Packers games).
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House Dems, joined by Jim Obergefell, are unveiling legislation today to codify same-sex and interracial marriage protections in Ohio.
LGBTQ advocates have been worried since Dobbs that SCOTUS could undo Obergefell’s case. And Ohio still has a gay marriage ban on the books.
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Central Ohio counties are reporting strong early voting turnout so far.
As of this morning, Franklin County had seen nearly 4,400 early voters and sent out over 13,000 absentee ballots.
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Vance also offered to buy a milkshake for the Dem tracker who’s following him around.
For those who are curious, the tracker is lactose intolerant.
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A protest over HJR 1/SJR 2 and the August election is rolling into the statehouse.
No House session today, but a committee is meeting later on the election bill.
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I for sure did not expect everyone to be this interested in Green Bay at 5 a.m. the morning after Election Day.
#Election2020
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Biden has arrived at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc.
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Obviously, I had to find out.
@SenSherrodBrown
is seeing Oppenheimer tomorrow with
@ConnieSchultz
for her birthday.
@JDVance1
’s office: “Sen. Vance wants to see Oppenheimer, but Mrs. Vance says they’re going to see Barbie.”
Which of your state’s senators is seeing the Barbie and which is seeing Oppenheimer? (you have to choose)
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I was told today I can no longer use the em dash in my stories, so if anyone needs me I'll be planning a rebellion.
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The Ohio House just passed a bill to get rid of the spousal rape loophole in state law. Lawmakers have proposed this bill several times before, but it never got anywhere. The vote was almost unanimous.
It heads to the Senate now.
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Coming at you with some personal news:
Wednesday is my last day with
@gbpressgazette
. Starting next week, I'll be covering Ohio politics for
@DispatchAlerts
and the
@USATODAY
Network in Ohio. I am SO excited for this next step and ready to dig into my new beat.
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Malabar giant squirrels are my new favorite animal.
Malabar giant squirrels are, native to India, are twice as large as your standard eastern grey squirrel, with bodies that span 3 feet, or 90 centimeters, from head to tail. They’re also gorgeously technicolored, with fur that ranges from brown and orange to maroon and purple.
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NEW: The Ohio Ballot Board just voted to make the proposed redistricting amendment one issue on the ballot, instead of splitting it.
This means advocates won’t have to collect twice the signatures to put it before voters in 2024.
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LaRose’s office has seen high turnover in recent months as he runs for
#OHSen
. Former employees say morale is bad, and the office has become too political.
“There’s a definite lack of humanity, and there’s a hubris to that place that’s insufferable.”
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A bunch of organizations have signed onto a letter calling on the Legislature to reject a proposal that would raise the threshold for passing citizen-led constitutional amendments on the ballot.
Background:
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Hello from the Farm Science Review. Vance is here talking to folks and told one group he isn’t an ag expert but wants to be an ally if elected.
He also declined a pork sandwich, telling the grill master it’s hard to eat everything on the campaign trail and stay fit.
#OHSen
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If you go to the URL listed at the top, it takes you to a website run by Metric Media.
The company runs a bunch of partisan publications and has ties to a conservative media network in Illinois.
More here:
First political mailer in my time here in Columbus Ohio is a fake newspaper from…. *checks notes*… Chicago Illinois
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Update: Green Bay has counted its ballots. Brown County will post results when they get them.
#Election2020
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New: The Libertarian Party of Ohio is accusing LaRose of violating the Hatch Act for campaigning in favor of Issue 1. The complaint says his office receives and administers federal election $$.
Story TK.
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Another lawsuit over Ohio's Issue 1, this time over the ballot language approved last week.
Opponents say it's misleading and favorable to the "yes" side.
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House Speaker Jason Stephens said the proposal to strip power from Ohio's judicial branch on Issue 1 won't happen: "This is Schoolhouse Rock-type stuff."
DeWine reminded reporters yesterday not every bill becomes a law.
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.
@lwvohio
is gearing up for a statewide convention this weekend that’ll be heavily focused on organizing for the “vote no” campaign on Issue 1.
Executive director Jen Miller: “Voters are angry. They understand the system is rigged against them this August.”
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Fun fact: This is the same Uihlein who spent $1.1M to urge Ohio lawmakers to pass what’s now known as Issue 1.
NEW
@PuckNews
—
Dick and Liz Uihlein, two of the Republican Party's single biggest donors, are co-hosting some fundraisers for
@RonDeSantis
next week.
Here's an invite for an event in Wisconsin next Tuesday.
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The line at Green Bay West HS is bananas. Winds all the way around the building. People at the front have been waiting nearly three hours.
A woman who just walked out told me she was voter 535.
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Backers of Issue 1 say they want to protect the Ohio Constitution from outside interests.
But most proposed amendments over the last 110 years came from the Legislature.
I looked at what would and wouldn’t have survived a 60% threshold.
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🚨🚨🚨
The Athens County Board of Elections office has a cat.
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The DNC, turmoil at Epic Systems and yes, even Kanye, are just the latest examples of national news happening in Wisconsin's backyard. So don't forget that this state is filled with journalists working to inform their communities.
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Spotted Cow is bad.
In 5 words or less, start a fight without politics
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It finally happened. I’ll make sure my lighting is better next time.
Like the art. Is the typewriter a Smith-Corona? Try a tall floor plant to right of door. Add a bunch of light. 7/10
@haleybemiller
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.
@AmandaStuck8
, who is running against Gallagher, called his vote disappointing.
“He closed his offices citing health and safety concerns but doesn’t care enough about his staff and the people of NE WI to pass a bill that would provide them with some relief,” she said.
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Hollywood's portrayal of female journalists is so offensive to actual female journalists who do their jobs the right way, every day.
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27 business leaders signed an open letter to oppose Issue 1:
"The call for this special August ballot issue is a disturbing action which will only serve to add to the cynicism already felt by many Americans."
List includes Jeni of
@jenisicecreams
and ex-Procter & Gamble CEO.
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More trucks full of boxes, this time for a proposed statute to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio.
This would also be on the ballot in November, if certified, but it is NOT a constitutional amendment. That means Issue 1 wouldn’t affect it.
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The Ohio man accused of pocketing donations for East Palestine used to work for state Sen. Michael Rulli and Congressman Bill Johnson.
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LaRose said “chaos and delay” may interest backers of redistricting reform or those who want to move the March primary.
The commission’s had all year to start redrawing maps.
Letter from Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose to his fellow members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission: final legislative maps should be approved by Sept 22. Commission hasn’t met yet in 2023 on new maps; maps used last year were ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
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Senate President Matt Huffman is eyeing an August special election for the 60% threshold on constitutional amendments in an effort to beat the abortion ballot initiative.
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Reminder: There’s no early voting in Ohio tomorrow, per the state’s new election law. (Those hours were reallocated.)
Polls open at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Don't forget: Ohioans need a photo ID to vote in-person on Nov. 7.
The number of ID-related ballot rejections on Aug. 8 was four times greater than the November 2022 general election.
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Biden just gave a shoutout during his
#SOTU
to a Cincinnati ironworker who will work on the Brent Spence Bridge project.
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Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker is launching a national group to help pass abortion rights ballot measures. They’ll be donating to the Ohio Issue 1 campaign.
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I’m in Manitowoc for Joe Biden’s visit today, the first of a few campaign stops in Wisconsin this week. Both Biden and Trump supporters are outside to greet him.
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Former PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo, who was facing criminal charges in the House Bill 6 scandal, has died by suicide.
The Franklin County Coroner's office said he was found today in a warehouse that he owned.
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Both of Ohio's U.S. senators were in Columbus today and weighed in on Issue 1. Vance supports it, Brown called it "outrageous."
Full thoughts here:
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He noted that Ryan called to concede a half hour ago and said he appreciated the gesture.
Then he had a message for Ohioans: “Whether you voted for me or not, the thing that I promise to do is go to the United States Senate and fight every single day for the people of Ohio.”
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Good afternoon from East Palestine. EPA admin Michael Regan is here with DeWine, PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and other officials. Follow for updates here:
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With that, the commission voted to resubmit the third set of legislative maps. Democrats and Auditor Keith Faber opposed.
People are now chanting, "Hold them in contempt."
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Per the Brown County clerk’s website, they started uploading Green Bay’s results at 4:45. Results will be posted when that’s done.
#Election2020
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NEW: Gov. Mike DeWine's administration just dropped revised rules on gender-affirming care after getting a ton of public comments.
Highlights:
1) Treatment rules only apply to minors, not adults
2) No more medical ethicist
3) More options for mental health providers
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Here's how Vance answered when asked about his thoughts on a national abortion ban/Graham's bill specifically.
Ryan supports repealing the Hyde amendment and hasn't advocated for set gestational limits.
Note: 15 weeks is the second trimester, not late term.
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This tweet is probably going to get me canceled, but why are we still doing the groundhog thing? Especially in the Midwest, when we all know it'll be more than six weeks??
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
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Opponents of Ohio's proposed abortion amendment say it would allow abortions up until birth. But abortions after 21 weeks are rare and often occur because of health risks or fetal anomalies.
@jbalmert
dug into the issue:
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Columbus, I have arrived. Tell me where I should eat, drink and explore. Excited to be here!
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.
@EmiliaSykesOH
announced yesterday that she's running in Ohio's 13th CD and already raised over $150K, according to her campaign.
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Inbox: Two Ohio Republicans are introducing a bill that would require high school students to complete self-defense training to graduate.
The training would be part of 9th grade health class.
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The Dick Uihlein money pipeline continues.
Per their campaign finance reports, Uihlein donated $4 million to Protect Our Constitution for Issue 1.
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Wisconsin Rep. Romaine Quinn is presenting Jayme Closs with a "hometown hero" award in the Assembly today. Jayme is there with her family, less than two weeks after she made her first public appearance in Barron.
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It’s been almost an hour and the NFL still hasn’t postponed the game. Ridiculous.
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.
@VoteNoInAugust
has now surpassed $3M in ad spending on Issue 1, per
@MediumBuying
. Most of that is TV.
Supporters of Issue 1 still aren’t on the airwaves.
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Elizabeth Smart on Jayme Closs: “No matter what may unfold in her story let’s all try to remember that this young woman has SURVIVED and whatever other details may surface the most important will still remain that she is alive.”
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An Illinois billionaire and big GOP donor is bankrolling a push to convince Ohio House Republicans to vote on the 60% resolution.
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A midday turnout snapshot from the counties tracking it live:
Hamilton: 30%
Cuyahoga: 28%
Summit: 32%
Stark: 32%
Butler: 28%
Warren: 33%
Jefferson: 27%
Clark: 29%
Carroll: 29%
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Ohio’s youth prisons and detention centers are supposed to be safe places where kids can turn their lives around.
Instead, the system is plagued by chaos. And some kids don’t make it out alive.
“You cannot trust these people with your children.”
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The Packers will spend roughly $757,000 to help Green Bay equip its officers with body cameras under a plan approved by the City Council tonight.
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"Gov, do your job" written in chalk in front of state Capitol building as women's march prepares to get underway.
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Honored and still pretty speechless to be recognized by
@LivingstonAward
alongside these incredible reporters. I can't wait to spend time with the journalism produced by my fellow finalists.
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This is honestly the news I needed today.
Alex Trebek said that once he unknowingly ate five hash brownies and woke at a friend's house three days later:
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Gov. Scott Walker will be here in Green Bay shortly to sign legislation that diminishes some of his Democratic successor’s powers, among other measures.
Background:
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Where things stand:
House Speaker Jason Stephens says no floor vote this week on 60%/August election. House didn't put anything on the calendar for tomorrow.
The House has session May 10, the deadline for passing these in time for August.
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“Journalists are like therapists without the training.”
I think about this every time I talk to grieving families or traumatized people and often feel I have no business bothering them. It’s incredibly hard, and it got harder during the pandemic.
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Inbox:
@SenSanders
will travel to Cleveland on July 31 to campaign for
@ninaturner
in
#OH11
.
Less than two weeks until the primary.
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Nate said three priests sexually abused him as a teenager. The Catholic order quietly paid him thousands of dollars for 10 years. Earlier this year, he died by suicide.
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CPAC, Ohio edition:
LaRose hangs out with election deniers.
Yost blasts efforts to let noncitizens vote and goes after
@marceelias
.
Vance joins Ted Cruz to talk about COVID, East Palestine and more.
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Today marks the end of week three in Columbus. While there were some hiccups with the move, I’m so happy to be in this wonderful city and working with an awesome team covering Ohio politics.
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Reminder: Polls close in Ohio at 7:30.
With a little less than two hours to go, here's a snapshot of where turnout stands in select counties as of now:
Hamilton: 35%
Cuyahoga: 33%
Butler: 31%
Summit: 37%
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.
@PeteButtigieg
is in Green Bay today to stump for Biden. He’s holding a discussion on small businesses with
@MayorGenrich
and the owners of Hinterland Brewery.
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Interesting statement from Tim Ryan (through his congressional office) on student loan forgiveness.
It's almost like he's running a Senate campaign aimed at winning over middle-of-the-road voters.
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How much money it cost taxpayers to send the governor's security detail to the Super Bowl is not a public record, the Ohio Supreme Court says.
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The view from outside the Ohio House chamber. People are chanting, “Let us in.” About 20 minutes to go until the scheduled start of session.
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Everyone’s talking about the groundhog like time has meaning anymore.
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Woah.
This comes after AP posted a story revealing that Majewski had misrepresented his military service:
FLASH --
#OH09
: NRCC IE is canceling TV ad schedules that it had booked for the final six weeks of the campaign (9/27-11/8)
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This story from
@AndrewJTobias
has me recalling a conversation I had with
@kkondik
: If national Rs start dumping money into the
#OHSen
race, he said, they're worried.
Well...
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My first story on the new beat: 12 Republicans and two Democrats are running in the special election for Ohio's 15th Congressional District, which was just vacated by former Rep. Steve Stivers.
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So excited for this!!
1/4: Congratulations to the 25 journalists selected for NPF’s Statehouse Reporting 2023 Fellowship! Fellows will gather in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept. 18-21 to examine a host of issues confronting state lawmakers and the country at large.
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More charges for Rep. Bob Young, who’s resigning from the House effective Oct. 2.
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.
@GovMikeDeWine
told reporters in Circleville that he voted for maps he wasn’t happy with because he didn’t think there would be an agreement, even if they kept working.
“I felt we needed just to get it over with and move on.”
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Green Bay folks: Be wary of online misinformation. A post going around claims the city improperly moved voting machines to another location to count ballots. This is WRONG.
Central count for *absentee ballots* is happening at the KI Convention Center.
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