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Ohio Senate unanimously advances bill with Gov. DeWine-recommended requirement for school districts to limit cell phone use in classrooms:
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BREAKING: The grand jury has decided NOT to indict Brittany Watts. She's the Warren Ohio woman facing charges after miscarriage.
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She was charged with abuse of corpse, a fifth-degree felony.
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OK. I've updated this story a lot. We've got former GOP Govs. Bob Taft, John Kasich and former Dem Govs Celeste, Ted Strickland, all opposed to the 60% threshold for Ohio constitutional amendments.
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Wow. The Ohio Senate passed a big bill that waives school testing and school report cards for 2019-2020 year, lets seniors graduate if school determines on track to do so prior to the
#coronavirus
emergency, among dozens of other things.
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Going on now: Ohioans United for
#ReproductiveRights
bought two UHauls of boxes of signatures to Ohio Secretary of State for constitutional amendment proposal
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Abby Wexner, whose husband was CEO of L Brands (and a Republican for a long time) gave $10,000 to the
@OhioReproRights
PAC for the
#AbortionRights
constitutional amendment in Ohio.
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Good morning from the Ohio State Board of Education, where a meeting that was not called by the board president is happening...
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.
@joingles
is a rock star. She's calling out Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff for telling Ohioans to just lose weight. "You've said absolutely nothing new. This has been preached for two decades."
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People are driving their cars around protest (driving the block around
#ohio
statehouse) chanting “we are not sheep!”
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Sometimes, state govt wants us to use Ohio Channel feed instead of our own cams and coverage. 99% time Ohio Channel does an awesome job. But they cut when things get heated cuz their contract is with govt leaders. Now is prime example: House feed just got cut.
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She's the one in power, yet has convinced herself she's the victim. SHE introduced the bill. The public will be affected by HER actions. Journalists have to ask the questions. Democracy 101... To whom much has been given much is expected, etc. etc.
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The time an Ohio Supreme Court dissent included a diagram of a sentence from the state's constitution.
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BREAKING: Abortion rights campaign turns in 710,000 signatures for constitutional amendment proposal:
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Frank LaRose, an anti-abortion advocate and GOP US Senate wannabe, won't answer questions about who/why he purged voters from voter rolls last month, as
#abortionrights
election is ongoing:
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This story is great. Judge is like, "Who paid the bribes." He wants the tea on FirstEnergy, as do we all.
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Breaking --
@OhioReproRights
to pursue constitutional amendment protecting
#abortion
rights in Ohio in 2023:
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Judge Frye: Too many factors to throw it to a judge in columbus. So it's DENIED. Unless appealed the election is going on TOMORROW!!!!
#coronavirus
#ohiovotes
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I have to say
@ARobbinsTV
has done a good job of keeping cool and collected and moving on. Here she’s asking a Q. It was kind of unnerving out there, and later when they were protesting into statehouse and there was an open window.
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This a.m.,
@OHdeptofhealth
had press call to discuss the death data mess up. I know of at least TWO media organizations that were excluded from this call. We may not do puff pieces, but our audience still deserves to know the truth. Your salaries are pd by taxpayers everywhere.
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.
@joingles
asking a good Q. State wants to invest $50M in PR to get ppl to move back. Yet we have NO statewide
#LGBTQ
#nondiscrimination
law. DeWine just signed
#standyourground
. Polls show Ohioans want gun control, esp. after
#dayton
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My grandma is dying. I don’t want to upset family on FB, so I’m writing here, cuz they don’t follow. I’m sad that my grandma was without visitors all spring and summer. I’m heartbroken for my mom. I regret not traveling to Mpls more to see her.
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Ohio Senate bill allows
#AbsenteeVoting
by mail for
#OhioPrimary
to April 28, provides $7M to pay associated costs.
#ohiovotes
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Just an observation -- people are
#fatshaming
the protestor and also making fun of her hair when salons are closed (you should see my hair!) Not cool. I mean, her actions are more important than how she looks.
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Also giving $10,000 to the abortion rights campaign is Lisa Ingram, White Castle president and CEO.
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Im surprised there aren’t more people here, actually.
#ohio
#coronavirus
. This may 1 protest was planned a while back. It started at noon.
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Alex Timm, CEO of Root Inc. insurance company, gave $1,000 to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio Constitution.
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An Ohio Dept of Health employee got the ax, she says, cuz she published a newsletter with a notice on medication
#abortion
training, and now dept. says opposing abortion is in its mission, which was news to employee.
#RoeVWade
By
@jake_zuckerman
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Christopher Celeste, co-founder of Hatch Partners, Ohio-based venture capitol firm, donated $25,000.
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@kbyerREP
@ARobbinsTV
She also asked her if she was the "girl" who did social media work for her station.
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This message ignores much of the last 20 years of obesity research. NOT TO MENTION can be triggering for our fellow Ohioans who struggle with
#eastingdisorders
.
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Today I asked a Q about African Americans and other
#coronavirus
issues in
#Ohio
. Whoa nelly. Ppl out of the woodwork write to tell me I'm a terrible reporter, stupid, sound like a Valley Girl, I need to act like other reporters (specifically male reporters.)
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BREAKING: Ohio State Board of Education President Laura Kohler, an author of the
#antiracism
resolution, to resign Friday.
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Furthermore, I think this sort of demonstrates how emotional the
#coronavirus
protests have gotten. And the environment many reporters work under these days.
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So confused. Which part is an order? Which part is a strong suggestion? Best guess is the biz stuff is an order....
#Ohio
#coronavirus
#stayathome
I tried, folks. Lots of runaround in that answer.
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Sarah McGervey, of Lorain County, is running for the Ohio State Board of Education in District 2 against Teresa Fedor. But here's the deal: I just learned abt a law that says you cannot be an employee of a public or private school and be on the state school board. I emailed her…
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Today, a judge in Hamilton County said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost should have apologized for giving inaccurate information about the 10-year-old girl who was raped and went to Indy for an
#abortion
.
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A judge has issued two temporary restraining orders. The latest will go thru Oct. 20.
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This guy is Andrew Stoner of Columbus Ohio. Says
@DrAmyActon
has saved thousands of lives and is disgusted with state sen brenner’s comments to wife’s nazi references. He’s standing under Holocaust memorial on
#Ohio
cap square
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So many white ppl just threatened by the thought -- much less statistics and reality-- that there are ppl out there hurt by
#coronavirus
disproportionately.
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A little background: The legislature in the budget passed at end of June gutted state board of ed's power, putting it with a new agency reportable to Gov. Mike DeWine. 7 board members sued
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It’s weeks before the election and the political types are trying to police the reporters/dismiss reporting that could even remotely resonate with a voter…
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Hi from Ohio Gen Assembly. OHSenate committee that's making changes to voter-approved const. amendment for
#recreationalmarijuana
is meeting again and making following changes. Hold on. Some of these are HUGE
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Weight loss,
@joingles
says, is more complex than 5 bullet points. Ppl have health insurance probs. People have financial worries, work long hours, run after kids, long commutes. They know they need to get in their steps.
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The Ohio Senate bill also extends Ohio's
#TaxDay
to July 15. Both filing and payment deadline.
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Today I’m exploring Chillicothe Ohio. I’ve clearly done some damage onto my wallet. The books at Wheatberry are so good. I had to leave before I bought everything. It’s not huge but a good selection.
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BREAKING: Federal judge in
#Cincinnati
#ohio
blocks
#ohio
#heartbeat
#abortion
ban. Stories from
@eheisig
and moi forthcoming.
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Ohio Republican Congress members are defending Trump, demanding answers from FBI after court-approved search at Mar-a-Lago. By
@sabrinaeaton
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Finally someone pulled this woman away. She was yelling in
@ARobbinsTV
‘s face. Not 6 feet away. She was following
@ARobbinsTV
around. It was nuts.
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.
@DrAmyActon
also, I think, was so harshly criticized in part because she's a woman. I remember at one
#coronavirusprotest
they said her salary was over $200K. And all the men were booing. And I remember thinking, "For a medical doctor with her years of exp. this is a pay cut."
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Ohio House passes a bill that repeals "pink tax" or sales taxes on tampons and other feminine hygiene products, 84-1. Who is the one????
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Also -- here's the kicker -- Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff tells people not to eat a second piece of pie next week.
#HappyThanksgivingFromTheStateofOhio
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1 hour in ohio legislature time = 2.5 hours in normal people's time.
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I'm afraid people are getting "new record" fatigue. So I'll put it this way:
#Ohio
has never had over 2,000 new
#coronavirus
cases. Till today:
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BREAKING: Ohio
#Recreationalmarijuana
: Backers qualify for Nov. 7 ballot after second try--
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At the MOC portrait unveiling, Justices Pat DeWine and Chief Justice-Elect Sharon Kennedy are not present.
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Gov. DeWine said he's not violating any court order by allowing the Ohio Dept of Ed to die/sunset and allow the new department (Department of Workforce and Education - DEW) to be formed.
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.
@Liston4Ohio
a doctor and OSU faculty and Dem lawmaker, wants to set the science straight. At 6 weeks, cluster of cells smaller than grain rice. At 12 weeks, two inches. This is not the widely accepted stnd of defining life, she says.
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#recreationalmarijuana
: OSU study estimates up to $218M in first full yr of sales, if passes on Nov. 7:
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Thanks
@tedcruz
campaing for not notifying me he was doing media interviews. Brilliant. We are the statewide newspaper, by the way.
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Amy Schneider, "Jeopardy champion, describes the peace she felt when she began transitioning. She came to
#Ohio
to testify against the bill that would prohibit trans minors from gender-affirming care.
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In a 4-3 opinion,
@OHSupremeCourt
rules that employees being watched peeing for drug test isn't invasion of privacy.
(Photo selected by moi, a hip bathroom is easier on the eyes than a urine sample.)
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So incredibly sad.
@phrontpage
always laughed at my jokes, no matter how funny or unfunny. I hope his family understands how good of a reporter he was and can keep that knowledge with them during this tough time.
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Spotted outside the Ohio Statehouse. They say pols shouldn’t take $$$ from utilities after HB 6 scandal.
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High-stakes Ohio Supreme Court races could influence abortion rights, redistricting in the state:
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BREAKING: The Associated Press has called Ohio Issue 1 -- the
#abortionrights
constitutional amendment - for the yes side.
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“WHEN YOU START WITH DIFFERENT FACTS YOU END WITH DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS”
-
@GovMikeDeWine
, saying the closest thing to a
burn, ever.
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2nd member resigns from
#Ohio
State Board of Education after refusing to rescind
#antiracism
resolution. 1st member, the president, said Gov. DeWine asked for her resign.
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-Automatic expungement of up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana. $15 million a year (from marijuana taxes) to pay for court costs, legal aid This is a huge
#criminaljusticereform
that wasn't in Issue 2.
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On Ohio Supreme Court
#abortion
case, Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy appoints judge who served on crisis pregnancy center board:
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here is my story:
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Per
@politico
, John Boehner is fundraising Monday for fellow Ohioan
@RepAGonzalez
, who is being targeted because he voted to impeach Trump.
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BREAKING:
@ODH
decides to announce after 5 p.m. (which will result in not a ton of news coverage, not as many ppl will pay attn) a huge mess up w/
#coronavirus
death numbers. As of today, there were 11,856 deaths. But oopsie. There are actually 4,000 MORE
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Rape suspect's arrest prompts criticism of
@DaveYostOH
,
@Jim_Jordan
(not to mention that WaPo fact checker and the Fox News/Murdoch media industrial complex.)
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My grandma’s name was Rosemary so my mom and I each got Rosemary trees this year. This is how I decorated mine.
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CEOs of some of Ohio's largest employers asking workers to vote to keep
@OHSupremeCourt
"conservative" for their "job security."
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