Ohio Lawmakers Vote to Ban Abortion Just a Few Weeks Post-Conception
The 'Heartbeat Bill' was considered too unconstitutional to touch, but "Trump's election changed the dynamic."
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Ohio Legislature Set to Pass Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform This Week
Despite objections from law enforcement, Ohio lawmakers are poised to make the Buckeye State the latest to reign in asset forfeiture.
Ohio State Attack: ISIS Calls Student Perpetrator a 'Soldier of the Islamic State'
Ohio State student and Somali immigrant Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, was named as the now-deceased perpetrator of Monday's attack.
Ohio Man Arrested for Mocking Cops Files First Amendment Lawsuit
Anthony Novak's parody of the Parma Police Department's Facebook page prompted a felony prosecution.
Cincinnati Streetcar Is Exactly the Spectacular Shitshow Everyone Expected It To Be
Bomb threats, broken ticket kiosks, and contract disputes with streetcar managers have plagued Cincinnati Bell Connector's opening week.
Ohio Cops Release Photos of Adults Nodding Off on Heroin With Child in Back Seat
No concern displayed about child's right to privacy.
Gary Johnson Now Almost Certain to Get on Ohio Ballot as Independent
The issue of whether his name can be swapped in for those whose names were actually on the ballot access petition has been resolved in Johnson's favor.
Jury Acquits Ohio Man Who Was Arrested for Making Fun of Police
Cops and prosecutors claimed Anthony Novak committed a felony when he created a Facebook parody.
Ohio Might Try to Stall Its Way to Keeping Gary Johnson Off the Ballot
Complicated ballot access shenanigans, based in seeing ambiguities in the law that might not exist, make Gary Johnson's presence as an independent on Ohio's ballot in November still in flux.
Gary Johnson Still Very Likely to Appear on Ohio Ballot, Just Not as a Libertarian
Ohio's ballot access rules are especially hostile to third parties, forcing candidates to run as independents in Buckeye State.
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
Sex-Trafficking Stat Check: How 45 Toledo Teens Become '1,000 Child Sex-Trafficking Victims'
Officials claim that more than 1,000 Ohio children are "trafficked into the sex trade each year." Here's why they're wrong.
OSU Threatens to Expel Student Activists for Making Campus Staff Feel Unsafe
"The people in this building have a right to a safe environment ... where their jobs won't be interrupted," OSU officials say.
John Kasich Deplores Political Gibberish in Presidential Campaign—Then Relies on It to Sell His Own Record on Obamacare
The Ohio governor has repeatedly made misleading statements about his expansion of Medicaid under the president's health law.
Beauty School Syllabus Now Includes Human-Trafficking Awareness Training
In Ohio, learning to spot the "signs" of human trafficking is now a requirement for cosmetology licenses.
John Kasich Offers Only Decent Answer on Police Reform, Criminal Justice
Only one other answer, from Chris Christie.
Why Ohio's Marijuana Initiative Went Down in Flames
Bad timing and objections to crony capitalism helped defeat Issue 3.
Polls Fail Again in Predicting Outcome of Ohio Pot Referendum, Kentucky Governor's Race
Election Day 2015 did not go smoothly for pollsters.
Despite All Issue 3's Flaws, It Felt GREAT Voting for Legal Pot in Ohio
It will feel even better the next time around with the full force of a 58 percent majority moving on from one of the great failures of the past 100 years.
2 Reasons Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Rejected Marijuana Legalization
Low voter turnout and revulsion at crony capitalism contributed to the defeat of Issue 3.
Kentucky's Incoming Republican Governor Supports Medical Marijuana
His Democratic opponent said letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief would produce a "lost generation" of adolescent potheads.
Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Marijuana Legalization
Issue 3 is defeated by a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
Why I'm Voting For Pot Legalization (Issue 3) in Ohio
It's not a perfect law by any stretch, but it would mean the end of the war on pot
Ohio's Choice: Pot Prohibition or Cannabis Crony Capitalism?
Many legalizers are less than thrilled by the Buckeye State's marijuana initiative.
Why Antiprohibitionists Are Ambivalent About Ohio's Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Concerns about timing and crony capitalism divide reformers.
Poll Finds Ohio Voters Both Favor and Oppose Marijuana Legalization
A legalization initiative and a measure aimed at nullifying it both get majority support.
Ohio Legislators Look to Require Criminal Convictions Before Seizing Assets
Police, prosecutors resist changes.
Court Says Misleading Description of Ohio's Marijuana Initiative Must Be Corrected
The off-putting but accurate reference to the "exclusive rights" reserved for a cannabis cultivation cartel will remain.
Kasich: Drug Freedom Confuses Kids So You Can't Have Any
Governor opposes marijuana legalization, but may allow federalist experiments as president.
Ohio Initiative's Cannabis Cartel Could Defeat Legalization
Pot prohibitionists appeal to libertarians by opposing economic privileges.
Ohio's Marijuana Legalization Initiative Qualifies for the 2015 Ballot As Language of a 2016 Massachusetts Initiative Is Finalized
The Massachusetts measure would keep taxes relatively low and allow cannabis cafés.
Cincinnati Revokes Campus Police's Authority to Patrol Off-Campus
Same local politicians voted to bring them off-campus just two years ago
UC Officers Involved in Previous Death of Unarmed Black Man
Family settled in case of man Tasered and restrained at university hospital in 2010.
University of Cincinnati Cop Ray Tensing Indicted in Murder of Samuel Dubose
Authorities play body cam video during press conference
University of Cincinnati Police Officer Shoots and Kills Driver That May Have Been Speeding Away
Pulled over for a missing a front license plate
The Unbearable Smugness of John Kasich
The Ohio governor's campaign wants you to believe he's a rebel and iconoclast. But really he's just a jerk.
Ohio Republicans Spent More Than Half a Million Keeping Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Earl Off Ballot
Earl could have siphoned votes away from Republican Gov. John Kasich.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich to Officially Join GOP Presidential Horde
Like so many other Republican candidates, John Kasich espouses socially conservative views and apocryphal support for limited government.
In Wake of Fatal Shooting, Louisville Cops Shut Down Station Rather Than Meet With Local Police-Reform Advocates
Recent incidents in Louisville reflect a wave of "officer-involved shootings" and community-cop issues in Kentucky and Southern Ohio cities.
Libertarian Party Rejects ResponsibleOhio's Marijuana Legalization Plan
Cronyist was the word the plan's backers were looking for, not responsible.
70 Arrested in Cleveland Protests After Cop Acquitted in Fatal Shooting
Jumped on hood of car to fire more than 10 rounds into the windshield
