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Watch a previous NBC4 report on former Ohio candidate Vanessa Joy in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A transgender candidate running for a seat in Ohio’s House of Representatives has been cleared to campaign after her certification was called into question for omitting her former legal name. The Mercer County Board of […]

Governor Mike DeWine wants politicians out of the redistricting commission but hasn’t endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment to make a completely separate independent system.

Governor Mike DeWine wants politicians out of the redistricting commission but hasn’t endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment to make a completely separate independent system.

 

COLUMBUS, OH — When Gov. Mike DeWine last week signed what’s been called the nation’s strictest voter ID law, it raised fears that it would disenfranchise large numbers of voters

When Gov. Mike DeWine last week signed what's been called the nation's strictest voter ID law, it raised fears that it would disenfranchise large numbers of voters in poor communities where people are less likely to meet the new requirements. Those fears seem to be supported by a September report that estimates 1 million Ohioans have suspended licenses because of debts such as a lack of insurance, unpaid fines and court costs. That's in a state with 8 million registered voters.

New report says debt-related suspensions affect poor and minorities

Ohio Republicans will vote Tuesday in one of the most contentious and closely watched Senate primaries in the nation

With more than $66 million spent on TV and radio ads alone, the race will also go down as the most expensive in state history.

Ohio Republicans will vote Tuesday in one of the most contentious and closely watched Senate primaries in the nation