Ohio has seen virtually no election fraud, so why are Republicans trying to tighten the rules? Eric Foster
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Voters receive their ballots in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Nov. 3, 2020, to cast their vote on Election Day.John Kuntz, cleveland.com
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By Eric Foster, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND It was only a matter of time. The national wave of election-law changes proposed by Republican state legislators finally made its way to Ohio. Last Thursday, Ohio House Republicans introduced House Bill 294, otherwise known as the Election Modernization and Security Act. According to one of its sponsors, state Rep. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati, “The bill would allow for more secure and safe elections while ensuring Ohioans’ voices are heard at the ballot boxes.”
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Kids walk to class in the hallway of Worthington Kilbourne High School. All students will be back in the district s schools for in-person learning starting March 22.
Ohio House Republicans are mulling a proposal to create a universal school voucher program.
West Virginia in March became the first state to enact similar legislation. More than a dozen others hope to follow suit.
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, the debate begins over a universal voucher proposal. It’s our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.
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Ohio police reforms need to be inclusive, to restore balance between police and the community
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Myron Hammonds, left, and Paula Bryant, father and mother of Ma Khia Bryant, the 16-year-old girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20, hold a photo of their daughter during a news conference April 28 in Columbus. (Jay LaPrete, Associated Press)
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By Editorial Board, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
Ohioans will soon see legislation, now being drafted, to implement sound policing reforms that Gov. Mike DeWine called for in the wake of 2020′s murder of Black Minnesotan George Floyd by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.