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0:55 House Bill 3 is named after Aisha Fraser, a Cleveland-area schoolteacher, who was murdered in 2018 by her ex-husband former state legislator Lance Mason. The bill requires police to conduct a lethality assessment of alleged victims of domestic violence. That screening would determine if the victim and offender need to be connected to programs that assist in high-risk situations. It also expands the offense of "aggravated murder" to include purposely causing the death of another when the victim was a family or household member of the offender and the offender has previously been conv...

Dan Konik The Ohio General Assembly has wrapped up one of the most tumultuous years in state history, with a pandemic, economic downturn, and bribery scandal all playing out at the same time. With so many moving pieces, there are hundreds of bills left on the table. Listen / At the beginning of the 133rd General Assembly in 2019, legislators made criminal drug sentencing reform a priority.  This was after advocating against Ballot Issue 1 in the 2018 election, saying the change should be made in the legislature.   Senate Republicans and Democrats joined conservative and libe...

4:06 At the beginning of the 133rd General Assembly in 2019, legislators made criminal drug sentencing reform a priority. This was after advocating against Ballot Issue 1 in the 2018 election, saying those changes should be made in the legislature.   Senate Republicans and Democrats joined conservative and liberal advocacy groups in calling for passage of SB3, which turned low-level non-violent drug felonies into misdemeanors and favored treatment over prison time.  State Sen. John Eklund (R-Chardon) says he believes in a justice system built to deter criminal behavior.  "I also believe�...

explained that it is their policy not to select timing of investigative steps or of charges in a way that could affect an election or give one candidate or another an advantage or a disadvantage. That is likely why the U.S. Attorney's office in Delaware waited until now to signal to Hunter Biden that they are investigating him, Bret. BAIER: Do we have any information, details about the tax allegations, whether it's tax fraud or what particularly they're looking at in the grand jury? campaign, President Trump and his allies really focused heavily on Hunter Biden's involvement with a Ukrainian ...

Years of work fighting for Northeast Ohio earn Marcia Fudge a seat at Biden’s Cabinet table Updated Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 13, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, listen as Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, the Biden administration's choice to be the housing and urban development secretary, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP Facebook Share WASHINGTON, D.C. - When Donald Trump was sworn in as president in 2017, Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge skipped h...