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Checking my Ohio political crystal ball for 2021, and beyond: Thomas Suddes Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine meets with the Editorial Board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer on Dec. 16, 2020. Facebook Share Ohio’s 134th General Assembly opens Monday. Writing a state budget by July 1, and jockeying over who’ll run for what in 2022, will take up much of the two-year session. For the 36th consecutive year, Republicans will rule the Senate. The GOP has run the House for 25 of the last 27 years. This corner’s predictions have a way of turning out wrong. S...

OSWEGO — The United Way of Greater Oswego County recently announced the hiring of Kate Davis Pitsley as their director of resource development. The charitable organization improves lives by supporting programs and services in the area through fostering partnerships, mobilizing the community to give and volunteer, raising awareness of local human needs and supporting solutions that address those needs. A total of 29 partner agencies address those needs, with more assistance provided through numerous grants and community outreach programs. “We are very happy to have Kate joining us,â...

Divided Ohio Supreme Court kicks out groups' suit on 'bump stocks' A divided Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to a Columbus city ordinance banning "bump stocks," spring-loaded gadgets that can turn rifles into rapid-fire assault weapons, ruling that two Ohio gun-rights groups had no standing to sue the city. The 4-3 decision released Friday morning found that Ohioans for Concealed Carry and Buckeye Firearms Foundation had suffered no harm in a case the justices heard despite that the Columbus City Council had repealed its ordinance a year ago, telling the court that made the case moot...

Convicted serial killer Shawn Grate's death sentence upheld Ohio high court says defense counsel erred but not to 'reversible' level ASHLAND - The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously affirmed the convictions and death sentence for Shawn Grate in the murder of two women in Ashland County. Grate, who murdered at least five women in three Ohio counties, was convicted in 2018 of killing Stacey Stanley, 43, and Elizabeth Griffith, 29, after a lengthy jury trial in Ashland County Common Pleas Court. The jury recommended the death penalty for Grate, and Judge Ron Forsthoefel agreed. Grate's...

Williams-Byers COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio judge has failed in her power play to force her city to give the court system all the money she requested, though her fight did result in an extra $90,000. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Dec. 8 to not grant the writ requested by South Euclid municipal court judge Gayle Williams-Byers, who has been trying to force the city to give the court $920,000 for the 2019 budget. That figure represents a 30% increase over the previous year’s budget despite the city’s total loss of $250,000 in 2018 that led to layoff...