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Ohio Senate passes bill aimed to protect first responders By Josh Rultenberg Columbus SHARE COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill this week to further crack down on verbal and physical abuse against first responders and law enforcement officers. However, civil rights activists said the bill and others like it go too far against First Amendment rights. The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 16 on Wednesday giving more protection to police officers, firefighters, emergency me...

Senate Bill 16 would create a new criminal offense: “unlawfully impeding public passage of an Emergency Service Responder (ESR).”

Sometimes the answer to a question comes down to shiny objects.A shiny object can be a great distraction that might appear valuable but often is nothing bu

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pointing to Michigan as Exhibit A, Republican gun-rights advocates in Ohio on introduced bills last week that would prohibit state a

The Dispatch Editorial Board says state lawmakers should stop following national trends and address issues truly affecting lives here.