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Morgan Trau
Morgan Trau is a political reporter and multimedia journalist based out of the WEWS Columbus Bureau. A graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Trau has previously worked as an investigative, political and fact-checking reporter in Grand Rapids, Mich. at WZZM-TV; a reporter and MMJ in Spokane, Wash. at KREM-TV and has interned at 60 Minutes and worked for CBS Interactive and PBS NewsHour.
Ohio Gov. DeWine announces new online warrant, background check system
By: Morgan Trau - July 8, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A new state database, which was announced during a press conference […]
Ohioans can get abortion pills from out-of-state doctors
By: Morgan Trau - July 6, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Pro-reproductive health care physicians are utilizing a recent Ohio law to […]
Both sides of abortion debate agree on need for more support for Ohio children
By: Morgan Trau - July 4, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio has historically remained lower than most states in the nation […]
Period tracking app users delete app, citing privacy concerns after abortion banned in Ohio
By: Morgan Trau - June 29, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Period tracking apps are raising privacy concerns for their users following […]
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has six-week abortion ban put into effect
By: Morgan Trau - June 27, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court […]
To combat ‘rash’ inflation, Ohio considers eliminating diaper tax
By: Morgan Trau - June 22, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A bipartisan bill in the Ohio House would eliminate the sales […]
‘Our voices are not heard’ — Ohio’s largest police union slams new GOP gun bills
By: Morgan Trau - June 21, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. No matter how many times the Fraternal Order of Police of […]
Ohio lawmaker who wrote bill requiring gun training for teachers owns gun training business
By: Morgan Trau - June 20, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. The Republican lawmaker who drafted the training curriculum that schools would […]
After backlash, GOP leader says ‘genital inspections’ won’t be part of anti-trans athlete bill
By: Morgan Trau - June 17, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. After widespread outrage, the Ohio Senate GOP is killing the “genital […]
Ohio bill increasing access to breast cancer screenings for all ages to become law
By: Morgan Trau - June 13, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio is set to make breast cancer care much more accessible […]
Bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers attempt to make LGBTQ discrimination illegal
By: Morgan Trau - June 10, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. As the state continuously puts forward legislation that LGBTQ+ advocates say […]
Doula services could soon be covered by Medicaid after racial equity bill passes Ohio House
By: Morgan Trau - June 9, 2022
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A bill that is aiming to combat racial disparities in infant […]