Briefs
Supreme Court denies review of Kentucky ultrasound law
The United States Supreme Court declined to review a decision allowing Kentucky to require doctors performing abortions to conduct ultrasounds and describe the procedure’s findings to women. While the law allows women to decline to look at the ultrasound screen and request for the volume be turned down on the machine, it requires the ultrasounds […]
A trial where the jury’s already made up their minds
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: ‘Peachment. This looks to be a big week in American history as U.S. House […]
Catching our eye 12.6.19
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: About the GM Lordstown announcement. If you read our reporting closely, in Tyler Buchanan‘s story today […]
Happy holidays, don’t get scammed
It’s the holiday season, which means the spirit of giving is high, but it also means that there are those among us who would seek to prey on that charity and generosity by scamming people. In a news release called, “How the Grinch Stole Your Donation,” the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is offering tips and […]
Catching our eye 12.5.19
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Love to see it. Toledo Blade’s Jon Chavez is reporting that, “with just a month […]
GM, LG Chem to build new Lordstown plant, create 1,100 jobs
A partnership with General Motors and South Korean company LG Chem will lead to a new factory for electric vehicle batteries and reportedly create 1,100 jobs in Lordstown, Ohio. The facility will be located “in the Lordstown area,” GM announced on Thursday, the site of a former assembly plant that GM closed earlier this year. […]
Catching our eye 12.4.19
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. We will publish this section in The Rundown as well. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Out of darkness comes […]
Ohio abortion bills by the numbers: Here’s what’s pending
A number of abortion-related bills have passed at least one chamber of the Ohio legislature, or are being reviewed currently within the Statehouse. Legislation that would effectively ban abortions after about six weeks — Senate Bill 23 — passed the Senate in April with 18 votes in favor and 13 opposed. The House approved the […]
Ohio Dems announce pre-primary caucus sites to elect convention delegates
The Ohio Democratic Party announced in a release Tuesday they will host 16 congressional district caucuses across the state on Tuesday, Jan. 7, to elect 89 district-level delegates and eight alternates to represent Ohio at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. “Ohio Democrats are clearly fired up for 2020 and excited about our field […]
Bloomberg floods Ohio, other battlegrounds with ad spending over holiday
If you watched any football over the lengthy Thanksgiving weekend, chances were you couldn’t go a quarter of play without seeing an advertisement for Michael Bloomberg. The 77-year-old former mayor of New York City is the latest Democrat to announce his candidacy for president. He recently spent millions of dollars on an initial, extensive ad […]