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More Chaos and Heartbreak at the Ohio Statehouse
Something lawless, heartbreaking, and cruel happened last night in Columbus. In open defiance of the Ohio Constitution and the Ohio Supreme Court, a majority of the GOP members of the Commission plotted…
Free Press hero Cynthia Brown set to host Ohio’s “Day of Empathy” at Statehouse
Free Press hero Cynthia Brown has been unwavering since 2017 in her fight to change or end qualified immunity for law enforcement in the state of Ohio, which if successful, could remove the legal shield police have from being sued civilly by…
Busting Myths: The Ohio Attorney General vs. Science, Ethics, and Law
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost extends his streak of violating the law and science. Yost, who agreed to much-too-small settlements by three large drug distributors with the state (see Eric Lagatta, “Columbus address to join state opioid…
ColumbusMediaInsider: DeWine Has Power To Push Through Fair Maps, But Flunks Leadership Test
Ohio's governor is given such great authority that experts say that the officeholder is one of the five most powerful state chief executives in the country.
Then there is Mike DeWine, Ohio's current governor, who acts likes he is among the…