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What has Trump done for Ohio?

The heated 2020 Presidential Election incites the question for Ohioans: what has Trump done for the people of Ohio?


We have indeed set records these past four years – from jobs to factories and agriculture – and why are we tired of these…

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It's time to repeal House Bill 6 now

This article first appeared in the Ohio Capitol Journal.


When the controversial nuclear bailout bill known as HB6 first reached the Ohio House floor in 2019, only a handful of Ohioans truly knew what it was and what was in it. This “…

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Black woman

Law You Can Use: Civil Rights - Your Rights During a Traffic Stop

Today, many people are feeling discouraged at the state of relations with law enforcement. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the most common reason a person has an encounter with the police is in a traffic stop – and traffic stops…

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Why do Huntington Bank and Nationwide finance Issue 2, but not officially endorse it?

A group of locally-based, high-profiled corporations are financially backing the Issue 2 campaign – for a civilian review board of the Columbus Police – but when asked whether they would officially endorse it publicly, or encourage their…

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