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Democrats aspire to flip US Senate seat in solid red Ohio

Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press November 8, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coveted open seat in the U.S. Senate has sparked a closer-than-expected faceoff to be decided Tuesday between Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican "Hillbilly Elegy" author...

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions

Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press September 14, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S....

Virus precautions could affect primary voting among Ohio elderly, youth

JULIE CARR SMYTH March 10, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The new coronavirus could affect voting in Ohio's upcoming primary among both young adults and the elderly, as dozens of polling places inside nursing homes are relocated and tens...

AP: Kasich urges Ohioans to embrace technology, not fear change

Julie Carr Smyth April 4, 2017

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich urged Ohioans on Tuesday to set aside their political divisions and the "age-old fear of change" to help move the state and nation forward.In his penultimate...

Three convicted in Ohio prison riot plan hunger strike

Julie Carr Smyth April 11, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three of five Ohio inmates sentenced to death for an historic prison riot plan a hunger strike starting on the uprising's 20th anniversary Thursday to protest the state's refusal...

Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking

Julie Carr Smyth June 28, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As a political science major at Ohio State University, Ida Seitter says, she lit up many a cigarette to help her through the stress of exam season. Right or wrong, they were her...

Cinthia Diaz, left, a family planning assistant with Planned Parenthood, takes a blood pressure reading from Tara Rogers of Wylie during a visit to the organization's Plano, Texas, facility Thursday, April 12, 2012. (G.J. McCarthy/Dallas Morning News/MCT).

Ohio House panel restores Planned Parenthood money

Julie Carr Smyth April 25, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Troopers are in as law enforcers at Ohio’s newly privatized state prisons and limits on Planned Parenthood funding are out, as state lawmakers finalize dozens of changes to Gov....

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