Some government experts say a constitutional amendment in Ohio could override a federal ban on partial-birth abortions.
Some government experts say a constitutional amendment in Ohio could override a federal ban on partial-birth abortions.
A few weeks ago, voters in Ohio rejected a ballot measure that would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution. As it stands, to amend Ohio’s constitution only requires 50% of the vote plus one. Issue 1 would have raised that threshold to 60%.
The turnout for this vote was unexpectedly high for what appeared to be a procedural change. It was the only issue on the ballot. However, this vote was not merely about a procedure. It was also about abortion.
A Presbyterian church in East Palestine, Ohio, is hosting a group of researchers after a train carrying noxious chemicals derailed in the town in February.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio earlier this month that released toxic chemicals into the small village of East Palestine.
The Department of Education in Ohio is looking into a homeschooling network that reportedly teaches children to say “Sieg Heil” and claims that public schools are led by “Zionist scum.”
A Christian teacher who was forced to resign for declining to use the preferred names of trans-identifying students is suing the school district, claiming it violated her free speech and religious liberty rights under the U.S. Constitution.
A church in Ohio is hosting a Christmas festival that features about 300 different Nativity scenes.
Ohio's governor over the weekend declared a "Day of Prayer" for Ukraine in what was the latest example of Americans rallying together to oppose Russia's invasion of a sovereign country.
The Ohio city of Mason recently banned abortions, making it the second city in the state to do so.
California has banned state-funded travel to Ohio because of a law that allows healthcare professions, insurance companies or policyholders to deny certain types of care due to religious beliefs.