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Two elections on amendments make 2023 a historic year for Ohio’s constitution
By Karen Kasler On November 11, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – This week’s election featuring Issue 1, the constitutional amendment on abortion rights, brought out an unofficial total of 48.86% of Ohio’s registered voters. 39.03% of voters showed up in August to cast ballots on an amendment to make it harder to pass future…
Ohio lawmakers differ on how to change abortion policies to comply with new amendment
By Jo Ingles On November 11, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – The amendment approved by voters Tuesday enshrines abortion rights into the state’s founding document. And the passage of Issue 1 means some Ohio’s laws will no longer be enforceable or might need to change. Ohio lawmakers have different ideas about how to change…
Ohio’s House leader nixes the idea from some Republicans to seize courts’ power over abortion laws
By Jo Ingles On November 14, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A draft bill from a Republican lawmaker proposed taking authority away from the courts on laws involving the new abortion amendment approved by voters with Issue 1. But the GOP leader of the House isn’t giving that idea much credence. When asked about…
Ohio’s Senate Leader now says after the Issue 1 vote, abortion won’t be back on the ballot soon
By Jo Ingles On On November 16, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says he doesn’t want an abortion amendment to change parts of Issue 1 passed by voters earlier this month to go before voters soon. On Election Night, Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) issued a statement…
Ohio’s top court will consider how Issue 1 affects the state’s six-week abortion ban
By Statehouse News Bureau On November 17, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court, which has been considering a technical question about the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks, asked the parties involved in the lawsuit to file written arguments on the impact of a constitutional amendment approved by voters last week.…
Top Russian court bans LGBT movement as ‘extremist’
On November 30, 2023 MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. A Reuters reporter in court heard it announce that it had approved a request from…
Florida roofing company launches promotion offering an AR-15 and a turkey
Business has picked up at Roof EZ after two days of the promotion, which offers an AR-15 and a frozen turkey to customers who buy a roof, according to the company’s president. By Antonio Planas On November 2, 2023 A Florida roofing company expects to pick up more business this month after it launched a…
George Floyd’s convicted killer stabbed in Tucson prison; reform group weighs in
By Andrew Christiansen On November 26, 2023 TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The AP says Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed at the federal correctional institution in Tucson on Friday. Middle Ground Prison Reform, a group based out of Tempe, Ariz., is questioning the safety of inmates, especially because…
A million Britons are already working past 65. Whatever happened to retirement?
More people than ever are being employed well into their old age, some on punishing zero-hours contracts. It’s probably not because they all love their jobs By Betsy Reed On October 30, 2023 Name: Retirement. Age: 65. Congratulations! So you’ll be slipping into a pair of slippers, opening a packet of Rich Teas and settling down in…