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Ohio Senate advances photo voter ID amendment measure
Democrats and some Republicans say the fast-tracked amendment either goes too far or not far enough, with voting rights groups warning it could be challenged as a poll tax.
Elections
National News
Congress weighs cuts to states’ already ‘insufficient’ election security dollars
House Republicans' bill would cut election security grants by two-thirds while Trump pushes voting restrictions, widening a gap between GOP rhetoric and funding.
Local
New investigation says group linked to Jim Jordan got $250K from private prison company
The $250,000 donation came to light only by accident, 11 days after Jordan voted for a bill that would dramatically expand ICE detention.
Local
Vivek Ramaswamy says a Black baby is safer on Chicago streets than mother’s womb
The remark, which fact-checkers say misrepresents Planned Parenthood's history, resurfaces as Ramaswamy faces Democrat Amy Acton in Ohio's governor race.
National News
Trump ‘slush fund’ echoes scorned 19th-century spoils system, academics say
A federal judge halted the $1.776 billion fund after lawsuits from Jan. 6 police officers and others, as academics warn it mirrors the 19th-century spoils system.
National News
Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply.
The proposal exempts military and overseas voters and excludes primaries, even as five lawsuits challenge the order ahead of November midterms.
Local
Ohio photo voter ID amendment prompts pushback across political spectrum
Voting rights groups and voting-restriction advocates both opposed the amendment at a hearing, citing concerns the measure lacks a free ID provision and leaves absentee voters unprotected.
Commentary
Ohio can't afford Vivek Ramaswamy's scams
Ramaswamy built his fortune on ventures that enriched him while leaving investors holding losses, then moved his own company out of Ohio before running to lead it.
Local
Survey of Ohio lawmakers reveals Statehouse’s predictions for the 2026 midterms
Ohio lawmakers predict Ramaswamy will beat Acton 64%-29%, but view Brown's Senate comeback as a long shot at 35% against Husted.
Commentary
If Ohio’s the election ‘gold standard,’ why are lawmakers going for desperate, duplicative changes?
Ramaswamy and GOP lawmakers introduced a constitutional amendment duplicating Ohio's 2023 voter ID law, fast-tracking it to the November ballot.
National News
Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the order immediately, but signaled he may reconsider once federal agencies begin implementing the mail-voting restrictions.
National News
States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case
The Trump administration's Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to let states purge voter rolls days before elections, over objections from voting rights groups.
