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Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules
Advocates warn losing disability screening and staffing standards could weaken outcomes for the roughly 70,000 California children Head Start currently serves.
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More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US
Ohio's own bill stalled before a full Senate vote after a Vinton County case involving a mother married at 15 renewed scrutiny of the state's 17-year-old exception.
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2 in 3 MAGA voters say they would support a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault, poll finds
Ohio Rep. Max Miller is testing that loyalty live, refusing to quit despite abuse allegations while Democrats forced Maine's Platner out over similar claims.
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Fact check: Ramaswamy super PAC misleads voters with Acton attacks over CDC training, TV remote
Five out-of-state donors supplied 88% of the $8.2 million ad buy, while Ohio's own filings leave the spending's purpose blank and DeWine says the COVID decisions were his.
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Todd Blanche confirmed by the US Senate as attorney general; Collins, Murkowski vote no
Sen. Bill Cassidy cast the deciding vote after Blanche pledged to kill Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, prompting Schumer to accuse the Senate of enabling corruption.
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Kratom to remain illegal in Ohio, judge rules, handing DeWine a win on drugs
Botanic Tonics plans to appeal, but the ruling holds until a June 2027 trial as the DEA separately moves to classify kratom alongside heroin and LSD.
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Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, following Supreme Court loss
The new orders target children of terrorist group members, diplomatic staff and birth tourists, with agencies given 30 days to issue guidance.
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Blanche nomination for AG in doubt after Alaska’s Murkowski says she’s opposed
Murkowski's no vote leaves Trump needing Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, the lone undecided Republican, to confirm Blanche amid Epstein files and immunity fund concerns.
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions
Democrats say Sen. Rand Paul's committee tried to trap Fauci into statements not covered by Biden's pardon, then sent the resolution straight to prosecutors.
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JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio
The Ohio Ethics Commission says Rubin's continued lobbying appears to contradict promises he made to DeWine's office before joining the JobsOhio board.
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FIRE report gives 14 Ohio universities yellow light ratings for free speech policies
Cleveland State was Ohio's only green light school, while the national red light rate hit an all-time low of 13.2% in FIRE's 20th annual survey.
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Ohio secretary of state sets sights on state auditor’s office
LaRose will face Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell, who helped pull her city out of fiscal emergency by working closely with the auditor's office.
