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More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?
An Idaho lawmaker who used both IVF and surrogacy to build her family says surrogacy restrictions are likely coming to her state's 2027 legislative session.
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Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions
California, Connecticut, Maine and New York have among the nation's highest vaccination rates and lowest measles counts, unlike states allowing broad exemptions.
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Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have lost Medicaid coverage, and that could double
‘Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege,’ says Ohio state Rep. Anita Somani.
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms
A federal judge blocked the order nationwide, ruling the executive branch has no authority to regulate elections just weeks before the midterms.
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Trump press secretary Leavitt to leave White House
Trump called Leavitt one of his most trusted aides, saying she'll now advise his party's midterm push after giving birth in May and returning from leave weeks ago.
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Head Start changes could eliminate important child health and safety standards in Ohio, nationally
The rule would let Ohio set its own teacher-to-child ratios, potentially raising classroom sizes from 1-to-4 infants to as many as 1-to-14 preschoolers.
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Ohio’s recreational marijuana prices are higher than what Michigan customers pay
A new Ohio law criminalizes bringing Michigan marijuana home even as advocates say the price gap keeps drawing Ohioans across the border.
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Max Miller sued in federal court over nude photo of 2-year-old daughter shared in public Dropbox
The suit seeks $150,000 per disclosure under federal law, with total damages hinging on download logs Miller and attorney Aaron Minc have refused to produce.
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Trump taken via catering truck to secret flight amid Iran threats, report says
Reporters were told to shut window shades believing Trump was aboard their decoy flight, and the administration later subpoenaed journalists who first reported the threat.
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Candidates highlight data center plans. Next Ohio governor will select regulators.
Innovation Ohio calls Ramaswamy's free-electricity pledge unserious, noting he holds financial stakes in AI chipmakers and data center firms.
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Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills
The Pence-founded group wants the 1873 Comstock Act enforced to stop mailed pills, which accounted for 27% of abortions nationwide in early 2025.
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Former Ohio GOP candidate faces kidnapping trial, new domestic violence case
His life-felony kidnapping bond has stayed at $5,000 since February even as prosecutors escalated charges and a new domestic violence case surfaced in July.
