BY MATT URBAS It was announced Wednesday that Republican members of the Ohio House of Representatives Derek Merrin, Phil Plummer, and Ron Ferguson have filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against House Speaker Jason Stephens, Representative Jeff LaRe, and two others. The suit alleges that they have
As Ohio Wrestles with Abortion Amendment, We Look at Who Is Pushing It and Why. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC SUBJECT MATTER, PLEASE BE ADVISED. This Article was originally published at The Heartland Beat. As Ohio dances on the precipice of a constitutional abortion amendment, a deep dive into a
BY JEFF SKINNER Residents of Ohio’s 17th District are looking down the barrel of a battlefield as the race for their representative seat becomes highly contested. Sources close to the situation say that two potential candidates are entering the fray for the seat that Tom Patton currently occupies. Now
By JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE – The House of Blues in Cleveland played host to a fundraising event benefiting one of the state’s administrations on Tuesday despite said seat holder having reached his term limit. Attorney General Dave Yost took to the stage on Tuesday night to play with band We
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the first week of October, 2023 as Banned Books Week. According to Bannedbooksweek.org, the purpose of this official week is to “draw national attention to the harms of censorship.” Although launched in 1982, the ALA claims that this past year marked the
COLUMBUS – The Columbus city police department is facing major backlash after a viral video showed them failing to uphold their duty to protect and serve. While alternative outlets have already established that law enforcement holds no constitutional mandate to intervene to save someone’s life, Columbus police are taking this
BY Tim Stechschulte BOWLING GREEN, OH – Bowling Green residents are being asked to vote for a new high school levy once again. This time to the tune of $73 million for its initial phase. Earlier levy requests have failed four times since 2017. This vote needs to follow the same
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Trump supporters were outraged by the way the election was conducted and with the results. Afterall, how could Trump go from having such a large lead on election night to seeing that lead evaporate this next morning after two key swing states
BY JEFF SKINNER While most around the country are moving to sweep the aftermath of the last few years under the rug, Katherine Huwig, of podcasts such as ‘Beyond the Data’, is pushing to bring potential wrongdoing to light in a case that is shaking the Ohio Department of Health
Sparring continued at the Tuesday, September 19 Findlay City Council meeting over legal bills and the expansion of the city’s water system. Discussion of a $17,000 legal bill continued, this time, because of a request on the agenda to transfer funds from the Service-Safety Director’s budget into
The Mentor Public schools district board of education meeting took a turn for the worse as concerned parents flocked to the podium during the public comment portion to voice their concerns over the district’s alleged sexualization of students and concerns over the safety of female students within the district.
The Line Between Community Self-Governance and Outside Influence is Blurring This article was originally published on The Heartland Beat With Election season right around the corner, taking stock of our community is vitally important. Across the country rural communities are currently being inundated with an influx of discourse surrounding child
