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Good morning Ohio!
More than half of households surveyed that visited an Ohio food bank were forced to choose between paying for utilities or paying for food, according to a new report. Nearly half had to choose between paying their rent or mortgage, or paying for food.
Two children help their mother pick up food from the Sugartree Ministry food bank in Wilmington, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Megan Henry
That 57% statistic was even higher for households with children, which stands at 65%, according to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks annual report which surveyed 2,644 food pantry visitors from April 18 to May 22 this year.
By Patrick O’Donnell, The 74
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere.
COMMENTARY
By Robert Forrant
All workers are dealing with higher prices for food and gasoline. For America’s unionized workers, the overall state of the economy is bleak. As a labor studies scholar, I believe weariness and wariness will accompany blue-collar voters to the polls in November.
STATELINE
The big challenges and policy issues that cross state lines.
By Madyson Fitzgerald
Data center developments are continuing to spread throughout the country as the demand for digital processing power grows. Now tribal communities are grappling with the fact that more developers are eyeing their land for future data center projects.
By Sofia Resnick
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Louisiana’s arguments for tightening federal policy against mifepristone and ending a Biden-era policy allowing abortion pills to be prescribed without an in-person visit with a provider.
THE RUNDOWN
News from other states
By Rudi Keller
Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday.
NATIONAL NEWS
By Jennifer Shutt
Trump said this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections,” declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal officers to polling locations. Any such actions would lie outside the bounds of presidential power and the law.
By Jacob Fischler
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a lower court and allow it to enforce a U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting.
THE POD
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.
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