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By David DeWitt | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning Ohio!
Ohio primary voters went to the polls yesterday and voted for candidate nominations. Here are the results.
Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton, left. (Campaign photo). Ohio Republican governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, right. (Getty Images.)
By Nick Evans
Ohio’s race for governor this November is set. The Associated Press projects Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton in November according to unofficial results.
By Marty Schladen
Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won Tuesday’s primary for the Democratic nomination this November in a special election for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat, the Associated Press has projected. He is now set to face off against Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted.
By Susan Tebben and Reilly Ackermann
The race for Ohio Secretary of State will be a competitive one this November, with state Rep. Allison Russo winning the Democratic nomination, and Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague winning the Republican nomination Tuesday.
By Megan Henry
Derek Merrin won Ohio’s 9th Congressional District’s Republican Primary and will now face Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in the Nov. 3 election, the Associated Press projected Tuesday.
By Susan Tebben
Columbus-area attorney John J. Kulewicz will compete as the Democratic nominee against Republican Ohio Auditor Keith Faber in November in an open race for Ohio Attorney General, according to unofficial results Tuesday.
By Susan Tebben
A tight Republican primary on Tuesday tested the endorsement power of higher-up Republicans in the state and federal, and in the end former Ohio House member Jay Edwards edged out current state Sen. Kristina Roegner in unofficial results.
By Susan Tebben
Former Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O'Donnell defeated a four-person Republican primary field to earn the nomination for the party, cementing the race against Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner in the general election.
COMMENTARY
Photo by WEWS.
By Marilou Johanek
As gas prices surge to record highs in Ohio, compounding cost-of-living spikes everywhere else, the president is laser focused on a gold-plated ballroom and state lawmakers give handouts to billionaires.
STATELINE
The big challenges and policy issues that cross state lines.
By Amanda Watford
Americans’ views on crime often don’t match reality — and a new report suggests those perceptions are shaped as much by personal experiences and economic conditions as by crime itself.
By Amanda Watford
State and local officials are increasingly looking for ways to expand mental health resources aimed at reducing stigma and improving access to care for 911 dispatchers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on an appeals court ruling from Friday that was blocking remote access to an abortion drug, restoring access until at least May 11.
THE RUNDOWN
News from other states
By Naisha Roy, Francesca D’Annunzio, and J. David McSwane, ProPublica
Predatory scams against immigrants are on the rise, federal data analyzed by ProPublica shows, as profiteers seize on the fear and confusion wrought by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.ut graph.
NATIONAL NEWS
By Ashley Murray
Americans saw prices at the pump sharply rise in recent days as the nationwide average cost for a gallon of regular gas shot up 38 cents over the past week, according to GasBuddy.
By Jennifer Shutt
The State Department must spend the $600 million Congress approved for an international vaccine program, according to a letter sent Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
By Jonathan Shorman
Federal agencies say they have yet to take steps to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, as the Department of Justice fights a Democrat-led lawsuit against it.
WEDNESDAY WISDOM
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
-André Gide
CATCHING OUR EYE
Hunting and fishing amendment? Cleveland.com’s Karan Singh reports, “Proposed constitutional amendment on hunting and fishing deemed ‘a solution in search of a problem’.”
A measure to enshrine hunting and fishing in the state’s constitution has revived a recurring question: Are politicians solving real problems or creating new ones?Over three hearings, Senate Joint Resolution 8 revealed a sharp divide:
Supporters insist it is a proactive safeguard for tradition and economic stability, while opponents warn it may upend wildlife management systems, trigger legal challenges and complicate Ohio’s governing document.Dismissed. Athens County Independent’s Keri Johnson reports, “County commissioner’s intimidation charge dismissed.”
Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins’ third-degree felony intimidation charge was dismissed without prejudice Friday at his arraignment in the Athens County Courthouse.
The state asked that the charge be dismissed, pending further investigation. Visiting Judge John Wallace granted the special prosecutors’ motion to dismiss without prejudice.Seneca County. The Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune’s Kayla Trevino reports, “What Frankart said under oath.”
When the Seneca County Commissioners' office described Bill Frankart's May 2024 deposition as a battle he endured with "typical wisdom and strength," it did not describe what he said under oath inside that conference room.
According to the deposition transcript, obtained by the Advertiser-Tribune through a records request to the Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca Joint Solid Waste Management District, Frankart acknowledged over more than six hours of questioning by WIN Waste's legal team that public statements he had made, including signed testimony submitted to the Ohio Senate, were false. He said he had taken no action to correct them.The U.S. government actively suppressing the safety of vaccines. The New York Times reports, “F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe.”
Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed.
The studies, which cost millions of dollars in public funds, were conducted by scientists at the agency, who worked with data firms to analyze millions of patient records. They found serious side effects to be very rare.
THE POD
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.
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