ohio
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Ex-governors, including former Colorado College president: Inmate execution decisions a tough burden
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s three living former governors have no trouble agreeing on the toughest burden they faced in office: deciding whether someone should live or die. And after a collective 20 years as Ohio’s governor, Richard F. Celeste, Bob Taft and Ted Strickland all wish they had spared more people from execution. Celeste, who…
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Trump faces big test in Tuesday’s Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas votes
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President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot Tuesday, but his sway with Republican voters will be put to the test in a series of votes with major implications for the midterm elections. The main event is a special congressional election in Ohio’s 12th District, where Democrats are trying to flip a seat that has belonged…
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Supreme Court narrowly upholds state’s purging of voter rolls
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio’s process for purging voters from its rolls, siding with the state in a case that questioned its policy for maintaining its voter registration lists. The court split 5-4 along ideological lines in its decision, and Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s…
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Lawmakers in three states borrow Williams bill to battle pro-sanctuary politicians
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“This has really turned into a movement,” state Rep. Dave Williams told The Colorado Statesman on Sunday. “I didn’t expect this reaction from around the country.” Republican legislators in Ohio, Alaska and Maine said Sunday they are working on legislation similar to House Bill 17-1134, introduced last week and dubbed “The Colorado Politician Accountability Act.”…
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Libertarians’ ballot access uncertain in battleground Ohio
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While Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear on ballots in at least 39 states, swing state Ohio is among the places where his supporters are still working to get his name out to voters this fall. The ballot status of the former New Mexico governor in Ohio was uncertain Wednesday – a…
